- Written, Produced and Directed by
- Joanna Rudnick
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Gordon Quinn
- Co-Producer
- Beth Iams
- Editor
- Leslie Simmer
- Original Music
- Erin O’hara
- ORIGINAL ANIMATION
- Samantha Olschan
- OPENING TITLES
- Dizzy Giant
- Dan Sharkey
- Matt Sharkey
- Cinematography
- Dana Kupper
- Gordon Quinn
- Ines Sommer
- Cynthia Wade
- Additional camera
- Neil Barrett
- Beth Iams
- Joanna Rudnick
- Sound
- Zak Piper
- Additional Sound
- Judy Karp
- Paul Rusnak
- Mary Wong
- PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE
- Justine Nagan
- POST PRODUCTION TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
- Jim Morrissette
- Assistant Editor
- Liz Kaar
- AUDIO POST FACILITY
- Dig It Audio Inc.
- Tom Efinger - Sound Supervisor, Re-recording mixer
- John Moros - Sound Design
- Nicholas J. Schenck - Assistant Sound Editor
- COLOR CORRECTION
- Nolo Digital Film, LLC
- Mike Matusek - Digital Colorist
- Joe Flanagan - Producer
- Boris Seagraves - Engineer
- ONLINE
- AnswersMedia Inc.
- Marilyn Wulff – Editor
- Patrick Yackley – Producer
- Hunter Andre – Account Executive
- NARRATION RECORDING
- Experimental Sound Studio
- Tim Shaw – Engineer
- EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
- Steve James
- David Simpson
- Bookkeeping
- Yvonne Afable
- Transcription
- Joyce Schmitt
- Legal Services
- Peter Jaszi
- Robert Labate
- Holland & Knight
- ADDITIONAL OFFICE SUPPORT
- Jennie Gambach
- Outreach Coordinator
- Beckie Stocchetti
- Kartemquin Interns/Production Assitants
- Mary Adekoya
- Dorian Anderson
- Michael Carney
- Michael Chandler
- Leah Daly
- Shana East
- Tobiah Gaster
- Sari Gelzer
- Ryan Gilbert
- Bryce Goodman
- Elliot Greenberger
- Susan Hanrahan
- Kirsten Johnson
- Amadi Jordan Walker
- Brendan Kirwin
- Jessi Knowles
- Danielle Krudy
- Matt Lauterbach
- Ahnna Lee
- Todd Lillethun
- Charle Luckett
- Meghan McGillan
- Fouzia Najar
- Nick Nummerdor
- Kevin O’Dowd
- Neal Patel
- Jackie K. Robinson
- Dinesh Sabu
- Tom Salek
- Brian Schodorf
- Katie Schulz
- Rich Simpson
- Chad Smith
- Ivana Stolkiner
- Sarah Wagley
- Aziza Ngozi Walker
- Katherine Weber
- Matt Wittmer
- Ellen Wohlberg
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR ITVS:
- Sally Jo Fifer
- DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF LINDA PEDRAZA
- (1960 – 2006)

Joanna Rudnick
Joanna Rudnick is an Emmy®-nominated director and producer.

Gordon Quinn
Founder and Artistic Director
Artistic Director and founding member of Kartemquin Films, Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 50 years. Roger Ebert, of the Chicago Sun Times, called his first film Home for Life (1966) "an extraordinarily moving documentary." With Home for Life Gordon established the direction he would take for the next four decades, making cinéma vérité films that investigate and critique society by documenting the unfolding lives of real people.

Leslie Simmer
Director of Editing, Senior Editor on Staff
Leslie Simmer is Kartemquin's Director of Editing as well as Senior Editor on staff.

Ines Sommer

Neil Barrett

Zak Piper
Zak is an Emmy and PGA award-winning documentary filmmaker who has made films for over 15 years.
Currently, Zak is producing several feature films: City So Real with producer/director Steve James; Until the Lion Speaks (working title), for Concordia Studio, with co-directors Bing Liu and Joshua Altman; and The Ants and the Grasshopper (working title), a film he is also co-directing/producing with Raj Patel and producer Rachel Wexler.

Justine Nagan
From 2008-2015, Justine led Kartemquin Films as Executive Director as well as being an Executive Producer on each new film. She was responsible, in concert with the Board of Directors, for creating and implementing the strategic vision for Kartemquin. Justine successfully transitioned to the ED role in a historic founder-led organization, and made major strides in building a foundation for long-term sustainability.

Jim Morrissette
Technical Director Emeritus
For over thirty-five years, Jim Morrissette has had extensive experience as both a professional videographer and teacher, supporting his conviction that sharing and access are instrumental to the vitality of the independent production community.

Liz Kaar

Steve James
Steve James' affiliation with Kartemquin began in 1987 with the start of production of Hoop Dreams, for which he served as director, producer, and co-editor. He has since then become one of the most acclaimed documentary makers of his generation, with noted works being Stevie, The New Americans, The War Tapes, At the Death House Door, The Interrupters, Life Itself, and most recently the 2018 Academy Award®-nominated Abacus: Small Enough to Jail.

Yvonne Afable
Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair
Yvonne P. Afable was Kartemquin's Director of Finance from 2004-2012, before transitioning to the Board of Directors. A graduate of DePaul University, Yvonne has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting & Finance. She is a Certified Management Accountant with 16 years of accounting experience. She was an auditor for two years before beginning her career in the not-for-profit industry. She monitored the budget and assisted with investments for the American College of Surgeons before becoming the Assistant Accounting Manager.
Matt Lauterbach
Matt Lauterbach is a documentary filmmaker and editor, an educational media developer, and an advocate for accessible media. He crafts engaging non-fiction content for classrooms, museums, and the big screen.
Dinesh Sabu
Dinesh Sabu made his first feature documentary Unbroken Glass with Kartemquin. It played at numerous film festivals and was broadcast on America ReFramed’s 5th Season in May 2017. Dinesh was awarded “Best Director” at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in 2017 for his debut feature.