Directed and Filmed By
Laura Poitras
Produced By
Jocelyn Glatzer and Laura Poitras
Music By
Kadhum Al Sahir
Edited By
Erez Laufer and Laura Poitras
Co-Producer
Aliza Kaplan
Associate Producer
Rosie Bsheer
Featuring
Dr. Riyadh and Family
Also Featuring
Carlos Valenzuela
Peter Towndrow
Edward Wong
Kristopher Scarcliff, Capt
With Appearances By
Roy Therrien, Maj
Caroline Hawley
Andre Remmers
Scott Farren-Price
Renato Gonclaves
Edward Robertson
Aaron Castle
Badran Bashqali
Luqman Rahman
Kurdish Peshmerga
Maghdeed
Omer
Rizgar
Shakhawan
Barry Omer
Salem Karim Khan
Wayne Teegarden, Sgt
Captain Kim
Adil Al-Lami
David Piper
Joseph Johnson
Polling Center Staff, Sulaimaniya
Election Day Camera Operators
Dr. Riyadh and Family
Laura Poitras
Polling Center
Jesus Roldan
Army Civil Affairs Team
Mark O'Neill
Aerial Footage Of Voters
Dennis Martin
New York Office and Post-production
Research and Production Assistance
Amanda Margulies
Sarah Tofte
Suzie Tofte
Linguistic Consultant
Ahmed Ferhadi, Ph.D.
Translators
Rosie Bsheer
Omar Al Dewachi
Hind H.
Dirar Hakeem
Yasmine Hannaney
Azad Karim
Muna K.
L. Mohamed
Fadi Sakr
A. Stevens
May Yaacoub
Assistant Editors
James Monohan
Stefanie Dworkin
Technical Advisors
Josh Braslow
James Monohan
Audio Post-Production
Magno Sound and Video
Sound Mixer
Paul Michael
Sound Designer
Rob Daly
Online Editor
David Gauff
Film Title Designer
Christian Bruun
Chris Laskey
Picture Post-Production/HD
Post Works
Colorist
Tim Hedden
Archive Footage Courtesy Of
BBC Worldwide
Associated Press Television News
Al Arabiya
CNN
Many Thanks
Herbert L. Altshuler
George Angle
Rose Arce
Rachel Ash-Bernal
Tina Beller
Barbara Bickart
Joe Bini
Heather Block
Michael Browne
Linda Goode Bryant Charles Callahan
Robert Callahan
Kathleen Canham Ross
Bestor Cram
Charles H. Davidson
Tom Giebel
Bruce Gillette
Lauren Glatzer
Ira Glass
Margaret Harrington
Steven J. Hashem
Danny Hassig
Liz Heeden
Bridget Hughes
Shannon Kelley
Guy Lavie
Selina Lewis
James Longley
May Mantell
Rebecca Marshal
David Menschel
Thomas Mowle
Andrew Natsios
Alice O'Neill
Jonathan Oppenheim
Adriana Pacheco
Jenny Perlin
Pat and Jim Poitras
Eyal Press
Anna Proulx
Richard Schmierer
Victoria Sjostrom
Jeff Spagat
Martin Spagat
Lance Varney, Maj
Jennifer Washburn
Melodie Winawer
Jim Xinos
Deepest Thanks
George Packer
Kadhum Al Sahir
Hussein Hindawi
Adil Al-Lami
Nzar Asmail
Kendall Cox
Guy Donahaye and Ays
Suzanne Iasenza
Jennifer Poitras
Diane Weyermann
Douglas Whitehead
MUSIC
"Oh My Country"
Composed and performed by Kadhum Al Sahir
Violin: Kais Salman
Courtesy of the artist
"Wallah Dounia"
Composed and performed by Kadhum Al Sahir
Courtesy of the artist
IN MEMORIAM
Mustafa Adil 1988-2006
Dr. Riyadh's nephew
Assassinated January 12th, 2006
Skylink Helicopter Crew, Election Transportation
Shot down and killed March 21, 2005
This film was developed with assistance and a grant from the Sundance Institute Documentary Program
Additional Funding Provided By
Robert And Joyce Menschel Family Foundation
The Wellspring Foundation
The Appleman Foundation
My Country, My Country is a co-production of
Praxis Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Executive Producer for ITVS
Sally Jo Fifer
Major funding for this program was provided by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Produced in association with
POV | American Documentary
Executive Producer for POV
Cara Mertes
This film is a production of Praxis Films, which is solely responsible for its content.
Copyright ©2006 Praxis Films