Directed and Produced by
Heather Courtney
Edited by
Kyle Henry
Heather Courtney
Co-Produced by
Megan Gilbride
David Hartstein
Cinematography by
Heather Courtney
16mm cinematography by
Justin Hennard
Additional Editing by
Tom Haneke
Consulting Producers
Paul Stekler
Marcy Garriott
Editing Consultants
Leah Marino
Nathaniel Dorsky
Mary Lampson
Editing Advisors
Robb Moss
Steve Bognar
Julia Reichert
Laura Poitras
Kate Amend
Jean Tsien
Jean-Philippe Boucicaut
Aerial Photography
Todd Brassard
Additional Camera
Dominic Fredianelli
Dan Lohaus
Daena Makela
Craig Renaud
Turret/Helmet/Truck Cam
Rob Freeze
Mac McPherson
Brian Quello
Josh Desellier
Location Sound Recording
Justin Hennard
Original Score by
This Will Destroy You
Alex Chavez
Chad Stocker
Post-Production Facility
Stuck On On
Colorist
Joe Malina
On-line Editor
Parke Gregg
Title Graphics
Glenn Dill
Post-Production Coordinator
Allison Turrell
Re-recording Mixer
Tom Hammond
Sound Designer
Justin Hennard
Assistant Editors
Matt Blomberg
Michelle Green
Daena Makela
Austin Reedy
Julie Espinosa
Production Assistants
Andrea Maio
Lucie Bourgeau
Music Supervisor
Roanna Gillespie
Production Counsel
Deena Kalai
Accounting
Deb Wiley
Don Gillespie
Interns
Brian Bush
Tai Choo
Kurt Falkenhagen
Shane Gibson
Lindsey Gordy
Jenni Jones
Melissa Moralez
Jon Otozua
Casey Redmon
Andrew Segovia
Alicia Shepard
Lacey Triplett
Jamie Yu
Special Thanks to
Dominic Fredianelli
Cole Smith
Matt Beaudoin (Bodi)
Sharon and Brian Fredianelli
Mary, Kevin and Lindsay Smith
Ashley Baker
Yueh-mei Cheng
All the soldiers of the 1431st Combat Engineers
Sgt Joseph Battisfore
Major Dawn Dancer
My family
Lt Nicholas Harrington
1st Sgt Robert Jeannotte
Captain Thomas Lafave
MSG Ron Raflik
P.J. Tobia
Also appearing in the film
Patricia Anderson
Anthony Bilich
Linda Bilich
David Fredianelli
Katie Fredianelli
Mike Hagenbuch
Professor Charles Leith
Chris Lemus
Mitchell Mac Mcpherson
Dustin Mitchell
Josh Niemi
Brienna Parker
Brian Quello
Josh Wheeler
Aaron Witting
In memory of Aunt Bobbie, Uncle Jeff, and René Peñaloza Galvan
Additional Music
"Day Seven"
Performed by Explosions In The Sky
"Bliss"
Performed By Phish
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
"The Light", "Seal Beach"
Performed by The Album Leaf
Courtesy of SONGS Music Publishing, LLC & Sub Pop Records
"I Love You, Sleepyhead" (Winter Version)
Performed by Lanterns On The Lake
Courtesy Blue Mountain Music Ltd & Bella Union Records
by Arrangement with Natural Energy Lab
"The Only Moment We Were Alone", "Remember Me As A Time Of Day"
Performed by Explosions In The Sky
Courtesy of Temporary Residence, Ltd.
"Quiet"
Performed by This Will Destroy You
Courtesy of Magic Bullet Records
"Letter"
Composed by Chad Stocker
Performed by Honest To Goodness
"Faces"
Composed and Performed by Alex Chavez
"Backgrounds Live (Excerpt)"
Performed by Honest To Goodness
Courtesy of Fedora Corpse Recordings, Philadelphia, PA
"Leaving"
Composed and Performed by Alex Chavez
"Good Day"
Performed by Nappy Roots
Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Honest To Goodness"
Composed by Chad Stocker
Performed by Honest To Goodness
"Perennial Stream"
Composed by Jeremy Galindo, Christopher Royal King, Donovan Jones & Alex Bhore
Performed by This Will Destroy You
"After The Return"
Composed by Chad Stocker
Performed by Honest To Goodness
"Frozen Lake"
Composed and Performed by Kevin Schneider
"Vacant Light/Horizon"
Composed by Jeremy Galindo, Christopher Royal King, Donovan Jones & Alex Bhore
Performed by This Will Destroy You
Executive Producer for ITVS
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer for American Documentary | POV
Simon Kilmurry
Funding provided by
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
United States Artists
The Austin Film Society through the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund
The Paul Robeson Fund
USA Projects
The City of Austin Cultural Arts Division
And others, a complete list is available at PBS.
Where Soldiers Come From is a co-production of Quincy Hill Films and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with American Documentary | POV, with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
This program was produced by Quincy Hill Films, LLC which is solely responsible for its content.
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