Joshua Zeman | Director
Joshua Zeman is one of the leading filmmakers in immersive documentary storytelling. His first film, CROPSEY, is considered one of the top true crime docs of all time. Zeman has also EP’d and directed numerous investigative docu-series, including THE KILLING SEASON, executive produced by Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney — and the acclaimed Netflix series MURDER MOUNTAIN. Zeman also EP and directed THE SONS OF SAM, a 4-part series for Netflix narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti.
Most recently, Zeman wrote and directed THE LONELIEST WHALE, a cinematic quest to find the elusive “52 Hertz Whale,” that scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude. The film, released by Bleecker Street, was EP’d by Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrian Grenier and was nominated for 3 Critics Choice Awards. Hailed by such outlets as Time Magazine and NY Times the film has been called “a modern-day Moby Dick” that “will keep you on the edge of your seat.” As a narrative producer/co-producer, some of Zeman’s past credits include THE STATION AGENT (Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival), MYSTERIOUS SKIN (Venice Film Festival, Gotham Award), THE HAWK IS DYING (Sundance Film Festival, Directors Fortnight, Cannes) and AGAINST THE CURRENT (Sundance Film Festival).
Zachary Mortensen | Producer
With a documentary career spanning over 25 years, Zachary Mortensen has consistently redefined documentary filmmaking by exploring the convergence of pop culture and contemporary society. Known for his diverse portfolio, Mortensen has produced groundbreaking works such as Lara Lee’s “MODULATIONS” (Sundance 1997), delving into the realm of electronic music, and Joey Garfield’s “BREATH CONTROL” (Tribeca 2002), a seminal retrospective on hip-hop culture. However, it was with Joshua Zeman’s “CROPSEY” (Tribeca 2005) that Mortensen solidified his reputation as a producer unafraid to tackle the darker corners of reality, weaving together true-crime horror with compelling storytelling.
Throughout his career, Mortensen’s documentaries have offered audiences unprecedented access and insight into captivating worlds. From the unnerving exploration of an evangelical megachurch’s Halloween spectacle in “HELL HOUSE” (Toronto 2002) to the intimate portrayal of childbirth at Tennessee’s renowned natural birthing center in “BIRTH STORY” (Los Angeles 2013), Mortensen consistently seeks collaborators who challenge conventions and illuminate unexpected narratives. As the co-founder of Ghost Robot, a pioneering creative studio based in New York City, Mortensen continues to shape the documentary landscape.
Ian Davies | Producer
Ian has worked as an executive producer, producer, or consultant on a number of award-winning films, including ‘The English Surgeon’ (Emmy® winner), ‘The Island and the Whales’ (Emmy® nominee), ‘God Help the Girl’ (Sundance winner, Special Jury Prize), ‘The Black Power Mixtape’ (Sundance winner, Best Editing) and ‘’71′ (BAFTA winner). Ian is Noah Media Group’s lead producer on their slate of feature docs, which includes the BAFTA-nominated ‘Hatton’, award-winning ‘Villeneuve Pironi’ (Sky Studios / HBO), and upcoming films ‘Carl Lewis’.
Torquil Jones | Producer
Torquil is a multi-award-winning producer/director, whose credits include ’14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible’ (Primetime Emmy® and Grierson nominated), which became Netflix’s most-watched sports feature documentary ever following its global release. Torquil recently produced ‘Villeneuve Pironi’ (HBO, Sky Studios) and ‘Bobby Robson: More than a Manager’ (Netflix) and is currently producing ‘Carl Lewis’ in collaboration with LeBron James & The SpringHill Company. Torquil is Co-Founder of the London-based production and technology company Noah Media Group.
Credits:
DIRECTED BY
Joshua Zeman
PRODUCED BY
Zachary Mortensen
Joshua Zeman
Ian Davies
Torquil Jones
EDITED BY
Cy Christiansen
Andrew Ford BFE
Kelly Kendrick
Daniel Lonsbury
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Shawn Singh
Bonamy Grimes
Barry Smith
Catherine Quantschnigg
Gabriel Clarke
John McKenna
Caitlin Colford
Leonardo DiCaprio
Phillip Watson
Jennifer Davisson
Alex Finger
Zach Finger
ORIGINAL SCORE BY
Anne Nikitin
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY
Nelson Hume
Olivier Sarbil
WRITTEN BY
Joshua Zeman
Daniel Lonsbury
CO-PRODUCER
Emma Masdeu-Perez
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Kim Bertrand
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Adrianne Owings
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Maricela Olivo
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Julia Fenster
LOCAL PRODUCER — UKRAINE
Pavlo Dorogoy
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER — UKRAINE
Yakiv Liashenko
2ND UNIT CAMERA OP — UKRAINE
Igor Posypayko
MEDIA MANAGER — UKRAINE
Denis Galushka
SOUND MIXER — UKRAINE
Vasyl Yavtushenko
DRONE OPERATOR — UKRAINE
Mykyta Shapovalov
SIMULATANEOUS TRANSLATOR — UKRAINE
Pavlo Rybaruk
DRIVER — UKRAINE
Diana Borysenko
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT — UKRAINE
Margarita Govorova
SOUND MIXER — GERMANY
Dimitri Tisseyre
TRANSLATOR — GERMANY
Julia Bokk
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT — GERMANY
Matthias Reitner
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & DIRECTOR — MOON MAN
Darya Bassel
PRODUCTION LINES PRODUCER — MOON MAN
Oleksiy Slobodskoy
SOUND MIXER — MOON MAN
Vasyl Yevtushenko
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY — MOON MAN
Vadym Ilkov
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA — MOON MAN
Pavlo Akulov
Dmytro Dymtrenko
ELECTRICIANS — MOON MAN
Oleksandr Bakush
Ivan Evytskyy
DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNICIAN — MOON MAN
Maksym Levchenko
TRANSLATOR — MOON MAN
Pavlo Rybaruk
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA — U.S.
Zachary Tidmore
SOUND MIXER — U.S.
Heather Monetti
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS — U.S.
Noelle Geron
Ashley Christopher Leach
Frost Martin
Aubrey Resto
Additional Photography Andrii Kharchenko
Andrii Tyvaniuk
Igor Posypayko
Johannes Funk
Moon Man Productions
Oleksandr Verbytskyi
Svitlana Vyshnevetska
Tymofii Kharchenko
Vadim Ilkov
Vadym Vorotynskyy
Victoria Kozyreva
Vitalii Ilchenko
Yevhen Zubok
FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH
Oleksandr Feldman
Vadym Vorotynskyy
Vitalii Ilchenko
Svitlana Vyshnevetska
Andrii Tyvaniuk
Vitalii Selevin
Svitlana Selevina
Serhii Kolesnikov
Andrii Kolesnikov
Yevhen Zubok
Andrii Kharchenko
Tymofii Kharchenko
Oleksii Husak
Björn Stritzel
ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS
Alexander Verbitsky
Oleksandr Haidukov
Oleg Gryshchenko
Victoria Kozyreva
Igor Terekhov
Dr Maryna Shkvyria, PhD
Yurii Baidak
Valentyna Ihnatochkina
Oleksandr Kolomiets
Kyrylo Trantin
Igor Bilyakov
Petro Kravcov
Tom Mutch
Carol Guzy
Barbara J. King
Lionel de Lange
Oleg Grishchenko
PRODUCTION INTERNS
Aleksandra Akhtyrskaia
Olena Babaieva
Marc-Alain Bertoni
Patrick Curtin
Margarita Govorova
Mehar Gujral
Max Lamishaw
Clay MacKay
Amanda Sakkari
Angie Sanchez
Emma Stefanski
Dina Zhanybekova
FINISHING EDITOR
Ian Grech BFE
COLORIST
Nick Metcalf
UKRAINIAN SPEAKING EDITOR
Ilya Magazanin
LEAD ASSISTANT EDITOR
Kristina Kim
CONFORM EDITOR
Alexander Frasse
POST PRODUCTION ADVISOR
Salvatore Pesce
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Collin Couch
Dan Gross
Ethan Sapir
Kate Kotsiuba
Sunny Liu
TITLES & MAP DESIGNS
Adam Constable
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS WORK
Caspar Newbolt
Sergio LoDolce
POST TRANSLATION
Gotham Translations
Ekitai Solutions
Translation 3000
Elena Kononova
Volodymyr Pedchenko
Maryna Gonzales
Katerina Walker
SOUND DESIGN
Jeff Spivack
Nathan Hasz
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Naomi V. Christiansen
Michael Angelo Furio
Carolina Garza
Mehar Gujral
Katrina Kalamar
Eli Kilpatrick
Melina Kostopoulos
Jackson Ross
MUSIC WRITTEN, ORCHESTRATED & PRODUCED BY
Anne Nikitin
SCORE SUPERVISOR
Amanda Street for DNA Music Ltd
ORCHESTRATOR
Tom Kelly
COMPOSER’S ASSISTANT
Tom Kinsella
MUSIC PREPARATION
Philip Knights
MUSIC EDITOR
Emily Kwong
SCORE PERFORMED BY
Prague Metropolitan Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Jan Chalupecky
CONCERTMASTER
Violin — Hana Hlozkova
PRINCIPAL — PRAGUE
Violin — Radek Krizanovsky
Violin — Karel Untermüller
Cello — Pavel Verner
PRINCIPALS — LONDON
Soprano — Anna Lena
Violin — Charlie Brown
(Hi & Lo Music)
Piano — Anne Nikitin
SCORE RECORDED AT
Czech TV Studios (Prague)
Pavel Ridosko Radek Krizanovsky (Film & Concert Production)
SCORE MIXED BY
Goetz Botzenhardt
ASSISTANT SCORE MIXER
Marlon Vetter
SCORE MIXED AT
Soho Sound Kitchen
PICTURE FINISHING
Company 3
LOCAL PRODUCTION RESOURCE
Gwara Media
CAMERA EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY
MamRental
PX PRO
Adorama Rental Co
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY
Adorama Rental Co
STUDIO PROVIDED BY
R18 Studio
PRODUCTION LEGAL
Evan Krauss
Jay Ward Brown
UK PRODUCTION LAWYER
Esther Randall
NOAH LEGAL SERVICES
Archerfield Partners LLP –
Paul Mustafa
PRODUCTION INSURANCE PROVIDED BY
MovieInsure
TAX ACCOUNTING PROVIDED BY
William L. Abrams
Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE COURTESY OF
BILD
France24
CNN Prima News
Inter
RADA
Ukraine Ministry of Culture
Artem Nesterov
STB
Ukrainian War Archive
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE
Andrii Tyvaniuk
Oleksandr Haidukov
Oleksandr Verbytskyi
ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF
Ken Cedeno
Carol Guzy
ARCHIVAL CONTRIBUTIONS COURTESY OF
Mark Harris Edwards
K9 Global Rescue
Voice of America
Fishcorb Films
SPECIAL THANKS
Yakiv Liashenko
William Nimmo
William & Mary College
Claire LaFrance (Four Paws)
Ukrainian War Archive
Sarah Flack
Darja Stomata
Glenn Berger
Stephanie Pollnac
David Zieff
Tom Patterson