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Freelancer on the Front Lines

Santiago Bertolino
2016 | 98 min 13 s

Festivals and Awards

  • CLOSING FILMRIDM 2016

  • Official SelectionDOXA Documentary Film Festival 2017

  • Official SelectionGuangzhou, International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC) 2017

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Short Synopsis


Long Synopsis


Interview with Santiago Bertolino


Interview with Jesse Rosenfeld


Jesse Rosenfeld’s Biography

Trailer


Clips




NFB Podcast


Team


Santiago Bertolino
Director


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NATHALIE CLOUTIER
Producer (NFB)


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Photo : Sophie Quevillon




DENIS McCREADY
Producer (NFB)


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Photo : NFB




Colette Loumède
Executive Producer


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Photo : NFB



Images


Jesse Rosenfeld

Jesse Rosenfeld and a Syrian refugee.

Jesse Rosenfeld

Jesse Rosenfeld and Hugh Naylor.

Jesse Rosenfeld, peshmerga combatants, Santiago Bertolino, Ayar Mohammed Rasool.

Jesse Rosenfeld and Anis Attia.

Mohamed Fahmy

News team in Israel at the nearest authorized point to the Gaza Strip.

Jesse Rosenfeld, Sardar Sharif, and a Peshmerga official.

Credits

With the participation of
Jesse Rosenfeld

Written and Directed by
Santiago Bertolino

Images and Sound Recording
Santiago Bertolino

Sound Design
Olivier Calvert

Additional Camera
Daniel Lanteigne
Ahmed Fadel Al Massary

Editor
Aube Foglia

Editing Assistants
Joëlle Arseneau
Marie-Eve Talbot

Technical Coordinator – Shooting Equipment
Steve Hallé

Technical Support – Editing
Pierre Dupont
Isabelle Painchaud
Patrick Trahan

Translation
Divvy Ahronheim
Kamel Bouzeboudjen
Cevat Sahin
MELS

Opening Credits and Title Design
Creative Direction and Direction
Christian Langlois

Design and Lead Motion Design
Mélanie Bouchard

Online Editing
Serge Verreault

Foley
Lise Wedlock

Foley Recording
Luc Léger

Re-recording
Shelley Craig

Music
Esmerine
Musicians
Bruce Cawdron
Rebecca Foon
Brian Sanderson
Jamie Thompson

Guest Musicians
Mishka Stein
Colin Stetson

Music Recording
James Stephens

Additionnal Music
Flying Street

Composed and Performed by
Stefan Christoff
Sam Shalabi

Participants
Abdulrahman Noori Abdulrahman
Anis Attia Anis
Allison Deger
Mohammad Husso
Nael Mosallam
Ayar Mohammed Rasool
Leora Rissin
Mark Rosenfeld
Sardar Sharif
Lia Tarachansky

Archives
Al Jazeera
Associated Press
House of commons
The Daily Beast Company
David Weiss/Shutterstock.com
France 24
ITN Source
NBCUniversal Archives
Pond 5
RT-RUPTLY
Vurb/Shutterstock.com

Rights Clearances for Archival Material
Jenny Cartwright

Marketing Managers
Karine Sévigny
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
Assisted by
Jolène Lessard

Administrator
Sia Koukoulas

Production Coordinators
Chinda Phommarinh
Gabrielle Dupont
Isabelle Limoges
Hélène Regimbal

Administrative Assistants
Pascale Savoie-Brideau
Larissa Estevam Christoforo

Technical Coordinator
Mira Mailhot

Associate Producer
Mélanie Lasnier

Producers
Nathalie Cloutier
Denis McCready

Executive Producer
Colette Loumède

 

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