THE NEW AMERICANS . The Series

The New Americans: Episode One

SERIES STORY EDITOR
Leslie Simmer

MUSIC COMPOSER
Norman Arnold

NARRATOR
Ismail Bashey

DOMINICAN STORY PRODUCERS
Susana Aikin
Carlos Aparicio

NIGERIAN STORY PRODUCER
Gita Saedi

PALESTINIAN STORY PRODUCERS
Jerry Blumenthal
Fenell Doremus
Gordon Quinn

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR ITVS
Sally Jo Fifer

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Karen Larson

TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR / COLOR CORRECTION
Jim Morrissette

POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Leslie Simmer

POST PRODUCTION MANAGER
Zak Piper

POST PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Aaron Wickenden

MUSIC CONSULTANTS
Michelle Kuznetsky
Mary Ramos

CAMERA
Carlos Aparicio (Dominican Story)
Vicente Franco (Dominican Story)
Peter Gilbert (Nigerian Story)
Steve James (Nigerian Story)
Gordon Quinn (Palestinian Story)

SOUND RECORDING
Jerry Blumenthal (Palestinian Story)
Fenell Doremus (Palestinian Story)
Jamie Kibben (Dominican Story)
Bruno Pataro (Dominican Story)
Adam Singer (Nigerian Story)

OPENING TITLES AND GRAPHICS
Digital Kitchen

NARRATION RECORDING
Post Effects, Chicago
Tom Blakemore, Recording Engineer
Bryen Hensley, Recording Engineer
Doug Nachowitz, Recording Assistant

AUDIO MIX / ASSISTANT EDITOR
Zak Piper

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMPOSITING
Aaron Wickenden

EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR
Anthony Allen

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Rebecca Carter
Wm Jason McInnis

DOMINICAN STORY ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Lucila Moctezuma
Matt Valentine
Virginia Alvarez

ADDITIONAL CAMERA
Anthony Allen
Jerry Blumenthal
Fernando Cristoforis
Jim Fetterley
Ed Gabriel
Zak Piper
Mirko Popadic
Wajeeh Saadeh
Adam Singer

ADDITIONAL SOUND RECORDING
Anthony Allen
Gita Saedi
Carlos Martinez
Tom Yore

SEGMENT EDITING
Susana Aikin (Dominican Story)
Jerry Blumenthal (Palestinian Story)
Fenell Doremus (Palestinian Story)
Gita Saedi (Nigerian Story)

ADDITIONAL DOMINICAN SCENES DIRECTED BY
Laura Simon

DOMINICAN STORY PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Robert Davis
Clodovico Velez

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Emerson Bueno

LOCATION LIASON AND TRANSLATOR (THE WEST BANK)
Siham Rashid

LOCATION LIASON (BENIN REPUBLIC)
Mr. Omar Baah, UNHCR

LEGAL CONSULTING
Jennifer Gaylord
Paul Brennen
Sloss Law
Peter J. Strand
Holland & Knight LLC

INTERNS

Reina Alvarez
Elena Anderson
Johnathon Armsterd
Michael Bancroft
Rena Barakat
Claire Beckett
Erol Bereha
Stanlyn Breve
David Brown
Clayton Brown
Vanessa Buccella
Anuradha Chandra
Christian Collins
Lisa Delgadilo
Tom Desch
Liz Fiore
Andres Flores
Katie Friesema
Christine Gililand
Marianne Greco
Sara Heineman
Daniel Herman
Frank Hill
Josh Hyde
Megan Inman
Sara Kaminker
Shaun Kershner
Emily Krone
Nadav Kurtz
Thea Lux
Andrew Manna
Alejandro Marin
Kate Masters
Arwa Merchant
Elizabeth Meyer
Lyla Miller
Brad Morris
Gabriela Munroy
Nureya Muslimah Namaz
Celeste Neuhaus
Sara Peak
Jillian Pendell
Nuno Pereira
Erin Rasmussen
Shivani Reddy
Lisa Reyes
Rebecca Rose
Gemma Ryan
Luciano Salem
Sarah Salon-Hanover
Melissa Schmitt
Jessica Sellountos
Joan Soloman
Keely M. Stanley
Pria Thakran
Nahoko Yoshino

TRANSLATORS

Rana Abuqhalous
Suhair Al Qadasi
Ahmad Beder
Avary Cahill
Julia Garcia
Sadath Garcia
Sonya Garcia
Suzan Dughman
Josh Hyde
Rafah Abu Innab
Mai Kakish
Ines Lagos
Alejandro Marin
Dima Mazen Qato
Sonia Nasief
Kareem Rabie
Ahmed Ramaha
Aram Shahin

ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE

Mai Masri
The WPA Film Library
Illinois Department of Human Services
Catma Films- U.K.
Greenpeace International
ITN Archive LTD
Denny Wright

This program was produced by Kartemquin Educational Films, Inc.,
which is solely responsible for its content.

Produced in association with the Independent Television Service

With additional support from:
BBC, Nick Fraser
SBS TV Australia
VPRO The Netherlands

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