Of Fathers and Sons

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Talal Derki

Writing Credits

Talal Derki
(written by)
Abd-Elhamed Emad Taha
(Writer)
Abd-Elhamed Emad Taha
(story editor)

Cast

Abu Osama
Self
Ayman Osama
Self
Osama Osama
Self

Produced by

Frauke Ahlers
in-house producer Basis Berlin Postproduktion
Sebastian Alten
in-house producer Basis Berlin Postproduktion
Rolf Bergmann
comssioning editor / rbb
Claudia Bucher
comissioning editor / arte
Dan Cogan
executive producer
Talal Derki
co-producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
executive producer
Hans Robert Eisenhauer
producer: Ventana Film
Ansgar Frerich
producer: Basis Berlin
Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri
commissioning editor: SWR
Kahtan Hassoun
line producer: Syria (as Kahtan Hasson)
Eva Kemme
producer: Basis Berlin
Jenny Raskin
executive producer
Tobias Siebert
producer: Basis Berlin

Music by

Karim Sebastian Elias
(as K.S. Elias)

Cinematography by

Kahtan Hassoun
(as Kahtan Hasson)

Editing by

Anne Fabini
Abd-Elhamed Emad Taha

Production Management

Florian Beck
managing director
Kaj Holmberg
production manager: Ventana Film

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Heba Khaled
assistant director

Sound Department

Florian Beck
re-recording mixer
Ansgar Frerich
re-recording mixer
Florian Holzner
voice-over recording
Sebastian Tesch
foley editor / sound designer
Moritz Unger
foley recordist
Fabian Weigmann
voice-over recording
Daniel Weis
foley artist

Visual Effects by

Thomas Schernikau
visual effects
Suzi Zimmermann
title design: SunScreenDesign (as SuZi Zimmermann)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ayham Bek
additional camera
Talal Derki
additional camera
Abo Mohamad
additional camera
Ahmad Nasser
additional camera

Editorial Department

Frauke Ahlers
in-house producer: Basis Berlin
Sebastian Alten
in-house producer: Basis Berlin
Alex Bakri
additional editor
Florian Beck
managing director
Moritz Peters
color grading
Thomas Schernikau
conforming
Irem Schwarz
assistant editor

Music Department

H.B. Elias
sounds & keys
Claudia Georgi
viola
Thomas Georgi
cello
Wasim Ghrioui
singer rolling titles
Jens Heuler
assistant: to K.S. Elias
Stefan Hunger
first violin
Peter Wieschermann
oud, saz & perc

Script and Continuity Department

Abd-Elhamed Emad Taha
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Kamal Alkahie
driver
Abu Khaled
driver
Abu Hassan Zagloul
driver

Additional Crew

Salma Abdalla
international sales: Autlook Filmsales
Idres Alraad
logistic support
Saef Alraad
logistic support
Yasser Abd Alrahim
logistic support
Georges Amar
With the participation of: CBC Radio Canada
Axel Arnö
With the participation of: Syt Syeriges TV
Paul Baboudjian
director: Screen Institute Beirut
Andreas Friedrich Bareiss
legal consultant: SKW Schwarz (as Andreas Bareiss)
Ayham Bek
production assistant
Larissa Bender
german subtitles
Khalil Benkirane
head: of grants Doha Film Institute
Christian Berg
funding coordinator: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Enrique Pedráza Botero
coordinator: Labs & Artist Support
Bruni Burres
senior consultant
Irène Challand
With the participation of: Unité des Films Documentaires
Maria Clement
coordinator: Labs & Artist Support
Steven H. Cohen
financier
Teresa Hoefert de Turégano
funding: advisor (as Dr. Teresa Hoefert de Turégano)
Mélanie de Vocht
project manager: IDFA Bertha Fund
Janet Dietze
production accountant: Ventana Film
Peter Dinges
managing director: German Federal Film Fund
Thilo Drabeck
tax consultant
Rima El Mismar
executive director: The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Heidi Erickson
assistant to the director / translation and transcript
Mohammad Eyad
translation and transcript
Kristin Feeley
director: Labs & Artist Support
Isabel Arrate Fernandez
managing director: IDFA Bertha Fund (as Isabel Arrate)
Karin Fiedler
production accountant
Philipp Fleischmann
trailer
Paula M. Froehle
financier
Michael Gens
financial services: Commerzbank AG
Soleil Gharbieh
grants manager: The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Annie Großjohann
English subtitles (as Annie Grossjohann)
Lynnette Gryseels
fiscal sponsor
Almontaserbillah Hakmi
translation and transcript (as Al-Montaser Billah Hakmi)
Fateh Hasson
logistic support
Yvonne Haupt
production accountant: Basis Berlin
Sonja Heitmann
production coordinator
Tabitha Jackson
director: Sundance Documentary Film Program
Cathy Khattar
grants manager: The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Doris Krüger
controlling: ILB
David Kussel
funding: advisor German Federal Film Fund
Angela Kuttner
production assistant
Gaspard Lamunière
With the participation of: Unité des Films Documentaires
Andrea Mallwitz
assistant: film funding
Reine Mitri
manager: Screen Institute Beirut Film Fund
Thomas Mohr
production insurance: Houden & Caninenberg
Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs
manager: Film Fund
Ahmad Nasser
logistic support
Kirsten Niehuus
managing director: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Jean Pelletier
With the participation of: CBC Radio Canada
Sabrina Sawatzki
head of finances
Abdul Razzak Shaballot
title calligrapher
Nick Shumaker
Domestic Sales: United Talent Agency
Peter Siegel
tax consultant
Abdel Hamed Souleman
production assistant
Katrin Stolpe
controlling: ILB
Rahdi Taylor
director of film fund (as Radhi Taylor)
Mike Trupiano
English subtitles
Betsy Tsai
assistant: Film Fund
Edith Kleibel
publicist Germany (uncredited)
Nancy Willen
publicist North America (uncredited)

Thanks

Sermin Çakmak Afsin
the director would like to thank (as Sermin Cakmak)
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
the director would like to thank
Noura Aljizawi
the director would like to thank
Idres Alraad
the director would like to thank
Saef Alraad
the director would like to thank
Paul Baboudjian
the director would like to thank
Jennifer Caldwell
with the generous support of
Medya Dagestany
the director would like to thank
Barbara Dobkin
with the generous support of
Peggy Drexler
with the generous support of
Caroleen Feeney
with the generous support of
David Fialkow
with the generous support of
Nina Sing Fialkow
with the generous support of (as Nina Fialkow)
Robert Fippinger
with the generous support of
John H.N. Fisher
with the generous support of
Aliya Ibrahim
the director would like to thank
Bashar Ibrahim
the director would like to thank
Ann Kaplan
with the generous support of
Hüseyin Karabey
the director would like to thank
Talal Khoury
the director would like to thank
David Lockwood
with the generous support of
Naja Pham Lockwood
with the generous support of
Raja Salim
the director would like to thank
Halid Simsek
the director would like to thank
Mahmoud Taha
the director would like to thank
Juliette Timsit
with the generous support of (as Juliette Feeney-Timsit)
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