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My War

Julien Fréchette

2018 1 h 37 min

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A disturbing portrait of four Western volunteers who risk their lives to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces. The feature documentary My War probes the complex motives behind the need to take up arms on someone else’s behalf.

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A disturbing portrait of four Western volunteers who risk their lives to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces. The feature documentary My War probes the complex motives behind the need to take up arms on someone else’s behalf.

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Credits

• research
  Julien Fréchette
  
• script
  Julien Fréchette
  
• direction
  Julien Fréchette
  
• participation
  Wali
  
  Hannah Bohman
  
  Thierry Pailler
  
  Rebazy Bakur
  
• cinematography
  Arnaud Bouquet
  
  Sylvestre Guidi
  
• sound recording
  Julien Fréchette
  
• editing
  Aube Foglia
  
• sound design
  Frédéric Cloutier
  
• additional cinematography
  Philippe St-Gelais
  
  Étienne Roussy
  
  Andrew Coppin
  
• assistant
  Khaled Sulaiman
  
• technical coordinator - shooting equipment
  Steve Hallé
  
• editing assistant
  Jordan Valiquette
  
• technical support - editing
  Pierre Dupont
  
  Isabelle Painchaud
  
  Patrick Trahan
  
• translation
  Khaled Sulaiman
  
  Cevat Sahin
  
• subtitling
  MELS
  
• titles
  Mélanie Bouchard
  
• online editing
  Serge Verreault
  
• foley
  Lise Wedlock
  
• foley recording
  Geoffrey Mitchell
  
• re-recording
  Jean Paul Vialard
  
• original music
  Serge Nakauchi Pelletier
  
• legal advisor
  Christian Pitchen
  
• press relations
  Nadine Viau
  
• marketing manager
  François Jacques
  
• marketing manager - assistance
  Jolène Lessard
  
• administrator
  Sia Koukoulas
  
• production coordinator
  Gabrielle Dupont
  
  Isabelle Limoges
  
  Chinda Phommarinh
  
• administrative assistant
  Pascale Savoie-Brideau
  
• technical coordinator
  Mira Mailhot
  
• line producer
  Mélanie Lasnier
  
• producer
  Colette Loumède
  

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