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| Hannah Bailey | ... | Herself | |
| Colin Clemens | ... | Himself | |
| Geoff Haase | ... | Himself | |
| Megan Krizmanich | ... | Herself | |
| Mitch Reinholt | ... | Himself | |
| Jake Tusing | ... | Himself | |
| Ali Wikalinska | ... | Herself |
Directed by | |||
| Nanette Burstein | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Nanette Burstein | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Sharon Barnes | .... | associate post-producer | |
| Nanette Burstein | .... | producer | |
| Rebecca Cammisa | .... | field producer | |
| Nancy Dubuc | .... | executive producer | |
| Ted Gesing | .... | associate producer | |
| Eli Gonda | .... | producer | |
| Ryan Harrington | .... | co-producer | |
| Christopher Huddleston | .... | producer | |
| Owen Katz | .... | animation producer: Blacklist | |
| Karen Lawler | .... | animation producer: Blacklist | |
| Patrick R. Morris | .... | executive producer | |
| Chris Ohlson | .... | associate producer | |
| Greg Orselli | .... | field producer | |
| Elisa Pugliese | .... | executive producer | |
| Jordan Roberts | .... | producer | |
| Adina Sales | .... | animation executive producer: Blacklist | |
| Molly Thompson | .... | executive producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Laela Kilbourn | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Nanette Burstein | |||
| Thomas Haneke | (as Tom Haneke) | ||
| Mary Manhardt | |||
Casting by | |||
| Tamra Barcinas | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Pistachios | |||
Production Management | |||
| Rebecca Merle | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Junko Shimizu | .... | sets & props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Mark Binder | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Rebecca Cammisa | .... | sound recordist | |
| Mike Chock | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Mark Coffey | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Mark A. Mangini | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Matthew Reale | .... | sound mixing recordist | |
| Anna Rieke | .... | sound recordist | |
| John Sievert | .... | foley artist | |
| Randy Wilson | .... | foley recordist | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Micha Boström | .... | CG artist: fight | |
| Cecilia Chien | .... | additional Flame artist | |
| Matthew W. Johnson | .... | smoke artist | |
| Kristian Rydberg | .... | CG artist: fight | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | Flame artist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Rebecca Cammisa | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| Robert Hanna | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| Wolfgang Held | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| James Rexroad | .... | photographer: portraits | |
Animation Department | |||
| Ariadne Binderl | .... | paints and textures | |
| Aaron Bjork | .... | animator | |
| Cecilia Carlstedt | .... | illustrator: animation | |
| Matthew Encinas | .... | animator | |
| Diogo Kalil | .... | animation director | |
| Diogo Kalil | .... | animator | |
| George Katz | .... | animator | |
| Stefan Lagerstam | .... | lighting & rendering | |
| Alex Lins | .... | character designer | |
| Shu-Chen Lin | .... | modeler | |
| David Lobser | .... | animation director | |
| David Lobser | .... | animation photographer | |
| David Lobser | .... | animator | |
| Anna Molund | .... | animation producer | |
| Nanospore | .... | animation director | |
| Aron Ögren | .... | animator | |
| Derek Picken | .... | animation director | |
| Pistachios | .... | animation director | |
| Pistachios | .... | animator | |
| Alli Sadegiani | .... | animator | |
| Cecilia Skedinger | .... | animator | |
| Sean Starkweather | .... | animator | |
| Josh Thorne | .... | animation executive producer | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | animation director | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | animator | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | designer | |
| Zoe Wishart | .... | animation director | |
| Zoe Wishart | .... | animator | |
| Zoe Wishart | .... | designer | |
| Steve Woodruff | .... | animator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jonathan Giraldo | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jason M. Harvey | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Brian Hayashi | .... | assistant editor | |
| Brian Hayashi | .... | post-production | |
| Jennifer Lee | .... | assistant editor | |
| William Lehman | .... | assistant editor | |
| Timothy Lozada | .... | assistant editor | |
| Cyril Merle | .... | assistant editor | |
| Katie Schulz | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Jaron White | .... | contributing editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Chris Douridas | .... | music supervisor | |
| Jim Schultz | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Alex J. Johnson | .... | production assistant | |
| Daniel Manco | .... | production assistant | |
| Keith Overton | .... | production assistant | |
| Erin Owens | .... | production assistant | |
| A.M. Peters | .... | assistant to director | |
| Emily Radecki | .... | production assistant | |
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In the documentary "American Teen," which had its Regional Premiere here at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival on the heels of an auspicious Sundance debut, filmmaker Nanette Burstein chronicles a year in the life of a group of high school students from Warsaw, Indiana.
On the face of it, it seems like we've seen this before -- the popular girl, All-American jock, shy pimply geek, and wild child -- growing up and dealing with the overwrought, overblown, magnified time of life that is adolescence in rural America. But this is 2008, and issues that were never raised in the past, or were overlooked -- mental health, self-acceptance, peer pressure and the need to fit in -- take on a new, frightening reality in this day of Columbines and nooses and hatred taken to unheard of levels. The consequences of ignoring what our teens are saying are more frightening than ever before.
Yet Burstein's subjects are a refreshing dose of a reality we don't see on television -- yes, these kids are troubled and in need of support, but they also demonstrate an impressive capacity to heal themselves. They are smart, streetwise, and comfortable in their own skin. They are smart, funny, and adorable. They have more to teach us about the importance of being able to laugh at ourselves than we may be willing to admit.
Ultimately, they grow on us because we've all been there, if not one then a combination. There are more awww moments than one can count and, in the end, we want to stay there in Warsaw, Indiana.