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| Hannah Bailey | ... | Herself | |
| Colin Clemens | ... | Himself | |
| Geoff Haase | ... | Himself | |
| Megan Krizmanich | ... | Herself | |
| Jennifer Lucht | ... | Herself | |
| Mitch Reinholt | ... | Himself | |
| Jennifer Sheopherd | ... | Herself | |
| Jake Tusing | ... | Himself | |
| Ali Wikalinska | ... | Herself |
Directed by | |||
| Nanette Burstein | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Nanette Burstein | writer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Penn | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Hanna | |||
| Wolfgang Held | |||
| Laela Kilbourn | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Nanette Burstein | |||
| Thomas Haneke | (as Tom Haneke) | ||
| Mary Manhardt | |||
Casting by | |||
| Tamra Barcinas | |||
Production Management | |||
| Greg Orselli | .... | production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Junko Shimizu | .... | sets/props: animation (segment "Hannah's Depression") | |
| Mäns Swanberg | .... | art director: animation (segment "Kiss") | |
| Paige Travis | .... | sets/props: animation (segment "Hannah's Depression") | |
Sound Department | |||
| Mark Binder | .... | sound editor | |
| Mark Binder | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Mike Chock | .... | sound designer (as Michael Chock) | |
| Mike Chock | .... | supervising sound editor (as Michael Chock) | |
| Ken Dabek | .... | additional sound mixer | |
| Stefan Fraticelli | .... | foley artist | |
| Mark A. Mangini | .... | sound editor (as Mark Mangini) | |
| Mark A. Mangini | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Mark Mangini) | |
| Dave Plowman | .... | foley assistant | |
| Matthew Reale | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Anna Rieke | .... | sound mixer | |
| John Sievert | .... | foley artist | |
| Byron Smith | .... | additional sound mixer | |
| Randy Wilson | .... | foley mixer | |
| Rebecca Cammisa | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| Mark Coffey | .... | first assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Micha Boström | .... | CG artist (segment "Love") | |
| Micha Boström | .... | cg artist (segment "Fight") | |
| Cecilia Chien | .... | additional flame artist (segment "Nerd") | |
| Wyeth Hansen | .... | additional motion graphics artist (as Wyeth Hanson) | |
| Matthew W. Johnson | .... | smoke artist: Post Logic Studios | |
| David Kelley | .... | motion graphics artist | |
| Stefan Lagerstam | .... | lighting and rendering (segment "Fight") (segment "Love") | |
| Kristian Rydberg | .... | CG artist (segment "Love") | |
| Kristian Rydberg | .... | cg artist (segment "Fight") | |
| Adam Sackett | .... | motion graphics assistant | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | 3D animator (segment "Nerd") | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | flame artist (segment "Nerd") | |
| Roger P. Wasson | .... | motion graphics assistant | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tamas Bojtor | .... | additional photography | |
| Axel Bowman | .... | additional photography | |
| Rebecca Cammisa | .... | additional photography | |
| Sam Henriques | .... | additional photography (as Samson Hanriques) | |
| David Lobser | .... | cinematographer: animation (segment "Hannah's Derpression") | |
| Ed Marritz | .... | additional photography (as Edward Morritz) | |
| Vasco Nunes | .... | additional photography | |
| James Rexroad | .... | still photographer | |
| Eliot Rockett | .... | additional photography (as Elliot Rockett) | |
| Brett Wiley | .... | additional photography | |
Animation Department | |||
| Ariadne Binderl | .... | paints and textures (segment "Jocks - BBall") | |
| Aaron Bjork | .... | animator (segment "Notre Dame") | |
| Cecilia Carlstedt | .... | illustrator: animation (segment "Kiss") | |
| Matthew Encinas | .... | animator (segment "Notre Dame") | |
| Paul Hwang | .... | creative lead (segment "Notre Dame") | |
| Diogo Kalil | .... | animator (segment "Jocks - BBall) | |
| Diogo Kalil | .... | creative lead (segment "Jocks - BBall) | |
| George Katz | .... | animator (segment "Notre Dame") | |
| Ben Lee | .... | creative lead (segment "Notre Dame") | |
| Alex Lins | .... | character designer (segment "Jocks - BBall") | |
| Alex Lins | .... | modeler (segment "Jocks - BBall") | |
| Shu-Chen Lin | .... | modeler (segment "Hannah's Depression") | |
| David Lobser | .... | animator (segment "Hannah's Depression") | |
| David Lobser | .... | creative lead (segment "Hannah's Depression") | |
| Aron Ögren | .... | animator (segment "Fight") (segment "Love") | |
| Derek Picken | .... | creative lead (segment "Fight") (segment "Love") | |
| Alli Sadegiani | .... | animator (segment "Fight"_) (segment "Love") | |
| Cecilia Skedinger | .... | animator (segment "Fight") (segment "Love") | |
| Sean Starkweather | .... | animator (segment "Notre Dame") | |
| Mäns Swanberg | .... | creative lead (segment "Kiss") | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | 2D animator (segment "Nerd") | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | animation designer (segment "Nerd") | |
| Lutz Vogel | .... | creative lead (segment "Nerd") | |
| Zoe Wishart | .... | 2D animator (segment "Nerd") | |
| Zoe Wishart | .... | animation designer (segment "Nerd") | |
| Zoe Wishart | .... | creative lead (segment "Nerd") | |
| Steve Woodruff | .... | animator (segment "Fight") (segment "Love") | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Kris Santa Cruz | .... | colorist: high definition | |
| Doug Delaney | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Jonathan Giraldo | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jason M. Harvey | .... | assistant editor (as Jason Harvey) | |
| Jennifer Lee | .... | assistant editor (as Jenny Lee) | |
| Timothy Lozada | .... | assistant editor (as Tim Lozada) | |
| Gregory Maratea | .... | digital intermediate producer: Post Logic Studios | |
| Rebecca Merle | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Katie Schulz | .... | post-production coordinator (as Katie Schultz) | |
| William Lehman | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Cyril Merle | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Jaron White | .... | contributing editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Jay Bellerose | .... | musician: drums and percussion (as Jay Belrose) | |
| Caroline Buckman | .... | musician: viola | |
| Matthew Cooker | .... | musician: cello (as Matt Cooker) | |
| Marcy Dicterow-Vaj | .... | musician: violin (as Marcy Vaj) | |
| Richard Dodd | .... | musician: cello | |
| Chris Douridas | .... | music supervisor | |
| Ryan Freeland | .... | music recording engineer: The Pass | |
| Terry Glenny | .... | musician: violin | |
| Eric Gorfaine | .... | musician: violin (as Eric Gorfain) | |
| Leah Katz | .... | musician: viola | |
| James King | .... | musician: saxophone | |
| John Krovoza | .... | musician: cello | |
| Marisa Kuney | .... | musician: violin | |
| Joe Lisanti | .... | music editor | |
| Bruce MacFarlane | .... | music recording engineer: Mimeograph (as Bruce Macfarlane) | |
| Craig MacIntyre | .... | musician: drums and percussikon | |
| Peter Nevil | .... | musician: clarinet | |
| Dan Ostermann | .... | musician: trombone | |
| Dan Ostermann | .... | musician: tuba | |
| Alyssa Park | .... | musician: violin | |
| Michael Penn | .... | musician: keyboards, guitar, bass, various and sundry | |
| Nic Rainer | .... | music editor | |
| Melissa Reiner | .... | musician: violin | |
| Jim Schultz | .... | music editor | |
| The Section Quartet | .... | musicians: quartet | |
| Niko Toubia | .... | assistant music supervisor | |
| Patrick Warren | .... | musician: keyboards | |
| Patrick Warren | .... | orchestrator | |
| Amy Wickman | .... | musician: violin | |
| Alwyn Wright | .... | musician: violin | |
Other crew | |||
| Claire Chandler | .... | intern/logger | |
| Kelsey Coleman | .... | intern/logger | |
| Vincent J. Cook III | .... | intern/logger (as Vincent James Cook III) | |
| Alfred DeGrand | .... | intern/logger | |
| Jacqueline Eckhouse | .... | legal services: Sloss Eckhouse Brennan | |
| Andrew Esterly | .... | intern/logger | |
| Nicholas Feitel | .... | office intern | |
| John B. Finn | .... | accountant: JFA (as John Finn) | |
| Ted Gesing | .... | production coordinator | |
| Brian Hayashi | .... | intern/logger | |
| Pete Hayes | .... | accountant: JFA | |
| Alex J. Johnson | .... | production assistant (as Alex Johnson) | |
| David Kelley | .... | title designer | |
| Paul Kresge | .... | intern/logger | |
| Daniel Manco | .... | production assistant (as Dan Manco) | |
| Adam Mandel | .... | legal services: Sloss Eckhouse Brennan | |
| Adam Messenger | .... | intern/logger | |
| Bernard Moor-Jankowski | .... | intern/logger (as Bernard Moor Jankowski) | |
| Chris Ohlson | .... | production coordinator | |
| Keith Overton | .... | intern/logger | |
| Erin Owens | .... | production assistant | |
| Emily Radecki | .... | production assistant | |
| Adam Sackett | .... | title design assistant | |
| Jared Sales | .... | intern/logger | |
| Michael Smith | .... | intern/logger | |
| Melody Storm | .... | intern/logger | |
| Roger P. Wasson | .... | title design assistant | |
| A.M. Peters | .... | assistant to director (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Hannah Bailey | .... | special thanks | |
| Colin Clemens | .... | special thanks | |
| Geoff Haase | .... | special thanks | |
| Megan Krizmanich | .... | special thanks | |
| Jennifer Lucht | .... | special thanks | |
| Mitch Reinholt | .... | special thanks | |
| Jennifer Shepherd | .... | special thanks | |
| Jake Tusing | .... | special thanks | |
| Ali Wikalinska | .... | special thanks | |
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Winning a place on the guest list to American Teen was not a high priority for me. When I heard the title, I thought it must be a teen movie, and when I read that it was a documentary, I was even less interested. I could not have been more wrong.
This was the first time I've watched a documentary in a cinema, and it was well worth a Monday night. The stories of these five adolescents from Warsaw, Indiana were absolutely compelling, and wonderfully hilarious, as the raucous laughter from a near-empty cinema attested. Nanette Burstein has edited their experiences in their final year of high school with a deft hand, developing a rich, interwoven story well worth telling.
Watching these young Americans over-experience every emotion imaginable was fascinating not only because of the universal comedy of youth, but also because it reminds you just how much better our own education system is. Which is quite an accomplishment when your audience is a cynical old ex-teacher like myself.
American Teen is not ground-breaking or unique, but it is one of those rare pieces of film-making that exemplifies the best of the art form: simple storytelling, with characters that are easy to relate to, an awesome soundtrack, and an image of ourselves. Well worth a Monday night. Or even a Friday. Go see it.