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AGENCY - GRANDARMY

DIRECTOR - JACOB LAMENDOLA

PRODUCER - LUKE PROCTOR

UPM - Nick baudille

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - GUS SACKS

1st ac - Los angeles - chad narducci

1st AC - DC - Nicholas Piscciotta

GAFFER - Zach Trout

Grip - Otto Gaiser

Grip - Zach Bartlett

Dolly Grip - RJ Saraza

Steadicam - Alex Van Putten

Crane Tech/Operator - Robert Steeper

Camera Car - Graham Hooper

Gimbal Tech - Nich Mo

Propmaster - Warren Casey

Assistant Prop - JAmes Schexnaydre

Set PA - Zeke Jones

Truck PA - Bryan Gowin

Editor - JAcob LaMendola

Post Sound - Silver Sound

Re-Recording Mixer - Cory Choy

Color Correction - Mikey Rossiter / RARE MEDIUM

Music - Human World Wide

Casting - Alexis Gross

NPR Host

Ramtin Arablouei

Roadtrippers

Natalie Gutierrez

Syd Levitt 

Kam Mohseni

Diner Patrons

Evan Emar

Norman Hu

Tina Hu 

Tyshawn Johnson

Marquis Murray

Horse Rider

Ghuan Featherstone

Nurse

Jacqueline Hernandez Cruz

Audience MemberS

Anastasia Ayvazyan

Jason Bell

Star Gillorie

Tobechukwu Oha

Robert Polachek

Jason Tian

Crysta Ward

Subway Riders

Nina Reyes Rosenberg

Kira Pearson

Car Couple

Alanna Aguiar

Olivier McCarthy

Politician

Mark Mensch

Security

Kenneth Rankins

Rentals

Zero Optik

Old Fast Glass

OTM Camera & Lighting

Special Thanks

Bethany Enos & Motion Ai

Che

Matthew Yoakum

Melanin

Michael Keyes

Urban Saddles

Wanyu Zhang