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Bending the Arc (2017)

A Friendship that Changed the World

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Pedro Kos, Kief Davidson

Synopsis

About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.

Actors

Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer
Himself
Ophelia Dahl
Ophelia Dahl
Herself
Jim Yong Kim
Jim Yong Kim
Himself

Crews

Pedro Kos
Pedro Kos
Director
Kief Davidson
Kief Davidson
Director
Cori Shepherd Stern
Cori Shepherd Stern
Producer
Kief Davidson
Kief Davidson
Producer
Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Executive Producer
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Executive Producer
Cori Shepherd Stern
Cori Shepherd Stern
Writer
Matthew Atticus Berger
Matthew Atticus Berger
Original Music Composer
H. Scott Salinas
H. Scott Salinas
Original Music Composer
Joshua Dreyfus
Joshua Dreyfus
Director of Photography
Guy Mossman
Guy Mossman
Director of Photography
Nick Higgins
Nick Higgins
Director of Photography
David Murdock
David Murdock
Director of Photography
Yuki Aizawa
Yuki Aizawa
Editor
Pedro Kos
Pedro Kos
Editor
Sonia Goldenberg
Sonia Goldenberg
Production Manager
Dan Cogan
Dan Cogan
Executive Producer
Nina Sing Fialkow
Nina Sing Fialkow
Executive Producer
Abigail Disney
Abigail Disney
Co-Executive Producer
Barbara Dobkin
Barbara Dobkin
Executive Producer
Eric Dobkin
Eric Dobkin
Executive Producer
Patty Quillin
Patty Quillin
Executive Producer
Rick Rosenthal
Rick Rosenthal
Executive Producer
Nancy Stephens
Nancy Stephens
Executive Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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