The Perfect Story

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 73 min
  • Premiere: 2022. October 1.

The Perfect Story offers a riveting, intimate look at the ethical and moral challenges sparked by the relationship between a foreign correspondent and a young Somali refugee. By revealing the boundaries of journalism and filmmaking, the film questions what stories are told, why, and who gets to tell them.

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Art

Sasha Jordan Appler

Graphic Designer

Nick Sewell

Graphic Designer

Camera

Michelle Shephard

Still Photographer

Steve Russell

Additional Camera

Dina Attalla

Assistant Camera

Christian Bielz

Additional Camera

Iris Ng

Additional Camera

Crew

Wesley Legge

Cinematography

Kevin Riley

Technical Supervisor

Laurel Toews

Transcriptions

Nuruddin Qorane

Transcriptions

Peter Kallianiotis

Legal Services

Edwin Janzen

Post Production Supervisor

Astrid Larsen

Transcriptions

Directing

Editing

Nick Hector

Editor

Jeff Hocken

Project Manager

Aj McLauchlin

Colorist

Alysha Baker

Assistant Editor

Cory Johnson

Online Editor

Production

Sahal Abdulle

Associate Producer

Kate Vollum

Associate Producer

Anita Lee

Executive Producer

Linda Fong

Production Office Coordinator

Erin Chisholm

Researcher

Bryn Hughes

Producer

Jane Jankovic

Executive Producer

Lea Marin

Producer

Katie Murray

Production Coordinator

Dania Kannan

Production Accountant

Bryn Hughes

Production Coordinator

Patricia Bourgeois

Administration

Jennifer Mair

Publicist

Marcus Matyas

Production Supervisor

Andrew Martin-Smith

Administration

Nick Hector

Co-Producer

Sound

Laura Bates

Musician

Esmaeel Abofak

Musician

Justin Small

Original Music Composer

Ohad Benchetrit

Original Music Composer

Jim Ursulak

Sound Recordist

Chandra Bulucon

Sound Recordist

Dave Draper

Sound Recordist

Spencer Clerk

Sound Engineer

Jack Madigan

Sound Effects Editor

Eric Apps

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nelson Ferreira

Sound Supervisor

Writing

Nick Hector

Story Editor

Art

Sasha Jordan Appler

Graphic Designer

Nick Sewell

Graphic Designer

Camera

Michelle Shephard

Still Photographer

Steve Russell

Additional Camera

Dina Attalla

Assistant Camera

Christian Bielz

Additional Camera

Iris Ng

Additional Camera

Crew

Wesley Legge

Cinematography

Kevin Riley

Technical Supervisor

Laurel Toews

Transcriptions

Nuruddin Qorane

Transcriptions

Peter Kallianiotis

Legal Services

Edwin Janzen

Post Production Supervisor

Astrid Larsen

Transcriptions

Directing

Editing

Nick Hector

Editor

Jeff Hocken

Project Manager

Aj McLauchlin

Colorist

Alysha Baker

Assistant Editor

Cory Johnson

Online Editor

Production

Sahal Abdulle

Associate Producer

Kate Vollum

Associate Producer

Anita Lee

Executive Producer

Linda Fong

Production Office Coordinator

Erin Chisholm

Researcher

Bryn Hughes

Producer

Jane Jankovic

Executive Producer

Lea Marin

Producer

Katie Murray

Production Coordinator

Dania Kannan

Production Accountant

Bryn Hughes

Production Coordinator

Patricia Bourgeois

Administration

Jennifer Mair

Publicist

Marcus Matyas

Production Supervisor

Andrew Martin-Smith

Administration

Nick Hector

Co-Producer

Sound

Laura Bates

Musician

Esmaeel Abofak

Musician

Justin Small

Original Music Composer

Ohad Benchetrit

Original Music Composer

Jim Ursulak

Sound Recordist

Chandra Bulucon

Sound Recordist

Dave Draper

Sound Recordist

Spencer Clerk

Sound Engineer

Jack Madigan

Sound Effects Editor

Eric Apps

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nelson Ferreira

Sound Supervisor

Writing

Nick Hector

Story Editor