Nina, Marcus, and Benny head on a unique tour of their rapidly changing North Oakland neighborhood. Hit with an unexpected rent hike, they have to find a creative solution to stay in their home.
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Written and Produced by Josh Healey
Directed by Yvan Iturriaga
Produced by Darren Colston
Associate Producers: Dania Cabello, Mecky Creus, and Aleixo Goncalves
Creative Consultants: Chinaka Hodge and Adam Mansbach
Created by Josh Healey, Yvan Iturriaga, and Darren Colston
Executive Produced by Movement Generation
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Starring:
Reyna Amaya (‘Nina’)
Donte Clark (‘Marcus’)
Santiago Rosas (‘Benny’)
Co-Starring:
Jazz Hudson (‘Brianna’)
Aryeh Shell (‘Hippie Lady’)
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Director of Photography: Mecky Creus
Editor and Colorist: Aleixo Goncalves
Art/Production Design/Wardrobe: Shana Lancaster
Assistant Director: Jayne Smith
2nd Assistant Director: A'Darius Bell
Music Supervisor: Dion Decibels
Sound Design & Music Composition: Diego Calderon
Re-recording Mixer: Jamie Branquinho
Gaffer: Mila Puccini
Key Grip: Joshua Pausanos
Key Grip: Julian Benedictes
Sound Recordist: Sage Bilderback
Boom Operator: Corryn Deegan
1st Assistant Camera: Omayra Espino
2nd Assistant Camera: Ashley Valenzuela
Make Up Artist: Rabiah Collins
DIT / Photographer: Danny Telles
Camera PA: Shaun Frazier
Production Assistant: Harold Powell
Production Assistant: Andy Cerio
Production Assistant: Danny Tran
Title Song: "Working Poor" by Fantastic Negrito
Music: "N.E.W. Oakland' by Mistah FAB
- Oakland residents: Eric Waters, Harold Powell, Christsna Sot, Telejon Quinn, Michelle Lee
- Hipsters: Chris Tittle, Brooke Anderson, Melanie McCrea, Keith Brower Brown, Daniel Telles, Michael Katz, Jose Vadi, Shaun Frazier, Danny Tran, Shana Lancaster, Danny Spitzberg
- Whole Foods shoppers: Megan Solis Whelan, Tim Huey, Talia Davidow, Pete Woiwode, Mike Gast, Anoush Lancaster
- Muralist (giraffes): Dan Fontes
Special Thanks to: Sacred Wheel Cheese Shop, Top Leaf Farms, Farmer Joe's Marketplace
The North Pole was made possible in part with the generous support of: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, The California Endowment, Berkeley Film Foundation, CrossCurrents Foundation, Panta Rhea Foundation, Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, and 308 individual donors and Kickstarter backers.
