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Charles D. Thompson, Jr.

Teacher. Author. Filmmaker. Photographer.

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Acknowledgements & Funders

We gratefully acknowledge the collaboration of the following participants in the film:

Narrator
Filomeno Raymundo Diaz

executive producer
Charles D. Thompson, Jr.

Directors
Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
Michael Davey

Editor
Michael Davey

Assistant editor & line producer
Margaret Morales

Photography
Michael Davey
Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
Margaret Morales

Sound recording
Michael Davey
Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
Margaret Morales

Translations & transcripts
Charles D. Thompson, Jr.
Raul Granados
Dominik Davalos
Tori Wilmarth

Additional photography & sound recording
Brett Walters
Emily Sloss

Website design
Zohar Nir-Amitin [www.zoharworks.com] Margaret Morales

Film and website advisors
Rev. Joseph Mann
Dr. Gunther Peck
Professor Pedro Lasch
Professor Tom Rankin
Rev. Rebecca Reyes
Rev. Steve Taylor
Viviana Santiago
Lucy Zhang

Student interns
Dominik Davalos
Tori Wilmarth

Special thanks to all who participated in the film, especially:

Don Tono, Dona Ignatia, and family
Filomeno, Candelaria, and family
The artist, Don Jose Cupertino Delgado Camposeco
Mayor Moisés Israel Pérez Rojas
Jacaltenago, Guatemala
Mayor Karen Golonka
Jupiter, Florida
Jim Kuretski
Jupiter City Council
Mike Richmond, Volunteer, El Sol
Jill Hanson, Volunteer, El Sol
Sol Silverman: his idea inspired the creation of El Sol, which, after his passing, was named for him.
Don Jeronimo Camposeco
Jocelyn Sabbagh
Center Director, El Sol
Dora Valdivi. Associate Director, El Sol
Sister Marta Tobon
Carlos Lopez
Saint Peter’s Catholic Church
Barbara Winterton and Penny
The staff and volunteers of El Sol
Emily Sloss and friends
Carolyn Van Meter and John Sloss
Captain Rolando Silva, District 14 Commander
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Gayle B. Harrell
Florida House of Representatives
District 81, 2000–2008
David Caulkett, Vice President, FLIMEN
John Parsons, F.A.I.R.
Sam Vincent
Lee McCarthy
Dr. Tim Steigenga
Mateo Camposeco
Mario Flores and La Tona
Reinhard Baldizon, President, Reinhard Productions

and to our many supporters, including:

Andrea Avaría
Diana Barrett
The Barred Owl
John Biewen
Greg Britz
Bill Butler
Bonnie Campbell
Harlan Campbell
Jenn Cromling
Manuel Cruz
Shirley Derr
Alexa Dilworth
Beth Eastlick
Don Fernando,
Rezador
Melynn Glusman
Natalie Hartman
Cynthia Hill
Jackson and Luna
Jich Mam (B’alunh Q’ana) y Jich Mi’
Deborah Joy
Peter Lange
Pedro Lasch
Scott Lindroth
Tony Macias
Rev. Joe Mann
Lynn McKnight
Gil Merkx
Claudia Milián
Eric Mlyn
Rev. Rosanna Panízo
Emilio Parrado
William Peck
El Q’anil
Tom Rankin
Courtney Reid-Eaton
Rev. Rebecca Reyes
Miguel Rojas
Susan Roth
José David Saldívar
Hope Shand
Erika Simon
Orin Starn
Student Action with Farmworkers
Rev. Steve Taylor
Charles Thompson
Marshall Thompson
Tennessee Watson
Jenny Snead Williams
David Wong
Jim Wulforst
Doug Zinn

The communities of:
Jacaltenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala,
and Jupiter, Florida,
for their generous support.

Opening music and theme:
“Tanto Que No Sabes”
From the album: Concerto Acustico
La Tona

Original music for Brother Towns:
Santos Montejo
“Hace 500 Años”
“Niños Pobres”
“Malín”

Musicians of Jacaltenango (Adán, Antonio, and Victor)
“Jacaltecita”

Santos Montejo’s music recorded and engineered by:
Efrain Chura
Jupiter, Florida

Santos Montejo’s original music is available at www.brothertowns.com

Original art by Jose Cupertino Delgado Camposeco
Jacaltenango, Guatemala

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of:

The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
The Duke Endowment Rural Church Division
The Fledgling Fund
The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church
The Provost Common Fund of Duke University’s
Immigration and the Documentary Lens Project
Trent Foundation
Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts at Duke University
Duke University Council for the Arts Collaborative Arts Grants
Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs at Duke University
DukeEngage at Duke University
Latino/a Studies Program at Duke University
Southern Documentary Fund, Durham, North Carolina
Duke Dining Services
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke UniversityA project of
The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
cds.aas.duke.edu

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