Charlie Thompson is Curriculum and Education Director at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and is a lecturer in Cultural Anthropology. He has worked and studied in Guatemala since 1994. He lived with his family in Jacaltenango from 1996-1997. His other film works include The Guestworker with Cynthia Hill and We Shall Not Be Movedwith Chris Potter. His books in include Maya Identities and Violence of Place: Borders Bleed, Indigenous Diasporas and Dislocations, and The Human Cost of Food.
| How did you get involved in “Brother Towns”? Charlie Thompson, Director’s Interview By: Margaret Morales |
| Dr. Charles D, Thompson | Michael Davey | Margaret Morales |
Director Michael Davey
Michael Davey, a painter and editor living in Durham, NC, co-director and editor of Brother Towns,is co-editor of Tobacco Money Feeds My Family and The Guestworker. He has worked in the production business for twenty years (actually more than that) and during that time has edited a wide variety of programs including documentaries for PBS, the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, Discovery Health Channel and Animal Planet.
| Michael Davey, Director’s Interview By: Margaret Morales |
Associate Director: Margaret Morales
Margaret Morales graduated from Duke University in 2008 with a degree in environmental science and policy. She worked as a member of the Brother Towns film crew between 2008 and 2009, helping with some shooting and editing, and as content manager for the film’s website. She has continued to work in documentary film, with a focus on environmental issues, and always remembers the sage advice Charlie and Michael showered upon her!