My Country No More

Rita Baghdadi is a Moroccan-American filmmaker whose character-driven work has been supported by Netflix, AJ+, Film Independent, Technicolor, IFP, the International Documentary Association, and ITVS, and has screened in festivals worldwide. Through her company, Endless Eye, Rita has lensed commercial content for Gatorade, Bud Lite, and Taco Bell, among others. Currently, Rita was Director of Photography on Served Like a Girl, a feature documentary about female U.S military veterans competing in the Ms. Veteran America competition. Her documentary My Country, No More was awarded the International Documentary Association Pare Lorentz grant and a Film Independent Documentary Fellowship. When she's not filming, Rita is an active mentor with GlobalGirl Media, dedicated to empowering girls through documentary film training. She holds a B.A in Film from Columbia College Chicago.

Jeremiah Hammerling started as a media educator and documentary film instructor for inner city youth at IMAN Central on Chicago’s South Side, while directing music videos for artists such as Mayor Hawthorne. Since graduating from film school in 2008, Jeremiah has shot documentaries in Sudan, Pakistan, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Morocco, the Philippines, Europe, and across the United States. His award-winning work has aired on PBS, CNN, ESPN, NPR, AJ+ and in film festivals worldwide. Recently, Jeremiah worked as Director of Photography on License to Operate, a feature documentary about former gang leaders risking everything to stop violence in South Central LA. Jeremiah is co-founder of Los Angeles-based production studio Endless Eye. In 2015, he received a Film Independent Documentary Fellowship for My Country, No More.