My Brother's Keeper
World Premiere

My Brother's Keeper

2020 Official Selection: Shorts
Short | UK | 21 MINUTES | English
Documentary, Journalism

A former Guantánamo detainee, Mohamedou Ould Salahi, and his one-time American guard, Steve Wood, form an unlikely friendship in an inspiring true story.



Playing in: No Surrender

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Laurence Topham

Laurence Topham is an award-winning filmmaker and Special Projects Editor for the Guardian, with over 15 years of experience in documentary storytelling. He has filmed and produced documentaries from all around the world, from East Antarctica to West Africa. His films have screened at AFI Docs and Sheffield Doc/Fest.

Director
Laurence Topham
Producer
Laurence Topham
Cinematographer
Laurence Topham, Tom Silverstone
Composer
Graham Hadfield
Editor
Laurence Topham, Agnieszka Liggett
Executive Producer
Lindsay Poulton, Mustafa Khalili
Sound Design
Dennis Wheatley
Legal Consultants
Nancy Hollander, Theresa Duncan
Commissioning Editors
Charlie Phillips, Christian Bennett
Commissioning Editor
The Guardian

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