The Perfect Story

Michelle Shephard

2022•73 min.•

The Perfect Story offers a riveting, intimate look at the ethical and moral challenges sparked by the relationship between a foreign correspondent and a young Somali refugee. By revealing the boundaries of journalism and filmmaking, the film questions what stories are told, why, and who gets to tell them.

Documentary

Cast

IA
Ismael Abdulle
Self
SA
Sahal Abdulle
Self

Crew

MS
Michelle Shephard
Directing
MS
Michelle Shephard
Writing
BH
Bryn Hughes
Production
LM
Lea Marin
Production
MS
Michelle Shephard
Production
Anita Lee
Production
JJ
Jane Jankovic
Production
LF
Linda Fong
Production
Nick Hector
Editing
JS
Justin Small
Sound
OB
Ohad Benchetrit
Sound
EA
Esmaeel Abofak
Sound
LB
Laura Bates
Sound
WL
Wesley Legge
Crew
SA
Sahal Abdulle
Production
KV
Kate Vollum
Production
EC
Erin Chisholm
Production
IN
Iris Ng
Camera
CB
Christian Bielz
Camera
SR
Steve Russell
Camera
DA
Dina Attalla
Camera
CB
Chandra Bulucon
Sound
DD
Dave Draper
Sound
JU
Jim Ursulak
Sound
Nick Hector
Writing
EJ
Edwin Janzen
Crew
AB
Alysha Baker
Editing
JM
Jack Madigan
Sound
SC
Spencer Clerk
Sound
JH
Jeff Hocken
Editing
AM
Aj McLauchlin
Editing
Eric Apps
Sound
CJ
Cory Johnson
Editing
MM
Marcus Matyas
Production
KM
Katie Murray
Production
KR
Kevin Riley
Crew
AM
Andrew Martin-Smith
Production
PB
Patricia Bourgeois
Production
JM
Jennifer Mair
Production
PK
Peter Kallianiotis
Crew
MS
Michelle Shephard
Camera
NS
Nick Sewell
Art
SJA
Sasha Jordan Appler
Art
BH
Bryn Hughes
Production
DK
Dania Kannan
Production
LT
Laurel Toews
Crew
NQ
Nuruddin Qorane
Crew
AL
Astrid Larsen
Crew
Nick Hector
Production
NF
Nelson Ferreira
Sound