My Country, No More
Logline
Generations of family farming tradition go up in flames as the North Dakota oil boom leaves human memory, culture and identity scorched in its wake. My Country, No More follows one family's path to resistance, raising a fundamental question: what are we willing to sacrifice in our pursuit of progress?
Jeremiah Hammerling
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jeremiah Hammerling is a director - cinematographer originally from North Dakota. With an intimate lens he has documented a wide range of issues from the Egyptian Arab Spring to gang intervention in Los Angeles. His work has been featured on CNN, ESPN, PBS, AJ+, NPR and in festivals worldwide.
Rita Baghdadi
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, CINEMATOGRAPHER
Rita Baghdadi is an award winning Moroccan-American documentary filmmaker whose character-driven work has been supported by Tribeca, Sundance, Film Independent, ITVS, Points North Institute and the International Documentary Association. In 2017 Rita’s documentary CITY RISING won three local Emmy awards including Best Social Issue Film. Her film MY COUNTRY NO MORE won Best Feature at the 2018 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and was picked up for broadcast on Independent Lens in 2019. Rita also lensed the feature documentary SERVED LIKE A GIRL which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and received a nationwide theatrical release. The Hollywood Reporter recognized her camerawork as intimate. Rita is co-founder of the production company Endless Eye, a documentary Advisor for Sundance Co//ab and a member of Free the Bid, Brown Girls Doc Mafia and Film Fatales. When she is not filming, Rita is an active mentor dedicated to empowering women and girls through film training. Currently, she is in early production on SIRENS, a feature documentary about the first female metal band in the Middle East.