WAR WITHIN (DVD/2005) DVD

The War Within
The war on terror has an unusual effect on one man in this independent drama. Hassan (Ayad Akhtar) was an engineering student from Pakistan who, while studying in Paris, was one of several Pakistani students arrested by intelligence officers on suspicion of participating in international terrorist activities. Hassan was innocent of any crimes, but it took him hours to convince the authorities of this. By the time Hassan was released, his attitude about the West had begun to change, and in time he began to identify with the terrorists with whom he had been unwittingly associated. Hassan then renounces his old life, joins a radical group, and illegally slips into the United States with the aim of staging a major terrorist action in New York City. Hassan comes to stay with an old friend, Sayeed (Firdous Bamji), and his family; Hassan has told Sayeed and his wife (Sarita Choudhury) that he's come to New York in search of a job, but in time Sayeed suspects his friend has a different agenda in mind. The War Within was screened as part of the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Ayad Akhtar as Hassan Firdous Bamji as Sayeed Nandana Sen as Duri Sarita Choudhury as Farida John Ventimiglia as Gabe Varun Sriram as Ali Aasif Mandvi as Abdul Ajay Naidu as Naveed

Crew Ernesto Solo - Art Director Will Battersby - Associate Producer Michael G. Pollard - Associate Producer Tory Tunnell - Associate Producer John F. Brooke Montgomery - Boom Operator Cindy Tolan - Casting Sameer Bajar - Consultant/advisor Afia Nathaniel - Consultant/advisor Gretchen McGowan - Co-producer Per Melita - Co-producer Sylvia Grieser - Costume Designer Cecily Kaston - First Assistant Director Joseph Castelo - Director Malcolm Jamieson - Editor Todd Wagner - Executive Producer Mark Cuban - Executive Producer Samuel E. Gomez - Location Manager Collin Smith - Location Manager Free Association - Composer (Music Score) David Holmes - Composer (Music Score) Tracy McKnight - Musical Direction/Supervision Nicole Lebries - Makeup Hagen Linss - Makeup Heidi Kulow - Makeup David Isern - Camera Operator Stephanie Carroll - Production Designer Joe White - Cinematographer Ruben O'Malley - Cinematographer David Leitner - Cinematographer Lisa Rinzler - Cinematographer Joana Vicente - Producer Jason Kliot - Producer Tom Glynn - Producer Giles Khan - Production Sound James Ahern - Recording Juan Rodriguez - Sound Mixer Gabriel Sanders - Sound Mixer Ayad Akhtar - Screenwriter Tom Glynn - Screenwriter Joseph Castelo - Screenwriter Joel Hirsch - Additional Editing Helinet Aviation - Aerial Photography Ross Marroso - Aerial Photography Steve Masi - Aerial Photography Alan Purwin - Aerial Photography Susan Gabbay - First Assistant Camera Ethan Borsuk - First Assistant Camera Yaminah McKessey - First Assistant Camera Manuel Billeter - First Assistant Camera Lee Chen - First Assistant Camera Amy Bostwick - First Assistant Camera Sandor Temlock - First Assistant Camera Luis Colon - Gaffer Alan Smith - Gaffer Michael Yetter - Gaffer Matthew Mendelson - Grip Randy Salo - Grip Dawn Rider - Grip Max Tokman - Grip Gwen Lockridge - Grip Jonathan Stern - Grip Olivier Bernier - Grip Brian Sachson - Grip Alex Hoyt - Grip Darren Frohlich - Key Grip Michael Hastings-Black - Post Production Coordinator Ni Phan - Post Production Coordinator Laura Maxfield - Post Production Coordinator Michael Harrop - Post Production Supervisor Adi Amit - Production Coordinator Sarah Croot - Properties Master Bob Chefalas - Re-Recording Mixer Colin Weeks - Re-Recording Mixer Anthony V. Pettine - Script Supervisor Andy Cesana - Second Assistant Director Ryan Lakenan - Second Assistant Director Josh Newport - Second Assistant Director David Isern - Steadicam Operator Nevil Dwek - Still Photographer Cesar Vera - Still Photographer Sarah Wilson - Still Photographer Daniel Pagan - Supervising Sound Editor Chic Ciccolini III - Supervising Sound Editor Pam DeMetruis-Thomas - ADR Editor Douglas Murray - ADR Mixer Andrew May - Art Department Assistant Jessica Levy - Art Department Assistant Lisa Mattox - Art Department Assistant Arianna Lepenne - Art Department Assistant John Perkins - Assistant Makeup Eugena Harrington - Assistant Production Coordinator Mark Koenig - Best Boy Electric Joe Paolini - Best Boy Grip Matt Schreiber - Casting Associate Jay Shapiro - Extra Casting Les Bloom - Foley Artist Heidi Kulow - Key Hairstylist Hagen Linss - Key Hairstylist Claudio Barrientos - Personal Assistant Evin Watson - Personal Assistant Mina Adibpour - Personal Assistant Robert Bregman - Personal Assistant Chandlee Caldwell - Personal Assistant Bryan Gittleman - Personal Assistant Eli Gurevich - Production Accountant Sung Rae Cho - Second Assistant Camera Rebecca Arndt - Second Assistant Camera Christopher Lagdamen - Second Second Assistant Director Mary Frederickson - Set Dresser Michael Sargent - Set Production Assistant Felipe Matos - Set Production Assistant Demitra Kuwajima - Set Production Assistant Luis Carlos Coimbra - Set Production Assistant Senalee Jones - Set Production Assistant Boaz Tcherikover - Set Production Assistant Fred Heid - Color Timing Coast to Coast Catering - Craft Service/Catering Neil Grant - Craft Service/Catering Pleasures of the Table - Craft Service/Catering Cat McFadyen - Craft Service/Catering Chandlee Caldwell - Video Playback Russell Barnes - Art Department Coordinator Emma Fletcher - Art Department Intern Gina Cappa - Art Department Intern Phoebe Villaverde - Art Department Intern Andrew Aiello - Art Department Intern Remi Gendron - Art Department Intern Scott Elias Fellus - Art Department Intern Tim Gregoire - Assistant Editor Nicole Gilliam - Assistant Editor Michael Wadsworth - Assistant Editor Fred Manzi - Assistant Editor

The War Within
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Ayad Akhtar: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Screenplay (nominated) Firdous Bamji: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Joseph Castelo: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Screenplay (nominated) Tom Glynn: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Screenplay (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Feature/Audio commentary by writer/director Joseph Castelo and writer/actor Ayad Akhtar Deleted scenes Theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 93 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- The War Within 2. Abduction [4:59] 3. Opening Titles / Smuggle [4:53] 4. Reunion [5:20] 5. Base of Operations [4:32] 6. Sightseeing Plans [3:14] 7. Grand Central Station [3:31] 8. Goodbye Letter [7:27] 9. "There's No Job" [5:42] 10. Starting Over [2:38] 11. The Young Muslim [5:16] 12. Uncomfortably Comfortable [6:26] 13. "I Fight Them" [8:03] 14. A Second Chance [2:51] 15. Secret Workroom [2:21] 16. Healing Wounds [3:32] 17. Exposed / 911 [4:53] 18. The War Within [10:26] 19. Epilogue / End Credits [6:18]