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Directed by:
Hannah Levingstone | @hannah_luloo

Art Direction:
Hané Harnett | @peonyvibes (insta) @peony_vibes (twitter)

Written by:
Eliezer Yudkowsky

Adapted by:
Arthur Frost

Producer:
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Line Producer & Production Manager:
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Damon Edgson
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Neda Lay | @Nezhahah
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Hané Harnett | @peonyvibes
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Olivia Wang | @whalesharkollie

Compositing:
Renan Kogut | @kogut_r
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Narrator:
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Original Soundtrack & Sound Effects :
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