Influence

"Charting the recent advancements in weaponized communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world’s most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger."

Cast

Ron Leagas

as Self - Former Managing Director, Saatchi & Saatchi

John Hegarty

as Self - Founding Shareholder, Saatchi & Saatchi

Phumzile Van Damme

as Self - Opposition Politician

David Wynne-Morgan

as Self - Public Relations Pioneer

Sergio Bitar

as Self - Minister of Mining in Salvador Allende's Government

Ralph Mathekga

as Self - Political Analyst, Clearcontent Research

F.W. de Klerk

as Self - Former President of South Africa

Chester Crocker

as Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State for African's Affairs

Andile Mngxitama

as Self - Founder of Black First Land First Party

Alex Goldfarb

as Self - Russian Political Activist

Meirion Jones

as Self - Investigations Editor

Joel Harding

as Self - Former Special Forces, Information Warfare Expert

Haider Jraidan

as Self - Former Senior Creative Director, Bates Pan Gulff

Kirsten Fontenrose

as Self - Strategy Consultant, Multi National Forces Iraq

Marianne Thamm

as Self - Assistant Editor, Daily Maverick

Jacob Zuma

as Self - South African President, 2009–2018

Alexander Lukashenko

as Self - President of Belarus (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

as Self - Head of Chile's Military Government (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

as Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Katie McKay

Associate Producer

José Antonio Kast

Other

Stéphane Cadotte

Foley Artist

Kristen van Schie

Researcher

Zoe Ramushu

Production Coordinator

Valerie Shamash

Line Producer

Lauren Clifford-Holmes

Line Producer

Pablo Villegas

Location Sound Recordist

Richard Poplak

Writer

Richard Poplak

Director

Diana Neille

Director

Diana Neille

Writer

Neil Brandt

Producer

Bob Moore

Producer

Glauco Bermudez

Cinematography

Mark Ellam

Cinematography