Superpower


Sean Penn, Volodymyr Zelensky in Superpower
Superpower by Sean Penn, Aaron Kaufman
USA 2022, Berlinale Special
© 2022. THE PEOPLE’S SERVANT, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Crew
Directors | Sean Penn, Aaron Kaufman |
Editing | Carlos Haynes, Victoria Lesiw, Malcolm Hearn |
Music | Justin Melland |
Producers | Billy Smith, Sergei Bespalov, Danny Gabai, Lauren Terp |
Executive Producers | Sasha Cherniavsky, Kate Ward, Katie Peck, Andrew Freston, Jesse Angelo, Subrata De, Fernando Sulichin, Anthony Gudas, Chad A. Verdi |
Associate Producers | Jayne Alagano, Charles Herzfeld |
World Sales
Fifth Season
Produced by
Vice Studios
Aldamisa Entertainment

Aaron Kaufman, Sean Penn
The two directors on the Red Carpet.
Superpower · Berlinale Special · Feb 17, 2023

Kea Ho
On the Red Carpet in front of the Berlinale Palast.
Superpower · Berlinale Special · Feb 17, 2023

Sean Penn
The actor, here in his role as director of the film about Volodymyr Zelensky, on the Red Carpet.
Superpower · Berlinale Special · Feb 17, 2023

Sean Penn
The director of the documentary during the Press Conference,
Superpower · Berlinale Special · Feb 18, 2023

Billy Smith, Sean Penn, Aaron Kaufman, Lauren Terp, Danny Gabai
The film team during the Photo Call.
Superpower · Berlinale Special · Feb 18, 2023

Aaron Kaufman
Superpower · Berlinale Special · Feb 18, 2023
© Jens Koch
Danny Gabai, Lauren Terp, Billy Smith, Sean Penn, Aaron Kaufman
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Berlinale Special · Press Conference · Feb 18, 2023
Press Conference at full length
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Berlinale Special · Red Carpet · Feb 17, 2023
Directors and audience on the film
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Berlinale Special · In Focus · Feb 23, 2023
Sean Penn

The actor, filmmaker and writer has won awards including two Oscars, a Golden Globe and a César for his body of work as well as a Silver Bear for Dead Man Walking in 1996. Following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, he founded the J/P HRO emergency relief organisation which is now known as CORE. His humanitarian work has won him many honours including the 2012 Peace Summit Award and, most recently in 2022, the Ukrainian Order of Merit.
Filmography (selection, as director)
1991 The Indian Runner 1995 The Crossing Guard 2001 The Pledge 2007 Into the Wild 2021 Flag Day 2023 Superpower; documentary
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023
Aaron Kaufman
The screenwriter, director and producer began by working on commercial productions before in 2014 embarking on his first documentary project, Crusaders, which focused on the Jehovah’s Witnesses. He co-founded QuickDraw Entertainment and QuickDraw Animation with the screenwriter and director Robert Rodriguez. QuickDraw went on to develop and produce Machete (2010), Machete Kills (2013) and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014).
Filmography
2016 Urge (Urge: Rausch ohne Limit) · Volcano; short film 2021 Crusaders: Ex Jehovah’s Witnesses Speak Out; documentary 2023 Superpower; documentary
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023