Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?
| Directing | Yasmin Gorenberg | Director |
| Writing | Yasmin Gorenberg | Writer |
| Writing | Myra Noveck | Writer |
| Production | Demetrius Beckham | Producer |
| Production | Pinar Binay | Producer |
| Production | Brooke Gehris | Producer |
| Production | Olivia Krueger | Producer |
| Production | Veronica Polsgrove | Producer's Assistant |
| Sound | Noah Horowitz | Music |
| Camera | Danyal Niazi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lily Newton | Editor |
| Production | Olivia Krueger | Casting |
| Art | Derya Celikkol | Production Design |
| Art | Cami Arias Silva | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dannie Giglevitch | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danielle Privat | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Siya Bahal | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Shilpa Kunnappillil | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Ethan Nelson | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | J. Anthony Roman | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Kara Bartek | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Beth Derouin | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lucy Smith-Williams | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Derin Egrikavuk | Set Dresser |
| Art | Sibel Elaltunterin | Property Master |
| Art | Ainé Gleeson | Concept Artist |
| Art | Allison Ikeda | Concept Artist |
| Art | Eli Kuli | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Werno Oosthuyzen | Set Dresser |
| Art | Odelya Toder | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Rosalie Whitehead | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Phillip Michael Youmans | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Pete Christmann | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Shalemar Coloma | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Saki Kanomata | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Vanneeda Keowmang | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Iris Liu | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Katherine Margall | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Natalie Pierce | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Kristal Salazar | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Grant Thorshov | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jiwon Uhm | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Danielle Benedict | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Dulany Foster IV | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Alex Noble | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lighting | Ace Buckley | Gaffer |
| Camera | Daniel Cho | Key Grip |
| Camera | James Dayton | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Christian Forte | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Sarah Gold | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Matt Iacono | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Hana Kim | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Shilpa Kunnappillil | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Maximo Maluso | Grip |
| Camera | Stefan Nachmann | Key Grip |
| Camera | Ruchit Negotia | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Michael Parry | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Linda Wu | Grip |
| Camera | Zoë Yi | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | John Zeng | Best Boy Electric |
| Production | Annie Barson | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Halle Hewitt | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sound | Jameson Caps | Musician |
| Sound | John Konsolakis | Musician |
| Sound | Genny Seifert | Musician |
| Directing | Alina Olnick | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Shivangani Suri | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Pan Ferguson | Driver |
| Production | Malcolm Quinn Silver-Van Meter | Production Assistant |
| Production | Emilio Miguel Torres | Production Assistant |
| Production | Benna Van Der Walt | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Lili Rosen | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Lili Rosen | Translator |
