[2] Her next project, Big Men, was shot over four years in the oil fields of West Africa.

[4] In 2009, it was announced that George Clooney was helping develop a fictionalized adaptation of Our Brand is Crisis, with a script written by Peter Straughan.

[5] Production began in 2014, with David Gordon Green directing and Sandra Bullock in a starring role.

[6] After the release of Big Men, Boynton sought to move away from the cinéma vérité style of her previous work for her next project, while exploring the thoughts and feelings of the American public.

After previously having worked with Boynton on Big Men, Brad Pitt returned to Civil War as an executive producer.