CREW
 | MICHAEL RYMER - Writer, Director, Producer
A native of Melbourne, Rymer studied directing at the University of Southern California where his short films earned him the Warner Communications Scholarship for Directing. He made his directorial debut with his screenplay Angel Baby, a tale of two schizophrenics who fall in love and try to live on their own. The film, which stars John Lynch and Jacqueline MacKenzie, premiered at Sundance in 1996 and earned seven AFI awards including Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Screenplay as well as best actor and actress. It also won four Australian Film Critics Circle Awards, and the Human Rights award. Rymer has directed several other films including Miramax’s In Too Deep starring Omar Epps, L.L. Cool J. and Nia Long, and Warner Bros. Queen of the Damned starring Stuart Townsend and Aaliyah. Rymer has also directed two experimental improvisational features Allie and Me, and Perfume with Jeff Goldblum, Paul Sorvino, Michelle Williams, Michelle Forbes, Michelle Monahan, Jared Harris and Rita Wilson. |
 | DAVID WILLIAMSON - Writer, Producer
Australia’s best known screenwriter and playwright, his original screenplays include Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson. He also wrote the screenplays for Eliza Fraser, Phar Lap and the screen adaptation of The Year of Living Dangerously, again for director Peter Weir, starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt. Most recently, he co-wrote Balibo, starring Anthony Lapaglia. Of his own plays, Williamson has adapted several for the screen including The Removalists, Stork, Don’s Party, The Club and, most recently, Face to Face. His film awards include several Writers' Guild AWGIE Awards, four AFI Awards, an Oxford Film Festival Award, Sydney Film Festival Critics Circle Award, all for Best Screenplay, a New York Christopher Award and, in 1996, the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award. In 2005 he received the AWGIE Richard Lane Award for Services to the Australian Writers' Guild. Williamson has been named one of our National Living Treasures. |
 | DENNYS ILIC - Cinematographer Best known for moody and soulful celebrity portraiture, Ilic first gained notoriety with his portraits of Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003. From there he was enlisted by Warner Bros. Pictures to photograph Daniel Radcliffe. Other projects include a series of portraits of the hugely talented Californication and 24 star Callum Rennie, Ford’s Supermodel of the World and Actress Tricia Helfer, Apocalypto star Rudy Youngblood and Sigrid Thornton. Before beginning his career as photographer, he worked as a cinematographer, having shot many short films and music videos then moving into features. After filming the low budget horror film Reign in Darkness, which garnered him an award from the Society of Cinematographers, he went on to shoot one of the first HD major motion pictures in Bollywood, Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! |
 | SASHA DYLAN BELL - Editor Sasha Dylan Bell has edited everything from drama and documentary to trailers and music videos. He has worked with such renowned directors as Michael Rymer, Rod Hardy (December Boys), Paul Goldman (Australian Rules) and Craig Baxley (Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital), cutting for numerous companies including Screentime, Palace Films, Clemenger BBDO, Lonely Planet TV, SapientNitro, 1440 Productions and Jam TV/McGuire Media. Bell has also edited for such popular Australian artists as Ross Wilson, Xavier Rudd, TZU, Diafrix, True Live and Blue King Brown. A committee member of the Australian Screen Editors Guild (ASE), Bell has won several awards, including the Lemac Award For Excellence and the Crew Member of the Year Award for his continued work with Melbourne production company 1440 Productions. Currently, he is editing the feature film Bound By Blue, the short film Elements and the Australian television series Making Tracks. |
LEANNE HANLEY - Producer
GABRIELLE CHRISTOPHER - Producer
RICHARD GIBBS - Music
