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Nick has spent the best part of the last three decades living everywhere except his Scottish birthplace; from Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Brazil to LA (where he gained an MFA in Cinematography from the AFI).
Nick’s camera work was featured in Academy Award Nominated Lucy Walker’s film Countdown To Zero which premiered at Sundance and played at Cannes and more recently on a film project on Mongolian Archers.
Nick also worked with Academy Award Nominated Morgan Spurlock for his documentary Comicon: Episode Iv A Fan’s Hope and on his A Day In The Life series, and with Academy Award Nominated Stuart Sender on his NBC feature documentary Harmony.
Nick’s most recent work was as both Director of Photography and Associate Producer on the documentary, First Position, that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.
Nick is currently resident DP and one of the founders of The Department of Expansion, specializing in artful storytelling and targeted social media.
Aleksandar has designed for many award winning plays in theatre over the years in addition to many projects in interior design and architecture, along with gallery exhibition and work on designing events.
Aleksandar's film production design credits include: We Are Not Angels, Byzantium Blue, as Set Decorator on Underground, The Wounds, the documentary Super 8 Stories, Boomerang, Deathwatch, the musical film Guca!, Die rote Zora, and Zone of the Dead.
Aleksandar's more recent projects include: the stylish action comedy film, Cat Run, and the horror/suspense film, Chernobyl Diaries, about six tourists that hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to an abandoned city, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and soon discover they are not alone.
Marie has served as the film curator presenting weekly film series, has hosted many notable directors and artists as well, and has programmed experimental films for many years.
Marie has made a number of film portraits on avant-garde directors, musicians and composers such as George and Mike Kuchar, Guy Maddin, Richard Foreman, Tony Conrad and Genesis P-Orridge. Whimsical, poetic, dreamlike and unconventional, her films explore the life and work of these artists.
Marie’s films and videos have screened at museums, galleries, biennials and festivals around the world.
Marie's more recent and first feature film is a portrait of pioneering musician-artist Genesis P-Orridge (of Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV) and partner Lady Jaye, called The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye.
Ronald has worked on several TV series and documentaries in Quebec and a variety of feature films based out of Quebec.
Ronald's feature film work as a cinematographer includes: The Far Side of the Moon, Master Key, Funkytown, and the Oscar nominated Monsieur Lazhar.
Monsieur Lazhar is about an Algerian immigrant who is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment.
Seher Latif, C.S.A. is a member of the Casting Society of America.
Seher’s feature films casting director projects both in India and abroad include the films and series: Outsourced, the TV Series Bollywood Hero, and Eat Pray Love, which include background and featured actors.
More recently, she was the Indian Casting director for John Madden’s film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, casting for the all of the Indian roles in the film opposite a British all-star cast.
Upcoming projects for Seher include casting for: Save Your Legs, Gandhi of the Month, Monsoon Shootout, and Indian casting for Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming, Zero Dark Thirty.
Living comfortably at the margins of documentary and narrative cinema, Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky of Pigeon Projects forgo conventional storytelling methods in order to accommodate stark imagery, elusive characters and a deadpan realism.
Their recent documentary, The Patron Saints, is a disquieting and hyperrealistic glimpse into life at a nursing home. Their first narrative feature, Francine, stars Academy Award winner Melissa Leo playing a woman struggling to find her place in a downtrodden lakeside town after leaving behind a life in prison.
Brian and Melanie have shown their work at the Sundance, Rotterdam, Toronto, and Edinburgh film festivals and won awards at the European Media Art Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, and the Athens International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Magazine has named Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky as one of "25 New Faces of Independent Film".
Growing up as one of four children, Bradley spent his school days immersed in athletics and art. Photography presented itself as the perfect medium through which to express Bradley's creative energy.
Graduating from Brooks Institute of Photography, Bradley's hands-on approach to camera and lighting laid the groundwork for his generous work ethic, admitting, he never wanted to have to ask someone to do something he couldn’t do himself.
As director of photography, Bradley has been fortunate enough to have films that he has worked on to premiere at various festivals around the world.
Some of the notable ones include: The Vicious Kind at Sundance, Almost Kings at LAFF, Spork at Tribeca, and God Bless America at Toronto. He also shot the acclaimed winning short, Sexting for renowned writer and director, Neil Labute starring actress, Julia Stiles.
Gorman is the author of the novels: The Second Greatest Story Ever Told, Unwound, Ninth Square, Good Neighbors, and Balls.
Gorman directed/wrote the indie feature You Are Alone, as well as The Kiss, and the horror comedy Psychos In Love.
Gorman also directed the award-winning short films Objects In The Mirror Are Further Than They Appear and The Pretty Girl.
Gorman made the feature comedy Friends (With Benefits) and more recently his first documentary, Color Me Obsessed, the potentially true story of the band The Replacements, told purely from fan’s stories rather than using actual music or archival footage.
Alain has edited commercials for national and international clients Canon, Virgin Airlines, and Naturino and on television Series like Matrioshki and Code 37.
Alain has worked many music videos for diverse musical groups such as: Hooverphonic, Soul Wax, Baloji with Konono No. 1.
Alain has edited many award winning short films including the Oscar nominated: Gridlock, Tanghi Argentini, and Na Wewe as supervising editor.
Alain’s feature film editing includes: Moscow, Belgium, Oxygen, and the more recent Oscar nominated feature, Bullhead.
Bullhead is part crime drama and part personal tragedy as the assassination of a policeman draws a rancher into a series of events forcing him to confront dark secrets from his past.
Judy is a UK set decorator with over 25 years in the film and television industry with experience working in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, CZ. Republic, Romania, Ireland, Borneo, Morocco, Iceland, Finland, and Sweden.Judy has worked on a variety of films over the years including: Shine, The Red Violin, Hannibal Rising, Bright Young Things, the original Death At A Funeral, and Eastern Promises. for David Cronenberg, featuring a about a Russian mob family in London and their family restaurant cover up.
Judy has also worked as a set decorator on the award winning film Ondine, the story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a Selke, for Neil Jordan.
Judy was recently the set decorator as part of the Academy Award nominated Art Direction team for The King’s Speech for Tom Hooper, about the King George VI of Britain's ascension to the throne and his speech therapist who helped him become worthy of it.
Judy has more recently worked on My Week With Marilyn for Simon Curtis about Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's, about the tense interaction between Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl. She was also the set decorator for the Golden Globe nominated TV Series, Downton Abbey.
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