Ishbel Whitaker, Director

Ishbel started her career in theatre as an actor in the ensemble company of a leading Polish experimental director. This was the start of a long journey into archetype and myth. She has worked in computer games and advertising as a creative director, developing a future city with the acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid, and creating a T-Girl pop band for the global ad agency BBH. She was an Executive Producer on David Lachapelle’s Rize which was Oscar short listed. Living Goddess is her first project as a director, and was the result of a 15 year obsession. The film was made with her long term collaborator Marc Hawker.

Marc Hawker, Cinematographer, Producer, Additional Editing

Marc is an award winning director and producer. He produced David LaChapelle’s RIZE. During the Yugoslavian civil war he was a DJ on the anti war pirate radio station, B92 in Serbia. His film about B92 was called “A Multi Media Epic Street Poem” by Time Out. He is currently making a series of short films for Amnesty which can be seen at www.unsubscribe-me.org.

Andrew Curtis, Producer

Polite Storm’s Andrew Curtis produced the film with Marc Hawker which was made in association with Channel 4, Polite Storm and Leavesly Group. Andrew’s background is in entertainment law and was Associate Producer on Lost In La Mancha, and involved in Paul Andrew William’s seminal London to Brighton and current feature, The Cottage.

Nitin Sawhney, Composer

Nitin is a critically aclaimed British Asian composer whose contemporary style uniquely melds the barriers between cultures and music. He has made many award winning albums including Prophecy and Beyond Skin, and scored numerous films, including Fox Search Light’s Nameake. He also works in theatre and as a broadcaster.

Stefan Ronowicz, Editor

Stefan escaped from Poland to London, during the height of the cold war to attend the London Film School, and never went back. After serving nearly ten years with the BBC, Stefan went freelance, working on such notable films as The Valley, Directed by Dan Reed which won the Prix D’Italia, and Serbian Epics, directed by Paul Pawlikowski, which won Best Documentary at Marseilles, Florence, BANFF and Sarajevo film festivals. He edited Bafta winning The Grave, Directed by Belinda Giles.

Tomato/Dirk Van Dooren/ Dylan Kendle, Graphics

Tomato are an award winning graphic design company. They have made seminal title sequences for Trainspotting and The Beach ads for PS2, Nike, and videos for Underworld.