Production Team
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Rochelle Dancel |
Cath Kane |
Shan Kilby |
Mandy Carpenter |
ROCHELLE DANCEL
DIRECTOR / WRITER / PRODUCER
Originally trained as an actor and writer, Rochelle is a Multimedia Content & Events Producer. Rochelle has worked with teams that have produced a range of events including the Molson Indy champ car race in Toronto, two gala performances of V-Day in London, Richmond CultureFest in Virginia, USA, and recently, the Cultural Olympiad for London 2012. A postgraduate from Goldsmith's Media & Communications department, Rochelle's current and recent projects include brand and website consultancy for the charities Tender and the London Centre for Personal Safety; the development of the Canadian concept web series B.J. Fletcher: Private Eye, for which she is Associate Producer; and creating marketing content for the re-brand of a FTSE 250 company. Rochelle also sits on the project committee of the Take Back The Tech campaign in the UK with Cath Kane.
CATH KANE
PRODUCER
Cath is the Domestic Violence Co-ordinator for the London Borough of Brent. An export from the advertising and marketing worlds, Cath has been working in the violence against women sector for over ten years, three of which have been spent at Brent. Cath’s innovative approach to her work has previously involved her commissioning the documentary of survivors’ stories, Short Stories, Long Lives. Cath also sits on the project committee for the Take Back The Tech campaign in the UK.
SHAN KILBY
PRODUCER
Shan is the Specialist Domestic Violence Co-ordinator for Brent. Shan’s talent, persuasiveness and resourcefulness has been invaluable to progressing Brent Talking Heads and nothing has happened on the project without Shan's involvement in some way. Shan has kept the sugar flowing during filming; driven us around the borough between locations, to meetings and up to Newport; composed music for our outtake reel and organised the launch event. Frankly, the rest of us were fairly superfluous to requirements.
MANDY CARPENTER
CAMERAS & SOUND / PRODUCER
Mandy qualified in filmmaking up to masters level and has been making films since 1994. She made a number of films in Bosnia and spent time with a number of the people trying to cope with life in a county torn apart by war and also with a number of organisations from the outside working within, attempting to restore peace at a political level as well as groups offering aid at a civilian level. Having worked with Women’s Aid, Mandy made a film in 2004 entitled ‘Living Hell’. This film looked at real women’s experiences of domestic violence and how they had overcome their ordeals and began new lives. The film was funded by the UK Film Council and broadcast on BBC2 Wales. Within PiliPala Films, Mandy works primarily as a writer, producer and director. She has dealings with the media as well as local councils, arts development, community and sports development, and the youth service.
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Mike Thomas |
Regan Latimer |
Sarah Nuth |
MIKE THOMAS
CAMERAS & SOUND / EDITOR
Mike has been “around the houses” a bit with filmmaking. Having been to film school – specialising in sound and working on solo documentary projects, he then worked as a freelance graphic designer – mainly for video and television. Mike has worked for many independent television and post-production companies, including ITV, S4C, ITN, MTV, and is BBC trained. He now works solely on community and social projects. After meeting Mandy and sharing a passion for filmmaking, they set up PiliPala Films. Mike’s responsibilities lay mainly in the technical aspects of production, from advising at the initial stages of pre-production through to DVD artwork and screenings. Together they have worked with the UK Film Council, the Welsh Media Agency and BBC Wales.
REGAN LATIMER
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Regan is Director of Toronto-based video audio production company, Bee Charmer Productions. Current projects include the short film Harmony Love Matches For Life and new web series B.J. Fletcher: Private Eye. A post production specialist, Regan’s credits include Emmy award winning trailers for Colorado’s Rocky Mountain PBS and Denver Centre Media. Trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Regan is also resident Sound Designer for First Stages Theatre Company in Toronto. Regan is happy to be joining the team for Brent Talking Heads for her first European project.
SARAH NUTH
MAKE-UP DESIGNER
A graduate from the London College of Fashion’s Specialist Make up Design progamme, Sarah’s extensive experience includes the feature films, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Penelope and Three and Out; The Bill and catwalk for Jigsaw.