joel perlgut
Writer/Producer
Joel is the 2018 winner of the AWGIE Award for Best Short Film for 'I Fucked a Mermaid and No One Believes Me.' His films have played at festivals including Flickerfest, Tropfest, Signes De Nuit and Sydney Underground Film Festival. His fiction has been published in Voiceworks, UTS Writers Anthology, and his theatre work has been performed at PACT Centre for Emerging Artists and ATYP’s The Voices Project.
YIANI andrikidis
Director/Producer
As an assistant director, Yiani Andrikidis has worked on Hyde and Seek, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Alex and Eve, Here Comes the Habibs, Soul Mates, the Tropfest 2016 finalist Tay Man, and music videos for Basenji and Cosmo’s Midnight. Yiani also has a wealth of experience in post-production, having worked as an editor at Channel 7, The Creative Foundry, and Triumph Leisure Solutions.
david mA
Director/Producer
David Ma’s debut short film, House of Lee, screened at festivals including Flickerfest, SUFF and MUFF. He’s currently a production assistant at MTV, working on a variety of broadcast and promotional content across their media channels. David has a particular interest in telling stories about race and the immigrant experience in Australia.
madeleine purdy
Director/Producer
Madeleine Purdy is currently working as a production co-ordinator at Animal Logic on The Lego Batman Movie. Before this Madeleine worked in a variety of roles in the creative industries, at Freemantle Media, Vivid Ideas Festival and MTV. Madeleine’s work frequently deals with feminism and contemporary internet culture.
JOSH vines
Producer/Publicist
Josh Vines is a producer and publicist working at Paperbark Films and Aerial Films Australia. He is currently involved in the finance and development for their feature projects Madman’s Tale and Own The Sky. Josh has a passion for all aspects of screen business, having worked at the International Chinese Film Festival, The Yellow Agency and Harry M Miller Group.
key CREW members
Cinematographers: Jack McAvoy, Grégoire Lière
Production designers: Alice Joel, Diva Abrahamian, Emily Borghi, Seb Henry Jones
SFX make up artists: Kimberley Conroy, Georgia Saad, Alice Baueris
Editors: Eliot Knapman, Brendan Cain, Stephanie Tighe, David Ma
Colourist: Keiran Lee
Sound designers: Blake Guy, Todd Falusi, Nick Dracoulis, Nick Redmond
Composers: Campbell Byrne, Matthew Chin
Casting director: Pearl Spring Voss