Cast
Sarah Jane Duncan
Princess Elysia
Benjamin Mason
Henrik
Philip Gill
The Lord Steward
Crew
Jonathan Cross
Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer
Jonathan is a filmmaker from Leicestershire. His career began working at Pinewood Studios, before proceeding to crew on productions such as No Time To Die, Cruella, The Eternals, and The Batman. As a director he has made several short films that have been screened across the UK, including The Last Mechanic which ran at several BIFA-qualifying festivals and was pre-selected at an Oscar-qualifying festival.
Herries Anderton
Co-Writer/Co-Producer
Herries is a writer from Northumberland, who moved to London to study Film and Television Production at the University of Westminster. He has crewed on films such as Annihilation, The Nutcracker and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Last year he wrote his first feature film commission currently in pre production and became a finalist for the iEmmy’s Sir Peter Ustinov TV Script Competition. Currently he is working on a fairytale novel and runs a monthly blog of sci-fi flash fiction.
Kit Mackenzie
Director of Photography
Kit is a London-based Cinematographer experienced in film and digital formats across commercials, music promos, short films and animation. He graduated from the renowned National Film and Television School Cinematography MA in 2021 where tutors included the likes of Seamus McGarvey and Roger Deakins amongst many others.
Quynh Nguyen Dieu
Editor
For Quynh, to cut is to observe and to feel. If she can create a beautiful picture by making simply one cut or hundred cuts, she wants to convey that beauty to the world. Quynh edits short films, music videos, documentaries and many more. Her passion is to create, whether writing, painting or film-making, and editing embodies all of these activities.
Will Fox
Sound and Music
Growing up in the musically diverse city of Brighton, UK, Will always wanted to become a musician. He worked hard to develop an extensive repertoire, blending genres and styles to create new and exciting sounds. Production became a huge part of my life as soon as he could record from his home studio, and has since scored films, played on albums and written songs for charting artists.
Jenny Anderton
Costume Designer
Jenny began her career Costume Designing for Theatre in York before moving into Film & Television where she completed a wide range of projects with a predominant focus on period & fantasy. She has worked on various short films, music videos, adverts, TV pilots and feature films.
Leanne Reid
Hair and Makeup
Graduating Vancouver Film School, Canada, Leanne is skilled in basic corrective, decades, out of kit effects, prosthetic fabrication and application, hair laying and knotting as well as hair and wig styling.
Pietro Abati
VFX
Born in Italy, Pietro is an experienced VFX Artist now based in London. He is currently the Lead VFX Data Wrangler and Compositor on an Apple+ series.
Molly Fenn
1st Assistant Director
Having graduated from UAL only last year, Molly has already attained a strong reputation as a reliable and versatile 1st AD who has worked on short films, music videos and feature films.
Back row: Molly Fenn (1st AD), Samuel Thomas (sound recordist), Jonathan Cross (director, co-writer, co-producer), Leanne Reid (hair and makeup), Jenny Anderton (costume), Kit Mackenzie (director of photography), Will Harrison (gaffer), Alex Strachan (spark), Callum Reeves (clapper loader), Chris Starkey (focus puller)
Front row: Tara Acton (catering), Sarah Collins (runner), Sarah Jane Duncan (cast: Elysia), Emma Shove (runner), Benjamin Mason (cast: Henrik), Herries Anderton (co-writer, co-producer), Melissa Searle (art assistant)
Not shown: Philip Gill (cast: Lord Steward), Quynh Nguyen Dieu (editor), Will Fox (composer, sound design, edit and mix), Pietro Abati (visual effects), Susumu Asano (colourist)