SOUTH AFRICA

DIRECTOR/WRITER – JOE VAZ
 
Multi-talented Joe Vaz began his professional career as an actor in 1994 in 'Joseph'. He has since performed in 'La Cage Aux Folles', 'Sweet Charity' and 'Buddy Holly' to name but a few. In addition to a long and varied career in musical theatre, he has worked extensively as a puppeteer, voice artist and film actor.
Joe's initial encounter with crewing was as 1st AD for Damon Berry on his debut film - Engage ever since which he has become addicted to on-set life.
Joe is an accomplished singer, songwriter and musician. He has worked as an audio producer, video editor, web designer, and scriptwriter - but he doesn't skydive.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY – DIGBY YOUNG

Veteran DOP and industry legend Digby Young was a member of the team to first bring television to SA. He worked with the SABC during the seventies, most memorably on the original soapie series The Villagers. In ’99 he worked as the only professional with 22 leading film students from 19 countries on the award-winning grad-student production The Unique Oneness of Christian Savage, directed by Jennifer Ussi.

Although he no longer works as a mainstream DOP, Young brings thirty years of experience in theatre, television, film and advertising to the micro-indie movement. When he’s not volunteering his talent and skill on indie productions, Young works with his international casting director wife, Christa Schamberger-Young as technical director.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – DAMON BERRY
 
Four years ago Damon started his own production company and directed his first short film - Engage.
Since then he has worked on a documentary for the UN, worked on several corporate videos, and other short films as well as being one of the producers on The Quickies One Minute Film Festival.In 2003, Damon won the bronze award for best cinematographer by the South African Society of Cinematographers.
He is currently developing a feature screenplay.

PRODUCER – SALAMA OGIER
 
Having just graduated from UCT Film School in 2005, Salama has already produced and directed several short films. Beyond Words is her first venture with the team.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – VIANNE VENTER
 
Cape Town based writer and journalist Vianne Venter has been affiliated with the team since 1996. She is an established fine artist and former owner of the Solid Gallery in Kloof Street, Cape Town. Her love affair with language and visual media of all forms began at Wits University in the early nineties, where she completed a BA degree with majors in English and Drama & Film. In addition to two respected industry publications, she now regularly contributes to the countries third largest magazine – tvplus, and served as staff reporter on Sithengi 2005, Africa’s biggest film and television market. 

UNITED KINGDOM

DIRECTOR – MAL WOOLFORD
 
So far, Mal has crammed his creative life into the margins of a career in television management. He made widescreen a reality in the UK, managed drama postproduction, and introduced new production tools and techniques.
He is now giving his creative practice the time, space and focus it deserves.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY – PETER MURPHY

PRODUCER – MIRANDA COLMANS

Miranda trained in contemporary dance for 2 years during her BA Honours from Chester. In the years since graduating she has starred in several productions including a run in Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream. She connected with Mal on Beyond Words as a reader for Annie's lines and progressed to Producer. She and Mal are currently working some new projects.