Meet the Team
Elodie
Dancer/Actor
Elodie (she/her) is a Dutch dancer and choreographer. She received her dance training at the Dutch National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam, after which she continued in contemporary dance at The Ailey School in New York and the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Israel. She is now a freelance dancer based in Amsterdam, where she is also working on a Bachelor’s in Psychology.
Gemma
Dancer/Actor
Gemma (she/her) is a 23-year-old dancer and media artist. As a young girl she started doing ballet and graduated from the National Ballet Academy after 8 years of training. She continued dancing and discovered other styles, such as Urban Contemporary, Afro, Dance Hall and Hip Hop. Besides her passion for dance, Gemma found she had an interest for art and film, so she started studying at the University of Arts in Utrecht. Currently Gemma is finishing her graduation project, which is a short poetic dance film she is directing. She clearly loves the combination of dance and film, both as a dancer and as a filmmaker.
Luke
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Luke (he/him) is a British filmmaker and recent University of Amsterdam MA graduate (Film & Media Studies). He has been taking photos and making films for a decade: everything from documentaries about mental health and meditations on memory, to gym promos and music videos. He is currently working for the How To Academy and is finishing off a script about a vampire called Gareth.
Natalia
Choreographer, Producer, Art Designer
Natalia (she/her) has recently completed her Master’s in Sociology in Amsterdam, and is originally from the UK. With previous experience dancing in and producing shows at university, and working on a journalistic documentary, she wanted to branch out and combine these interests by producing and choreographing a contemporary dance piece for the medium of film. She was especially excited to experiment with UV paint and light as added layers of storytelling.
Lottie
Assistant Director, Producer, Camera, Set/Lighting
Lottie (she/her) is a film MA graduate from Oxford, UK. She has worked as a camera operator, editor, and sound mixer for both live events and on set. She likes reading, coffee and cats.
Katy
Director of Photography, Camera
Katy (she/her) is a designer, photographer & creator from the US currently living in Amsterdam where she recently finished her Master’s in Digital Design. She has been doing photography for the last 9 years in professional and personal settings. Currently, she works in marketing and hopes to create more films in the near future.
Jay
Music, Sound
An acclaimed sound artist based in Cambridge, UK, Jay (he/him) graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2018. In 2019 he won the RNCM John Golland Award and completed a Finzi Scholarship in Hong Kong, releasing his second commercial album, In The Concrete Silence, in June 2020. He is the first ever Organ Scholar at Union Chapel, London, and formerly Composer in Residence at Cambridge Corn Exchange and Artist in Residence at MISE-EN_PLACE in New York City. His recent work has been performed by artists including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Esther Yoo, at venues from Snape Maltings to Cadogan Hall. Jay's greatest aim in life is to win a speed knitting trophy. Jay currently edits The Sonification. (https://thesonification.org/)
Jonathan
Script Supervisor, Producer
Jonathan (he/him) was born and raised in Hamburg, where he developed a fascination for film at a young age. After being part of his first film production as an intern in Germany, he moved to the Netherlands were he pursued an undergraduate degree in Cultural and Political Studies at Maastricht University before graduating in Film and Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Alongside his studies, he has been involved in the planning and execution of numerous cultural events and student festivals.