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Filmmakers Biographies
Director – James P Weatherall
James is a highly visual film maker that is particularly known for his incredible style towards film making. His knowledge and understanding of the horror genre is clearly paramount and translates to the screen seamlessly to enhance the thrill of the film.
From a young age, James P Weatherall had a passion for film and felt the desire to become a film director. So armed with a video camera and a few willing, and unwilling, friends he set out to make his masterpiece…
After graduating with honours from his local college James was accepted into the London International Film School studying “The Art & Technique of Film”, specialising in the fields of Directing, Editing & Cinematography.
James’ earlier professional career blossomed after he created several successful music promos with his unique visual style. However his passion lay with film and thereafter created short films such as ‘Needle’ and ‘A.1.1.4.H’. His latest directing projects include the comedy ‘Scrambled Eggs and Toast’ and the tense thriller‐noir ‘Room 36,’ James directorial style ensured both films played the International short film festival circuit, the latter to rave reviews. From this he decided to move on to directing his first feature film and developing his natural talent.
Writer – Lennah Seelig
Lennah’s passion for creating stories began at a very early age, encouraging the neighbourhood kids to take part in her home productions and even charging their parents an entrance fee.
Her career in film began in 2001 when she worked for Hi8us television on a series of short dramas set in and around the local authorities care facilities; followed by an offer to embark on a production position at a local film studio. Recognising immediately how her training in theatre could compliment her approach to filmmaking Lennah began to pave her way towards the commercial film industry, creating and exploring her own unique style through a collection of short films.
The most recent ‘Donna Luciana’ a nostalgic ghost story (translated into Italian with English subtitles) offered an exciting challenge which Lennah was keen to embrace and so she stepped behind the camera to direct this fantastical story and bring it to screen.
Now Lennah’s attention is firmly set on feature length productions ‘The 5ive’ being followed by another paranormal script ‘The Haunting of House 49’, inspired by true events. “I think there is always an appeal in the supernatural. I and I’m sure many others are fascinated by the anomalies between life and death. It’s a great subject for film. I’m sure, some way or another, the theme will continue in some of my future scripts.
Producer – Robert Fairhurst
Roberts’s passion of storytelling spans from classic to pioneering cin
ema, from avant‐garde theatre to the campfire ghost stories he would tell his children.
Starting out a stage hand in his local Rep Northampton Royal Theatre, Robert began to soak up everything around him, appreciating the technical skills required to create an illusion and the craft of encapsulating an audience to suspending their disbelief with story. This fuelled a passion that led to a career as writer, producer and director of mainstream music promos, television commercials, stage shows and films.
He recently finished co‐directing the feature length animations for Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of the Worlds, with Daniel Osgerby. And co‐produced Rain – an International multi‐award winning script, written and directed by David Mahmoudieh, starring Neve Campbell and Dakota Blue Richards.
In 2008 he wrote and directed Find A Way Out – a poignant Urban Drama about a group of musicians on the verge of a breakup or breakthrough. Robert producing credits include, A.1.1.4.H and Bloodties, commissioned by the UK Film Council in May 2006 and was selected by NESTA to explore rapid prototyping in film.
Robert currently develops and produces film and television projects through his companies Retribution Studios Ltd and Aspect Ratio Productions. Roberts’s subsidiary company, Big Noise Studios, encourages and engages musicians and artists in the local community by providing rehearsal space, equipment and recording facilities.
Roberts’s love of music has led to establishing Big Noise Records, a music publishing label for artists featuring amongst others Civilians and Ticket to Paris to further create and encourage the use of music in film.
Robert is a member of PACT, Raindance and NESTA.