Cinematographer 
Rachel Gammel

Rachel is a Sydney based Cinematographer who graduated from AFTRS in 2020. Since then she has worked as a camera assistant in TV dramas for the ABC and Amazon whilst shooting music videos and short films. Rachel is keen to continue on this path of working on longform productions to absorb the skills she needs from fellow DP’s to carry on to her future projects. Rachel loves camping, music and working in outdoor locations just like the beautiful Smiths Lake.


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Sound Designer
Alex Linder

A filmmaker & sound designer, Alex Linder cultivated his love for sound staying after hours in the sound studios during his time at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. He worked on a range of award-winning shorts that have screened internationally and domestically before he cut his teeth on long-form Film & TV during an internship at Soundfirm Australia. He continues to explore sound deeper in his own films and music.

Writer Director 
​Orla Doyle
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A 2020 Young Australian Filmmaker of the Year Nominee for her debut short HEAD SPINS, Orla’s 2022 drama web series SIRENS garnered numerous awards at festivals internationally, including Best Direction and Best Student Series at the London International Web and Shorts Film Festival. In 2023 Orla co-founded production company SEYMOUR PICTURES to produce indie romance drama feature TWO UGLY PEOPLE, and is also currently developing SIRENS into a longer form television drama, is in post-production on her short film SNAKES AND LADDERS, and is in development writing gothic-romance feature film THE KILLING MOON.
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Producer 
​Kaitlyn McMurtry
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Kaitlyn is an emerging Producer based partly in Sydney and Byron Bay. Recently having graduated from AFTRS she is interested in storytelling as a tool to create change in the world. Two of her short films Hush and Our Land were finalists in Flickerfest’s Byron All Shorts in 2017 & 2019. She ran a successful crowdfunding campaign for Sirens which raised the team $10,000 to film the entire web series. She is currently in development for two feature films and two horror short films.

Composer 
​Stanley Doyle

Stan Doyle is a Sydney based composer and songwriter. He holds a degree in Music Composition and Production from AIM, where he focused on film and television music. Currently he is working on scoring short film and mini series projects, and writing and performing songs in Sydney.

1st AD, Editor
​Peter Skinner

Peter Skinner is a St Kilda Best Film winning, ADG nominated director, best known for his short films Stranger and Lost Boy. His 2020 short film Lost Boy earned him an Australian Director's Guild Best Director nomination, made its world premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival, screened at the 2021 Flickerfest and the 2021 St Kilda Film Festival where it won the prestigious Best Short Film Award. Peter is currently writing his debut feature.

Cast

Cat Ayyar

Julia Gardell

Jack Crumlin

JK Kazzi