“I don‘t really draw things that I see, I draw my characters that I make up. My characters usually have some part of me into them. They‘re called Fallens, and they‘re basically creatures that can‘t go to heaven or hell so they‘re just suspended in the middle.” – Aether

DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER

Naomi is a director, producer and impact producer. Influenced by her experience as a queer woman and a passion for social justice, she seeks out stories that amplify diverse voices and has worked on social impact campaigns with some of Australia and Aotearoa’s most respected charities. Her film work includes the documentary Searching for the Tassie Tiger (2021), which reached more than 3M views on VICE YouTube and was broadcast on SBS Viceland. She hails from Aotearoa New Zealand and currently lives in Naarm/Melbourne.

PRODUCER

David is a creative producer and co-founder of Walking Fish Productions, a Melbourne-based production house that specialises in observational, character-led documentaries. Alongside Who I Am, David produced Naomi Ball’s VICE short Searching for the Tassie Tiger. In 2022, David released feature documentary Clean (directed by Lachlan McLeod), about Sandra Pankhurst and the sensitive humanitarian work of trauma cleaning. The film premiered at SXSW festival to wide acclaim and will show at Melbourne International Film Festival.

PRODUCER

Cady is an Australian author and writer, producer and director of film and TV, based in New South Wales. Her memoir The All of It: A Bogan Rhapsody released in July 2022 with Penguin Random House publishing. She has written, produced and directed dozens of award-winning short films, music videos and TV commercials including documentary The Rainbow Passage for Network 10. A popular speaker and openly transgender, Cady has performed at events such as Queerstories and the Antidote Festival at the Sydney Opera House.

EDITOR

Greta is a Naarm-based emerging editor and assistant editor, who brings warmth and heart to serious stories. She has assisted on a range of feature films, from the epic Australian-Western High Ground (High Ground Pictures, 2020), to the archival feminist documentary Brazen Hussies (Film Camp, 2020). As a queer person, Greta connects with films that speak to the experience of people on society’s fringes, and finds power in bringing such stories to light in an edit, as seen in her work on Rafferty Bailey’s fiction short Kids on Fire (MIFF, 2019).

CHARACTER CREATOR

Aether is a freelance artist studying in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. His first inspiration for art stemmed from his love of My Little Pony, which then flowed into anthropomorphic animals. He is inspired by artists online such as Katzun, Foxi Boxi, Jaiden Animations, ActuallyRea and more. He is also an advocate for trans and Autistic people and has spoken on a panel about the intersection of trans and Autistic identities for Different Journeys, an Autistic peer support group, and helped start an LGBTQIA+ group for non-profit Young Carers.

ANIMATOR

Juliet is a cross-disciplinary artist, designer, writer and performer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Their work has featured throughout local cultural institutions such as: West Space, Gertrude Contemporary and NGV International. Since expanding into the moving image in 2016, Rowe has carved a niche working in collaboration with filmmakers, producers, creatives and community organisations to create animation that centres on feminist, first nations, POC and LGBTQIA+ stories.

COMPOSER

Jacob is a musician, film composer and synthesist from Naarm/Melbourne, Australia, who performs live ambient electronic music under the artist name, Puscha. Jacob also has a Masters in Film Producing from the Victorian College of the Arts. They aim to work on projects that reflect their values of social and environmental justice, and worked as a producer with Sea Shepherd on their 11th Southern Ocean anti-whaling campaign in Antarctica, as a music teacher with incarcerated youths, and as a support worker with Autistic people.

SOUND DESIGNER

Chris is a self-confessed post-production nerd with an eye and ear for detail. Based out of Australia and the UK, he’s worked in sound design and video post for 20 years. With a musical background, Chris isn’t afraid to use on-screen audio cues, and enjoys using surround and sonic layers to tell a story. He also takes pride in sweetening dialogue and camera sound to enhance the audio flow. Selected credits include sound for feature documentaries Big In Japan (2018) and Batoor (2022 remaster). Chris also colour graded our film at his post facility Cybertrix Media.

We had a team of incredible cinematographers who brought their visual flair, extensive experience across documentary and narrative films and series, and emotional sensitivity to the work.

Charles Alexander (he/him)

Daniel Gallagher (he/him)

Flick Smith (they/them)

Gianna Mazzeo (she/her)

Han Palmer (they/them)

Sky Davies (she/her)