Rebecca Summerton

PRODUCER – REBECCA SUMMERTON Rebecca Summerton is an independent, Adelaide based producer. She has a hands-on approach to filmmaking, which is founded in her experience working in production offices and on the set of feature films, documentaries, series television, new media and short drama. Her credits include producer of the documentary Kumarangk 5214 for Australia’s SBS Television, co-producer of Closer Productions documentary Ok Lets Talk About Me, line producer (post production) on the acclaimed cross platform project Us Mob and line producer of the award winning short film Moustache. Rebecca is currently producing a documentary for the ABC called Casualties of War – A Soldier’s Story which follows Leigh, an outspoken solider who went AWOL after serving with the Austrailan Army in East Timor as he discovers that the hardest part of going to war is coming home. DIRECTOR – SOPHIE HYDE Sophie, alongside partner Bryan Mason, runs a screen media company, Closer Productions, through which she has directed and produced documentary, drama and dance films, music videos and screen media for performance. Her documentary work includes Ok, Let’s Talk About Me”(writer, director, producer) a coming of age story of a young adult with down syndrome made for SBS television, which has screened at numerous festivals and is distributed worldwide. She is currently directing a half hour documentary for the four part series Risking It All also for SBS, and an hour documentary about Australian’s about the relationship between Muslim and non-Muslims as seen through the eyes of four Australians for Issues Deliberation Australia America. As a video artist for performance she has created screen media for dance and text based performance for diverse companies and independent artists such as Solon Ulbrich, Helen Omand, Drop Art, Naida Chinner, Kurruru Indigenous Performing Arts, Carclew Youth Arts, Brink Productions and Vitalstatistix National Women’s Theatre. Sophie also works with arts organisations and educators to document the stories and experiences of young people and works within different communities. She has worked with young people through the Wiltja Program (young Indigenous Australians from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands), Magill Detention Centre, Carclew Youth Arts Centre’s regional program, Riverland Youth Theatre, Kurruru Indigenous Performing Arts, Restless Dance Company and The Choreographic Centre. She has recently completed a six month performance/installation/documentary project Pictures of Me working with “at risk” students in Adelaide’s northern suburb schools. My Last Ten Hours With You is her first drama film as a director.