The Filmmakers

Director Joshua Neale, has a diverse background in drama and documentary, including working alongside Pawel Pawlikowski on the Bafta winning film My Summer of Love and writing and directing the acclaimed short film Flowers and Coins.

In 2006 Joshua directed his first broadcast documentary, the chilling and inventive, The Boy who Killed his Best Friend. Joshua’s distinctive voice as a filmmaker truly emerged with Karaoke Soul  which mixes intimate observational documentary with musical performances from the central characters. This was followed by Cotton Wool Kids for Channel 4’s ‘Cutting Edge’ strand.

Joshua aims to continue to make bold creative films with human stories at their heart. He is currently on the road looking for redemption, his central character’s or his own remains open to question. Time will tell. 

Associate Producer Andrew Hinton is riding shotgun. He has worked in documentary for over a decade and was recently an artist in residence at Southbank Centre in London. He has seen the ocean.

Producer Sandra Whipham is a freelance executive producer and documentary consultant. Previously she worked at Channel 4 where she was Editor, More 4, and oversaw the True Stories international documentary strand.  She co-produced films including Burma VJ, Afghan Star and Jesus Politics and and acquired the best of international feature documentary, including Trouble the Water, No End In Sight, Shutka Book of Records,and Billy The Kid. She is a regular participant at international pitching forums and markets and was a guest industry tutor at the IDFA Summer School in 2008.

Sandra did not visit the Dakotas on this occasion but looks forward to attending the world premiere in Fargo.