Andrew Commis

Director of Photography

Andrew’s debut feature Beautiful Kate first premiered at Toronto in 2010. Andrew received the prestigious Milli Award from the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) as the 2010 Cinematographer of the Year for his work on the film.
The film received 10 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards nominations including Best Film and Best Cinematography and also won the 2009 IF Award for Best Cinematography. Andrew also shot the Emmy and BAFTA-nominated and AACTA award-winning television series The Slap, and received the ACS Award of Distinction for his work on the 2015 AACTA-winning television series Devils Playground. Andrew’s previous film The Rocket, won the Crystal Bear at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, and Best Feature Film at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. His feature film The Daughter was selected for the 2015 Venice and 2015 Toronto Film Festivals and starring Geoffrey Rush, will be released theatrically in 2016.

Karryn De Cinque

Editor

In 1993, Karryn applied for funding to direct a short film and hired herself to cut it, realising it was the fastest way to get her break. Michelle’s Third Novel was selected to open the 32nd New York Film Festival, screening before the US premiere of Pulp Fiction.
Since graduating in 1999 from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Karryn has worked primarily in documentary, winning numerous awards and receiving multiple nominations from the Australian Screen Editors Association, as well as a 2015 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television (AACTA) nomination for best editing in a Feature Documentary for her work on Tender, directed by Lynette Wallworth. Karryn has also cut more than 20 short films, and her latest work Nulla Nulla was recently nominated for a Crystal Bear at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival, and an AACTA Award for best short film. Girl Asleep is Karryn’s first feature drama.

Harry Covill

Composer

Harry is a student at the Victorian College of the Arts. Still in the early stages of his career, he has composed music for theatre, film, video art and community arts. His work has been shown in a range of venues and festivals nationally and internationally.These include Melbourne Theatre Company, QPAC’s Out Of The Box Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre, Melbourne Fringe, Adelaide Film Festival and the Sheffield Documentary Festival. In 2014 and 2015 he was commissioned to write the score for the Adelaide Fringe large scale outdoor performances. His debut feature film Girl Asleep premiered at the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival.

Luke Smiles

Sound Designer

Luke creates highly detailed soundtracks for theatre, dance and film, working across all areas of music composition, sound design, foley and sound effects editing. His work is enjoyed by audiences both nationally and around the world.Working under his business name motion laboratories, Luke has composed and produced soundtracks for many Australian and international artists & companies. Various credits include: ʻGʼ (Australian Dance Theatre), Double Think (Byron Perry), Glow (Chunky Move), I left my shoes on warm concrete and stood in the rain (Gabrielle Nankivell), The Maids (Sydney Theatre Company), Wildebeest (Sydney Dance Company), Fugitive, School Dance and Girl Asleep (Windmill Theatre Co).

Bethany Whitmore

Actor

Bethany’s feature film debut came with PJ Hogan’s Mental, opposite Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia and Rebecca Gibney. At only six years old, she scored the role of Jaden in the US miniseries The Starter Wife playing Debra Messing’s daughter.
She also voiced the eight year old Mary Daisy Dinkle in Mary And Max, the animated feature film from Oscar-winning director Adam Elliott, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival. Bethany has studied drama at NIDA, St Martins Youth Theatre and TAFTA. She has appeared in several short films and theatre productions, and played the lead character Greta in Windmill Theatre Co’s feature film, Girl Asleep.

Harrison Feldman

Actor

Harrison is best known to television audiences as the slack-jawed Oscar Bright on ABC’s Upper Middle Bogan, for which he received a 2014 Logie nomination in the category of Most Popular New Talent. He received his first taste of performance for TV by accident.
He was ‘pranked’ by his best friend on the popular children’s comedy Prank Patrol and from there has thrown himself into the world of comedy and acting with passion and enthusiasm, recently attracting the interest of major US-based management. Harrison plays Elliott in Windmill Theatre’s feature film, Girl Asleep.

Amber McMahon

Actor

Amber McMahon is an award-winning actor who has worked extensively in theatre for the past 12 years. She graduated from Flinders University Drama Centre in 2002 and has since worked across the country and abroad with a host of leading companies.
These include Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir Theatre, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Queensland Theatre Company and Windmill Theatre Co. Amber’s most recent theatre credits include Belvoir’s Twelfth Night and Angels in America, Ensemble Theatre’s Tribes, Malthouse Theatre’s Picnic at Hanging Rock, State Theatre Company South Australia’s The Popular Mechanicals, Melbourne Theatre Company’s North by Northwest, Windmill Theatre Co’s Girl Asleep and School Dance, for which she won the 2013 Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play.

Eamon Farren

Actor

Eamon graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2007 and has worked extensively in film, television and theatre. His film credits include Lucky Country, Blessed, Red Dog, X, Chained, Careless Love, Love Is Now, Lion and Girl Asleep.In television, Eamon has worked on numerous productions including Steven Spielberg’s The Pacific; The Killing Field; and most recently in Carlotta. He has worked for the leading Australian theatre companies, appearing in productions for Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir Theatre Company, Windmill Theatre Co and Griffin Theatre Company.

Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Actor

Tilda’s portrayal of Billie in the feature film 52 Tuesdays is widely considered one of the breakout performances from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Variety called her “a thoroughly beguiling newcomer blessed with offbeat beauty and natural charm.”
The film went on to win the award for Best Director in the World Dramatic Competition. Tilda’s second feature, One Eyed Girl, sees her playing the title character in this cinematic thriller, also released in 2015. Tilda played the role of Huldra in director Rosemary Myers’ Girl Asleep, which premiered at the 2015 Adelaide Film Festival. Tilda made her television debut in the much-anticipated mini-series The Kettering Incident, alongside Elizabeth Debicki and Matthew Le Nevez.

Maiah Stewardson

Actor

At nineteen years old, Maiah resides between Adelaide and Melbourne, working broadly across professional and personal creative projects. Her professional screen debut was in Windmill’s widely acclaimed feature Girl Asleep from director Rosemary Myers.

With most of her background situated in the theatre scene, Maiah has undertaken several training oportunities, including participating in NIDA short courses, Estil vocal coaching, 16th Street Studio and Howard Fine workshops and, recently, an intensive masterclass with Larry Moss. This year, she will lead in Windmill ’s new work, Amphibian. In addition to acting, Maiah is heavily involved in Adelaide’s filmmaking and writing scene – where she works with other artists to tell unique coming-of-age stories. Her other passions include spoken word poetry, physical theatre, singing and directing.

Imogen Archer

Actor

Imogen studied jazz and classical ballet for 12 years and her education as a music/drama student supports her career as an actor. Recent success includes playing Jasmine in the acclaimed feature film, 52 Tuesdays, directed by Sophie Hyde.
Filming took place over the course of a year and Imogen’s role, while confronting, utilised the range of her acting abilities. Imogen played Genevieve in Windmill Theatre’s feature film, Girl Asleep.