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CREW
After completing her Bachelors and Masters degrees at Oxford University, Adaora worked with media agencies in Africa such as the Ford Foundation funded radio drama and documentary film makers Communicating for Change.. She went on to study in France for a year before returning to England. Subsequent to founding Muka Flicks Ltd in 2003, she honed her skills with writing and directing course at the Spielberg and Zemeckis supported University of Southern California School of Cinema Television and Film. While at USC she was invited to work with respected actors/filmmakers Tim Reid ('Sister, Sister' and 'That Seventies Show') and Daphne Reid ('Fresh Prince of Bel Air', 'Eve') at New Millennium Studios, USA. Adaora has made two short films - the USC commended drama Lay to Rest and hilarious mockumentary The Interns at New Millennium Studios. Rag Tag is her first feature film.
A native of Bermuda, Kalilah took Film Studies and Psychology at Stanford University. She then went on to the New York Film Academy in California where she wrote, directed and edited five short 16 mm films of her own. Her particular talent for composition then led to several opportunities in photography and cinematography.
Before working on Rag Tag Kalilah was the Director of Photography on such independent shorts as Masculine Certainty and Mort, as well as the full length digital feature Is this Seat Taken.
A graduate of the prestigious MBus Tonmeister (music and sound recording) course at the University of Surrey, Heather went on to work as an assistant engineer for Sphere Studios in London. She also produced and engineered music for artist Haley Glennie - Smith's song 'Love in Vain' which was released on the Stoned soundtrack.
"Seeing Nigeria and learning about its film world was a great experience. Rag Tag has an extremely dedicated director andit was a very interesting project to be part of."
As well as assisting in Rag Tag both in the UK and Nigeria, Heather has recorded sound for feature films Bill of Mortality and Indian thriller The Forest. Heather is also an award winning recording artist in her own right, and her music can be found at www.heatherandrews.org
Andy graduated from the University of Lincolnshire & Humberside in 1998 with a First Class Degree in Graphic Design (TV & Film Design).
He has been working in Post Production since Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 when he was a member of MillFilm's Oscar winning VFX team.
As Head of VFX Editorial at Double Negative Andy has worked on many high profile features, including: V for Vendetta, Pride & Prejudice, Batman Begins, Cold Mountain, Finding Neverland & Shaun of the Dead. He is currently working on 12 films simultaneously including The Da Vinci Code and Children of Men, for which he has been using Final Cut Pro to do on-set editing, as well as Stardust, for which he has been cutting together previz sequences.
Andy has edited a number of short films including Automaton & Ruth's Tooth. Rag Tag is his first feature.
ìWorking on Rag Tag has given me a brilliant opportunity to expand on the skills I've developed over the years I've been cutting shorts and strengthen my showreelî
Kyan and Jack (a.k.a) DJ Jack Funk have worked in various fields in the music industry over the last decade.
Kyan started in London's Drum n bass Jungle scene whilst working as a Junior Sound Designer for The Tape Gallery, then London's leading advertising post production house. He moved on to music for adverts including Kiss fm, Yellow Pages, Sony Play Station etc for agencies such as Abbot Mead Vickers, Leo Burnets and Saatchi & Saatchi. Kyan recently became creative director of advertising agency Green Spotted Giraffe, which has plans for world domination.
Not only have his records on the No U Turn and Saigon labels been played on Radio 1, Kiss fm and clubs around the globe, his music has also featured in TV programmes such as Eastenders, Casualty, Derren Brown Mind Control, Without a Trace and most recently documentary feature Rolling Through the Decades.
From sales to management, Jack was one of the producers of C & C Music Factory's global top 5 single Sweat The Remix. He is currently freelancing in music production and working with Jules Spinner (Ministry of Sound) on forthcoming release Fever for Missy Elliot's label, as well as Funk by Matte Esse (Pacha). Both singles will be rocking clubs from Summer 2006. Jack also worked on the film Red Alert.
ìI enjoy working with up and coming directors - it gives us more autonomy. After a lot of hard work and deliberation Kyan and I reckon the results sound great. We can't wait to score the next oneî
Kyan adds ìIt was very hard work but worth it. I feel Jack and I have put together a soundtrack that both reflects the film's story and is a pleasure to listen to in its own rightî
Kyan and Jack are currently producing an album to come out soon, as well as the soundtrack for a horror film which will go into production later this year.
Tamara began her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she studied Cello and Piano for 5 years. She then went on to the City University before completing a postgraduate course on Composing for Film and Television at The London College of Music and Media. She has also recorded cello for a short film at Ealing Studios as well as a CD for Thomas Spencer. Rag Tag is her first feature.
ìIt is a powerful film with soul an d I am so happy to be part of it. Its been exciting, fulfilling and special.î
In addition to playing in several orchestras, including the Guildhall orchestra, and the English Schools' Orchestra (where she was privileged to perform at St John's Smith Square and the Barbican) she is also an accomplished vocal performer, and has sung in two productions at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden - La Boheme and Romeo and Juliet.
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