Art Is...

Cast and Crew

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  Emily Beecham

  Emily trained at LAMDA. Since graduating she’s had a varied career in film and television. She has been seen in The Calling, The Basement, Rise of the Footsoldier and 28 Weeks Later. Emily was featured as one of the 55 Faces of the Future by Nylon Magazine. She won the Edinburgh International Film Festival Skillset Trailblazer Award 2011 as well as Best Actress at the London Independent Film Festival 2011.

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  Paul McGann

  Paul is a hugely successful international actor, the star of such classics as Withnail and I, Empire of the Sun and Alien 3. He famously became the eighth Doctor Who and has recently had high profile television appearances in Jonathan Creek and Luther. Paul and Barry previously worked together on Poppies in 2006 and Godard and Others in 2010.

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  Gary Kemp

  Gary is a world famous guitarist and songwriter with the band Spandau Ballet. In 1990 he starred as Ronnie Kray in The Krays alongside his brother Martin. Spandau Ballet separated for almost twenty years but reformed with a hugely successful tour in 2009. Gary also acted in The Bodyguard and Killing Zoe as well as previously working with Barry on Voices from Afar and Poppies.

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  Will Bliss

  Will trained at LAMDA. He has since starred in Misfits, Holby City, White Heat, Dave Shakespeare, Oh My God and Always Crashing the Same Car. He has previously worked with Barry on Godard and Others and Notes from the Underground.

• Barry Bliss

  Barry trained as an artist and filmmaker and has been making feature films for over twenty years. He was commissioned by BFI/Channel 4 to write and direct Fords on Water, which screened at the London Film Festival, on Channel 4 as well as receiving a theatrical release. He wrote and directed the feature films Poppies in 2006, Voices from Afar in 2007, Notes from the Underground in 2009 and most recently Godard and Others in 2010.

• Beth Aynsley

  Beth trained at LAMDA as an actor but has recently turned her hand to producing. She’s been involved in numerous short and feature projects, producing five of her own short films and production managing the upcoming feature Fossil. She also production managed Godard and Others alongside Barry. This is her first feature film as producer.

• Doug Berwick

  Doug has composed, orchestrated and produced original music for feature films, shorts, documentaries and commercials including Pitch and The Bad Guy both directed by Michael Dobbin. He is largely self-taught and his influences are rooted in the classical repertoire but span a number of styles. He has previously worked with Barry on Godard and Others.

• Elisabetta d’Aloia

  Elisabetta is a choreographer, performer and rehearsal director working in dance, theatre and opera. As assistant choreographer and rehearsal director she has worked with Kim Brandstrup alongside Deborah Warner, Russell Maliphant, Luca Silvestrini, Alexander Whitley, Cameron McMillan and Bare Bones. Elisabetta trained at The Place and Laban and holds an MA in Performance. Other professional credits include William Tuckett, Frantic Assembly, Hofesh Shechter, Protein Dance, Javier De Frutos, Jasmin Vardimon, Teatre Rites, Akram Khan and Liam Steel.

• Mayou Trikerioti

  Mayou trained in theatre design. For the past twelve years she has primarily worked in theatre, having designed the set and costumes for over fifty plays in Greece, Germany and the UK. In 2007 she became mesmerized by the energy of filmmaking. She has since production and costume designed features and short films that have gone on to win awards at international film festivals including Venice and Berlin. Art Is... is her fifth feature.

• Sharon Drew

  Sharon Drew completed her MA Fine Art at Byam Shaw at Central Saint Martins School of Art in 2003. Since then she has had many solo exhibitions and has also been involved in a range of projects including providing paintings and art advice for ‘Art Is…’ and also the subject of a photo shoot for Getty Images. She has been based in East London for over 20 years.

• Doris Bartelt

  Doris Bartelt studied costume design at The Theatre Academy in Maastricht and at Wimbledon College of Arts. She is trained in couture and traditional bespoke tailoring, and has tailored numerous period costumes for actors including Robert Pattinson in Bel Ami and Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables. She has designed costumes for film and stage in the Netherlands as well as the UK.