Who We Are

Robert Cannan, Co-Founder and Writer/Director/Producer, co-directed the feature documentary The Lovers and the Despot, nominated for the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and called 'riveting' by Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian. It was selected for BBC Storyville and released by Magnolia Pictures, Soda Pictures and Netflix. He previously co-directed Three Miles North of Molkom, winner of the Audience Award at Gothenburg, and produced the period thriller Fanny Lye Deliver'd, starring Maxine Peake, Charles Dance and Freddie Fox, named among Rotten Tomatoes' Best Films of 2021. Rob is currently developing a slate of documentaries and fiction projects.

Tom Pearson, Co-Founder, is an Executive Producer and Director who has made critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary singles and series for Netflix, the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. He is currently executive producing a three-episode documentary series for Netflix.

Lucy Owen, Producer, has over 20 years' experience developing and delivering projects across film, visual arts and socially engaged practice, with particular expertise in supporting marginalised voices and safeguarding and welfare producing. She established a new documentary filmmaking programme at Bethlem Gallery, London, securing full funding and producing its entire film catalogue, and is currently developing a slate of films for cinema and broadcast. The team also includes non-Executive Directors Nick Curwin and Scarlett Ewens, whose company Matisse owns a stake in Hellflower.