Emily James – Director / Camera

Emily studied documentary directing at the National Film and Television School, her student films already winning international awards. After her first broadcast commission; The Luckiest Nut in the World (C4, 2002), the Guardian asserted “Emily James is a genius… and will in time be revered as a television innovator.” Following the experimental Don’t Worry, (C4, 2004) and What Would Jesus Drive?, (C4, 2006) Emily’s attention has now shifted to feature documentaries. Her feature debut, Just Do It – a tale of modern day outlaws screened in over 45 independent cinemas across the UK in Summer 2011, alongside a far-reaching community screenings programme. The film is available on DVD with Dogwoof, with plans for a US release in Spring 2012.

Lauren Simpson – Producer

Lauren graduated from Sussex University in 2008 and went straight into film production, working with a variety of filmmakers and companies. Most notably with Universal Pictures, back2back TV, Environment Films, Oliver Hodge, Michele D’acosta and James Lees. Lauren also co-directed SEE: The Brighton Documentary Film Festival in 2009. In the summer of 2009 she joined Emily in the filming of what would become Just Do It and continued to become the producer of her first feature length film. She hopes to produce many more after an interlude travelling Central and South America where she is currently volunteering at various permaculture projects.

 
James Leadbitter – Editor

James is an artist activist who has been making solo and collaborative works since 2003. His practice exists in many different contexts from traditional art spaces to involvement in broad social and environmental movements. Under the name ‘the vacuum cleaner’ his work has been presented at galleries and festivals including: Tate Modern, ICA, Artsadmin, Fierce Festival and the Centre for Contemporary Art. Just Do Itis James’s first feature length film; he has previously edited short films that have been broadcast on Channel 4 and BBC2 as well as in numerous film and art festivals internationally.
 

Exec Producers Christo Hird, Chris Atkins, Emily James, Nik Powell, Dick Fontaine, Ciaran Mullaney, Gareth Mullaney
Assistant Producer Laura Shacham
Supervising Editor Kurt Engfehr
Associate Editor Julian Rodd
Art Director Dr D
Filmed by Emily James

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