The Team
Who We Are
Katy van Greunen
Director & Writer
My name is Catherine van Greunen but everyone calls me Katy. I am the director and writer of ‘A Perfect Storm’. The reason I love filmmaking so much is because of the impact that a film can have and how it can make an audience feel. When I was younger my family used to live in a village in Tanzania. The nearest school was 7 hours away and we had to drive that every week. So to pass the time I would watch movies. I was amazed how those 7 hours turned into nothing because of the films I watched. I often had to rewatch movies because it was hard to get new ones and that’s when I started to analyze them and how they made me feel. I was 8 at that time and I’ve been fascinated with films ever since. I believe I am an asset because I can often take a step back and realize when my idea won't work and someone else’s is better. Before coming to film school I wanted to be an actor, which gave me insight into what actor's processes are and what they have to go through to create their character. Therefore I can help the actors reach their goals and be their eyes behind the camera.
Kauthar Isaacs
Co-Producer & Production Designer
Kauthar was born and raised in Cape Town. She had taken an interest in the arts at a young age, and participated in her school drama plays. She had a strange but strong passion for admin and tech work. She realized her love for theatre and film in Highschool when working in the art and technical department for the school plays. Producing and Production Design fuelled her enthusiasm even further, as she sets her goals higher.
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Banele Mthembu
Co-Producer
Banele Mthembu is a 21-year-old man born and raised in Nelspruit Mpumalanga. He had an early love for the arts and a flair for performance that naturally developed into a deep adoration for storytelling. He believes all media/art has the potential to shape people. That belief informed his decision to study film producing at AFDA. Now in his third/final year, he hopes to create works that leave a lasting impression on all those who witness the works of him and his peers.
Danann Mitchell
Editor
Danann Mitchell, (22) raised
between Ireland and Cape Town, is the editor for this production. He found everyone in the crew to
be committed and hard-working in bringing this story to life.
“ I'm confident in my abilities to capture the essence of the story and take the audience on a journey through grief and reconciliation.”
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Peta Morris
Cinematographer
Peta Morris is a 23-year-old young woman from Cape Town. She was one of the
cinematographers within this production. She thoroughly enjoyed the process of working with this crew and coming up with ways to showcase the depth of the theme of our film through cinematography.
“The experience I felt built my understanding of chronic pain and loss and the effects they have on family structures..”
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Mia Lubbe
Cinematographer
Mia Lubbe is a 22-year-old young woman from Cape Town. She was one of the cinematographers within this production. She was deeply invested in working with Peta to develop visuals that authentically convey the profundity behind this tragic tale.
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Nicholas Godden
D.I.T
Nicholas Godden is the Grader for the AFDA short film A Perfect Storm. Since a young age, Nic has been obsessed with movies, watching breakdowns looking at the behind the scenes of how his favourite films were made. Born and raised in Johannesburg, Nic grew up as a quiet timid boy until he joined the backstage crew at his high school St Stithians, this is where he found his confidence and goal of becoming a filmmaker. He helped with lighting and sound for many theatre productions within the school, became head of backstage and worked on a FEDA Production. Nicholas Then went on to work or 3 weeks on the Set of Maze Runner: Death Cure in 2017, where he worked as a runner for 2 weeks and a DIT for 1 week. Since then Nicholas Has been studying and honing his skills as
a grader at AFDA. His only focus as of now is that he wants to strive for excellence in what he loves.
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Siphiweyinkosi Cedrick Mkhize
Sound Designer
Siphiweyinkosi Cedrick (21) Mkhize, from Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal is the Sound Designer for this production.
He felt motivated by the crew’s emphasis on professionalism.
“The punctuality, group support and overall individual effort put in to make this project come together. It was a good yet challenging experience.”
