DAN VERNON is a BAFTA award winning documentary filmmaker with an international reputation. He first trained as a sculptor but wanted to break into the film world. From 1998 - 2002 he worked in the art department on feature films such as Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later,before working on his own films. Dan graduated from the prestigious National Film and Television School (NFTS) in 2005 with a distinction and his final student film 'Fountain of Youth' picked up the 'Best Short Film' award at several festivals, including the Hamptons International Film Festival. In 2007, the BBC commissioned Dan’s first film which he produced, directed and filmed himself. He won the BAFTA award for Break through Talent in 2008 and since then has been commissioned to make critically acclaimed films for many premium networks and streamers. Dan has gained a reputation as one of the most imaginative visual storytellers in the industry. His films are also recognised for their distinctive sense of humour and heart.
TED BOURNE is a showrunner, producer and director whose work has been nominated for Emmys, IDAs, and multiple other awards, has screened at the Sundance Film Festival and has aired on networks including Showtime, Hulu, The History Channel, Epix, National Geographic, and A&E. From 2016 to 2021, Bourne was a showrunner on Showtime’s acclaimed docuseries THE CIRCUS, where, week after week, he was instrumental in producing compelling television on an incredible time frame. While a staff EP at Left/Right, he helped helm the adaptation of the hit podcast SLOW BURN for Epix and develop THE WEEKLY for The New York Times and Hulu. Bourne launched his shop Noble Beast in 2021 through which he produced the political docuseries POWER TRIP for Hulu in 2022, and KING OF THE APOCALYPSE for Sky and MSNBC Films in 2025.
MIKE GIGLIO is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in “This American Life,” The Atlantic, The Intercept, and The New Yorker. His process is marked by in-depth reporting alongside the protagonists on all sides of the conflicts he covers, and he has reported from countries around the world, embedding extensively with local forces in Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. In recent years, he has tracked political violence in the United States. He appears regularly on television and radio to discuss his work and has briefed U.S. government officials, senators, and members of Congress. He is also the author of Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate.