Hildegard E. Keller, director and producer
Hildegard E. Keller is an author of books, films, and radio-plays. After teaching at Indiana University in Bloomington IN / USA (2008-2017), she moved back to Switzerland, writes and produces books and other media. She lives in Zurich and became a multimedia storyteller, also at the University of Zurich. For many years, she was active as a literary critic on television in both Switzerland (Literaturclub SRF) and Austria (ORF/3sat: Bachmann Prize). Whatever Comes Next is her first documentary.
Hildegard's personal website The storytelling platform zurichstories
Carter Ross, director of photography
Carter is a videographer who was born in Indianapolis, in an American family with roots in Scotland, India, and Germany. Ever since Carter was young he has been fascinated by visual arts and moving images. Carter's love for cinematography grew from early as he began shooting skateboard videos with his friends. He decided to take his craft seriously and turned it into a career. He graduated from Indiana University (Telecommunications Department). Carter works and lives in Los Angeles, California.
Carter’s website
Olav Lervik, composer
Olav Lervik is a composer and musician who is focusing his work on projects with film, computer games and multimedia. He works as a researcher and teaches at the Department of Composition for Film, Theater and Media at the University of Arts Zurich, and is involved in several different freelance projects reaching from score restoration, to transcriptions, to film scoring and interactive multimedia. In the past Olav Lervik has been involved in the restoration of the film scores for "Metropolis" and "Die Nibelungen" by Fritz Lang. He composed several scores for short animation films, short fictions and documentaries.
Olav's website
Ivan Turkalj, cellist
Ivan is a cellist. His training on the cello began with Vladimir Malinowski in Vienna, after his family moved from his native Croatia (Zagreb) to Austria. At the age of 16 he was accepted at the „Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien“, he completed his studies in Würzburg, Germany, and got two Master degrees at the University of Arts Zurich. As a cellist Ivan has a strong interest in understanding the different musical periods and styles He is a member of the known Canadian band 'The Hidden Cameras', the 'New Piano Trio', 'trio +4', 'The Erlkings' and others.
Ivan’s website
Ann Malcolm, singer and voice actress
Ann Malcolm is an American jazz singer and also professor for vocal jazz and workshop at the Hochschule für Musik, Abt. Jazz, in Basel as well as professor for vocal jazz at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, Germany. Her musical journey began in her home state of Iowa where she was born and raised in the small town of Belle Plaine. A deep relationship to emotion packed lyrics and storytelling are also characteristics which infatuate the audience of her concerts as well as her speech work.
Ann's website
Graham F. Valentine, voice actor
Graham is an actor. After graduating from the Jacques Lecoq School of Theater in Paris, he was active in British repertory theater, participated in Deborah Warner's Kick Theater and participated in musical productions. He has also performed on the French stage, participated in films, and performed various spoken roles in audio plays and concert opera productions. For over 40 years he has repeatedly collaborated with Christoph Marthaler. From 2000 to 2004 he was a permanent member of the ensemble of the Schauspielhaus Zürich. Since 2004 he once again has been a free-lance performer.
Mitchell Parks, camera and audio technician
Mitchell Parks is a multifaceted individual based out of Los Angeles, CA. His love of music and recording arts brought him into the realm of film and television, where he discovered a new passion in the technical and creative aspects of camera work. He is truly content, however, when collaborating alongside other likeminded individuals to create art that speaks to, invigorates, and ultimately influences those who care to experience it. He is an Indiana University alumnus (Telecommunications Department).
Russell Sheaffer, assistant camera
Russell is an academic and filmmaker. He is a California native who is currently working on his Ph.D. in the Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University. He is the founder of Artless Media and has collaborated with Hildegard on “Der Ozean im Fingerhut” / “The Ocean in a Thimble” (2011-2012).
www.artlessmedia.com
Benno Hofer, sound designer and foley artist
Benno is a sounddesigner and filmmaker. He is the proprietor of Nadelberg, has been active in the film and recording industries for over thirty years and remains as motivated as ever to open the eyes and ears of viewers. For his projects, he collaborates with a network of specialized partners.
www.nadelberg.ch
Full Credits
Director Hildegard E. Keller
Director of Photography Carter Ross
Original Score Olav Lervik
Cellist Ivan Turkalj
Narrator Ann Malcom
Narrator Graham F. Valentine
Assistant Cameras Mitchell Parks & Russell Sheaffer
Location Audio Mitchell Parks
Editors Carter Ross & Hildegard E. Keller
Foley Artist Benno Hofer
Sound Mixing Benno Hofer
Voice Recordists Alex Dürr & Joseph Martin Stone
Production Assistance Christof Burkard
Production Consultant Dominik Keller & Jana Anna
Recording Facilities Multimedia & E-Learning Services Universität Zürich
Indiana University Telecommunications Department
Mixing Facilities Zurich University of the Arts
Ton-Art Basel
Equipment Indiana Student Cinema Guild
Multimedia & E-Learning Services University of Zurich
Foton Lighting Basel