Adam Benzine
Writer-Producer-Director

Adam Benzine is a British-Canadian filmmaker, journalist, and digital storyteller, based in Toronto. In addition to his Oscar®-nominated directorial debut Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, he is known for producing and directing ground-breaking hybrid thriller The Curve, which examines America’s response to COVID-19. A former writer-editor at Realscreen, Music Week and C21 Media, he has written extensively for titles such as The Globe and Mail, National Post, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

Tiffany Beaudin
Editor

Tiffany Beaudin is an award-winning Canadian film editor who has worked on more than 70 documentaries, features and short films. A graduate of the Canadian Film Centre, her credits include The Curve, This is Pop, Don’t Talk to Irene and How to Fail as a Pop Star. She won a Canadian Cinema Editors prize and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her editing work on Spectres of the Shoah.

Alex Ordanis
Director of Photography / Associate Producer

Alex Ordanis is a Toronto-based producer, cinematographer and post-production supervisor, noted for co-founding Stellar Citizens and for his producing partnership with Scythia Films. Beyond his critical contributions to Spectres of the Shoah, Alex has collaborated with filmmakers including Sophia Coppola and Margot Robbie, and his credits include Slash/Back, Percy, The King Tide and Endless Cookie.

Kelsey Irvine
Associate Producer

In addition to her work as a producer and director, British Columbia-based Kelsey Irvine now serves as the CEO of Birch Babe, a Canadian all-natural skincare company. Building on her career in documentary making and advertising, she now channels her storytelling and creative skills into her passion for sustainable beauty and wellness.  

Kimberley Warner
Co-Producer

Kimberley Warner is a Welsh film producer renowned for her commitment to socially resonant storytelling. In addition to her vital work on Spectres of the Shoah, she has served as an Executive Producer on a range of acclaimed features, including Censor, Mr. Burton, Don’t Knock Twice and Donna. As Head of Production at Ffilm Cymru Wales, Kimberley champions emerging voices and innovative filmmaking approaches, overseeing a diverse slate of projects that reflects Wales’s rich cultural landscape.  

Joel Goodman
Composer

Joel Goodman is a renowned American composer, known for his nuanced and emotionally resonant film scores. He created the iconic main theme for PBS’s American Experience and has scored more than 150 documentaries, including The Curve, Everything is Copy, Being Elmo and Saving Pelican 895, the latter of which won him an Emmy®. In 2023, Joel released his brilliant debut album An Exquisite Moment.

Nick Fraser
Executive Producer

Nick Fraser is a BAFTA®- and Emmy®-winning British producer and author. He created and ran the BBC’s international documentary strand Storyville for 17 years, backing films such as Man on Wire and If a Tree Falls, before leaving to launch streaming platform Docsville. Fraser is also a founder and executive producer of Danish nonprofit organisation The Why Foundation, and has authored multiple non-fiction books. 

Halim Benzine
Associate Producer

Halim Benzine is a journalist and French-language specialist who worked as a lecturer for the London School of Economics and as a writer-editor and director for Mary Glasgow Magazines and Scholastic. A Masters graduate of the University of Essex, he originally trained as a translator and conference interpreter.

Sound Recordist
DANIEL HEWITT

Cameraman
EMMANUEL LACHAPELLE

Assembly Editor
PETRA VALIER

Accounting / Additional Translation
KATHRYN BENZINE

Public Relations / Business Director for Jet Black Iris
LINDSEY LOVE

Research
LESLIE SWIFT
LINDSAY ZARWELL

Rights Clearance / Additional Research
ELIZABETH KLINCK

Commissioning Editor for ZDF/ARTE
SABINE BUBECK-PAAZ

Commissioning Editor for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation [DR]
METTE HOFFMAN MEYER

Additional Music / Orchestrations
BENJAMIN KRAUSE

Music Production Manager
ANDREW DEWITT

Post Production Picture
THE ROLLING PICTURE COMPANY

Post Production Coordinator
BRANDON TOBIA

Digital Colourist
DRAKE CONRAD

Online Editor
DAVID HERMISTON

Post Production Technician
KEVIN MITCHNER

Post Production Sound
THE DARK STUDIO SOUND COMPANY

Re-Recording Mixer
GRANT EDMONDS

Audio Editor
GABE KNOX

Assistant Audio Editor
CAIT MACINTOSH

SFX Editor
ANDY FRECH

Graphic Designer
NEIL ADARE