Zoe Robinson
Zoe Robinson is a keen writer and director who is passionate about using her skills in filmmaking as a means of creating positive environmental change. Zoe has previously written and directed a short anti-plastic commercial, multiple informative videos for the Save Westernport campaign, and several short documentaries focused on community members and their connection with the planet. Zoe’s excited to slip on her directing boots for LICHEN, where her love for storytelling and environmental conservation can unite!
Aidan MacLennan
Aidan MacLennan has a comprehensive history of producing unique films such as ‘The Ring of Alkazeer’ (2021), ‘A Colourful Life’ (2019) and ‘The Boy and the Bushranger’ (2019). For LICHEN, he was drawn to the impactful themes of environmental conservation of the story and really wanted to produce a thought-provoking piece for one of his graduate films. Aidan has had a great time putting together LICHEN with the team and is excited to get it out on the festival circuit.
Jack Fingland
Frankie Hopkins
Frankie is an excitable person from Naarm/Melbourne, whose appreciation for the quirks of life translates strongly into her creative work. She is a highly imaginative person who enjoys moving, comedic and stylised stories that explore people and their inner worlds. In the past, she has Produced and Written many films, but her true love is Production Design, where she can scour Op Shops, create visual art and collaborate with fellow artists. Frankie is a deeply passionate and empathetic person whose goals are to bring greater representation, whimsy and colour into the industry, and world.
Robert Hess
Rob has just completed his Bachelor of Film and Television at Swinburne University, and immensely enjoyed learning about the craft on a broader scale, as well as having exciting opportunities to work with other people as passionate as he is. Rob aspires to make a living from editing in some form, and would love to work on feature film one day, although he finds any kind of involvement in film making to be enjoyable and rewarding. He’s also working on developing his own YouTube channel, which he hopes could be the next big thing. As a teenager, Rob realised that the hours seemed to disappear while he buried himself in various software programs making miscellaneous videos. He has known ever since that it's his passion to help bring stories to life through editing.