The Crew
Oliver Couch
Director & Director of PhotographyOliver Couch is a director and cinematographer whose documentary work pairs a commercial visual sensibility with patient, human storytelling. On A Place of One's Own he led all of the film's creative: its visual language and animation, its tone and structure, and its look on the ground, shooting the majority of the film himself across five countries. He shaped the edit's feel, pace and emotion, and guided the film's music and colour through post. His award-winning short documentaries include a year-in-the-making portrait of peatland restoration in southwest England, winner at the Edinburgh Conservation Film Festival, and a study of landscape recovery after wildfire in Portugal, winner at CineEco. His work is driven by a conviction that documentary can be as surprising and as beautiful as any film, and that the most important stories deserve nothing less.
Morgan Cartlidge
Producer & WriterMorgan Cartlidge is a producer and writer who built A Place of One's Own from the ground up: researching the subject, shaping the film's narrative, and finding and securing contributors across five countries. He produced every shoot from India to the United States, conducted the film's interviews across all its locations and languages, and worked the story through the edit alongside editor Steve Watson. He also led the film's festival and distribution strategy. His award-winning short documentaries, made with Oliver Couch, include films on community-led carbon and bio-credit programmes in Uganda and Zambia and on peatland and forest restoration across the UK and Portugal, work united by a commitment to telling environmental and human stories with, for, and by the communities living them.
Harrison Wood
Additional CinematographyHarrison Wood shot additional cinematography across Bangladesh, India, Kenya and Rwanda, second camera alongside Oliver Couch through the film's African and South Asian shoots.
Steve Watson
EditorSteve Watson edited A Place of One's Own, shaping months of footage from across five countries into the finished film and carrying it through to the grade.
Rowan Perkins
ComposerRowan Perkins composed the film's original score, weaving in the textures and sounds of its locations to draw the viewer deep into each place.
Alexander Webb
ColouristAlexander Webb graded the film, crafting a distinct look for each scene to carry the emotion and drive the story forward.