The Lovers and the Despot
TFI Suppport
TFI Documentary Fund 2012
Logline
South Korea's two biggest movie stars are kidnapped by movie-obsessed dictator Kim Jong-il. Forced to make films, they must combine their artistic talents in order to escape with their lives.
Robert Cannan
Director
Rob’s debut ‘Three Miles North of Molkom’, premiered in competition at IDFA. It won the Audience Award at Gothenburg and was nominated for Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards. Variety called it ‘thoroughly entertaining...miraculous’. IFC/Sundance are distributing the film in the US and it has been released theatrically in numerous territories to broad critical acclaim. Robert is now co-producing a BFI supported fiction remake of the film.
Ross has directed and edited music videos, art installations and commercials and is a gifted photographer.
Ross Adam
Director
Ross has directed and edited music videos, art installations and commercials and is a gifted photographer.
Sandra Whipham
Producer
Sandra Whipham Executive Produced the multi-award winning Enemies of the People and Road to Las Vegas and produced Despicable Dick & Righteous Richard, which premiered in competition at Tribeca 2011. Previously, she was Deputy Commissioning Editor, More 4, and commissioned the True Stories feature documentary strand. Sandra is a mentor for Women in Film & TV, is on the Advisory Board of the inaugural Quadrangle Film Festival and teaches emerging documentary producers at Interdoc.