Current Projects
Participatory Feature Documentary
83 min – 2026
Long form documentary and mini series
26/2027
About
We are that moment ‘of exquisite pleasure’*
when tasting a madeleine cake,
where memory takes you,
wild, involuntary and visceral recollection.
‘Whence did it come? What did it signify?’*
The Powers of Madeleine
Stories that Create Change
*Marcel Proust, Rememberance of Things Past
About
PRODUCTION · DISTRIBUTION · IMPACT
From concept to screen and beyond, we partner with broadcasters, brands and organisations to produce extraordinary stories, reach global audiences and turn attention into meaningful change.
Paul Redman
Founder & Director
Paul Redman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and creative leader with over 25 years of experience connecting storytelling with change. He began investigating environmental crime and training frontline activists to use film for advocacy. He then founded If Not Us Then Who?, building a global network supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities to tell their own stories. His feature documentary, A Day on Earth, brings together 76 filmmakers across 27 countries. Through Powers of Madeleine, his independent production company, he creates ambitious films and series rooted in nature, shared humanity and the power of stories to move audiences and inspire action.
Nanang Sujana
Producer, Cinematographer & Editor
Nanang Sujana is a multi-award-winning Rejang Indigenous filmmaker and the founder of the Indonesia Nature Film Society (INFIS). He brings extensive experience as a cinematographer, editor, and producer for leading global networks, including BBC Natural World, National Geographic, Netflix, NHNZ, Al Jazeera, and Stern TV. Most recently, he served as Director of Photography and Co-Producer on The Last Place on Earth, a feature documentary produced by the Oceanic Preservation Society, and edited the global participatory feature documentary A Day on Earth, produced by If Not Us Then Who?
Aram Vidal
Writer, Producer & Director
Aram Vidal is an award-winning filmmaker with over two decades of experience spanning fiction, animation, and documentary. Trained in screenwriting under Gabriel García Márquez at EICTV, Vidal brings a strong narrative focus to his work. His film Degeneration won Best Documentary at the 2007 Havana Film Festival, and his short Relief earned Best Screenplay at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Entr’2 Marches. His feature screenplay OPENMIND has Best Screenplay at international festivals throughout 2026, including New York, London and San Diego. He is the founder of 11:11 Film Studio.
Kate Woods
Story Consultant & Director
Kate Woods has enjoyed a 35 year career directing major television series in Australia and USA. Woods’ latest film, StudioCanal’s Kangaroo was Australia’s highest grossing Australian film in 2025. Her most recent TV work includes The Lincoln Lawyer and The Good Lord Bird, directing Ethan Hawke. Other projects include the Netflix original series Messiah and Umbrella Academy and Home Before Dark for Apple+ . In 2008 she received the Australian Directors’ Guild Michael Carson Award for Excellence in Television Direction. Her first feature film Looking for Alibrandi celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2025, the film, is considered a modern Australian classic.