Here I Am’s Beck Cole, Kath Shelper and Warwick Thorton are here to stay

The Hollywood machine loves selling audiences ‘the new project from the creators of…’ a certain box office hit or a critically acclaimed film. It looks great on the posters, but most times it doesn’t guarantee anything.

There are times, however, when such a reference is not just an empty marketing tool, but a real promise of the aesthetic and creative capabilities of a close-knit group of collaborators.

Here I Am, from the creators of Samson & Delilah, is one of those cases. Married couple Beck Cole and Warwick Thornton have created a powerful creative partnership with producer Kath Shelper. They call themselves the ‘Trinity’ and together they’ve made critically acclaimed short films and documentaries, as well as Australia’s 2009 Camera d’Or winner at Cannes.

“Warwick, Bec and I have been working as a team for the last seven years,” explained Shelper.

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