The People of Dorothy St.

Adam Goott

Position

Development Producer

Location

London

Adam has worked across development and production of both unscripted and scripted content. He began his career at Fulwell73, where he developed and produced several series and feature films: including 'Super Greed: The Fight for Football', 'Who Killed the KLF?', 'Downfall of the Crypto King', 'Milli Vanilli' and 'Captains of the World' – the latter becoming a Global Top 10 on Netflix. Recently, he associate produced a Netflix documentary on the controversial social media sensation Liver King. As well as this – he directs and produces his own independent films: his short documentary has played in film festivals across the world – including its recent American debut at New York's Lincoln Center.

Aliza Walden

Position

Development Assistant

Location

London

Aliza is the Development Assistant at Dorothy St and is based in London. She has a background in scripted television, having worked for a Literary Manager at 3 Arts Entertainment and for production companies such as Blumhouse, Ryan Murphy Productions, and Sister. She is a graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study where she studied Sociology, Politics, Literature, and Film.

Amelia Lim

Position

Development Producer

Location

London

Amelia has worked across development and production on award-winning documentary features/series for premium networks like Netflix, HBO, Apple, Hulu, Amazon, Disney and Nat Geo. She began her career in NYC working on various projects for Emmy award-winning companies Imagine Entertainment (THE TRUTH ABOUT JIM, THE SUPER MODELS, THE VOLCANO: RESCUE FROM WHAKAARI) and The Documentary Group (AMEND: THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA, NIGHTGOWNS WITH SASHA VELOUR). On the side, she directs and produces independent short films, dedicated to centering stories of the misunderstood and underrepresented.

Anu Anderson

Position

Fiction Development Executive

Location

London

Anu is a Development Executive working across the Dorothy Street Pictures fiction slate. Having spent several years assisting some of the film industry’s most influential producers at companies such as LucasFilm, Legendary, and See-Saw Films, Anu moved in-house to work across development where she champions stories from unique perspectives.

Ariadne Kotsaki

Position

Head Of Scripted / Producer

Location

London

Ariadne is the Head of Scripted at Dorothy St producing the fiction slate alongside Julia Nottingham. In Summer 2022 Dorothy St produced Lucy Cohen’s debut feature EDGE OF SUMMER for BBC Films and BFI shot in Cornwall. She has worked in scripted development for over 12 years both at indie companies such as Faliro House (BEFORE MIDNIGHT, ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE) as well as at Fox Searchlight. Whilst running the development slate for Damian Jones, she was across ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE and GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN. She is attached to produce the Dorothy St slate of feature projects in development at Film4, BBC Film and the BFI.

Ben Apantaku

Position

Finance Assistant

Location

London

Ben is a finance assistant at Dorothy St who joined the team in 2024 after previously working in the luxury rug industry. He decided to embark on a new journey merging his passion for numbers and interest in media and film whilst studying to become a chartered accountant.

Ella Cook

Position

Head Of Production

Location

London

With over a decade's worth of experience in non-scripted television, from reality and entertainment to natural history, Ella joined the Dorothy Street team in August 2022. She brings with her a wealth of production knowledge, working across many of the major broadcasters, including the likes of Netflix, Amazon, BBC, ITV & Channel 4. Ella's early career started in New Zealand and after relocating to London in 2010, and she has never looked back!

Fergus Haycock

Position

Coo

Location

London

Originally qualified as a solicitor, Fergus has worked in many production capacities as a producer and executive producer, as well as structuring finance for the development and production of multiple film & TV projects. Fergus is a director of the company and looks after operations and commercial affairs.

Hattie Bridges Webb

Position

Producer

Location

London

Hattie is a producer based in the UK. She worked as a journalist in Argentina before moving across to documentaries. She has produced features and series for networks including Netflix, Amazon, National Geographic and Vice. Her Dorothy St credits include Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe (Amazon) and The Devil on Trial (Netflix). She is currently producing an independent feature documentary alongside working in development.

Julia Nottingham

Position

Founder & Ceo

Location

London

Julia Nottingham is an award winning Producer and the founder of Dorothy St Pictures. Julia’s past credits include PAMELA, A LOVE STORY Dir: Ryan White (nominated Outstanding Documentary and Outstanding Music Composition Primetime Emmy Awards 2024), THE LAST MOUNTAIN Dir: Christopher Terrill (nominated Broadcast Tech Innovation Award 2022), 'TWAS THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Dir: Becky Read (winner Grierson Best Documentary Prize 2022 and Best International Documentary Feature at Guanajuato International Film Festival 2022), IF THE STREETS WERE ON FIRE Dir: Alice Russell (second place 66th BFI London Film Festivals' Audience Awards), BE WATER Dir: Bao Nguyen (Sundance 2020), XY CHELSEA Dir: Tim Travers Hawkins (Tribeca 2019), SKATE KITCHEN Dir: Crystal Moselle featuring Jaden Smith (Sundance 2018), KINGDOM OF US Dir: Lucy Cohen (LFF 2017, winner Best Documentary Prize Grierson 2018, nominated Outstanding Debut BAFTA 2018), TROPHY Dir: Shaul Schwarz (Sundance 2017, winner Outstanding Nature Documentary Emmy 2017), ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS Dir: Michal Marczak (Best Director Sundance 2016), THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS Dir: Edward Lovelace and James Hall (SXSW 2014). In 2018 Julia was named by Screen International as a Future Leader.

Katie Cruci

Position

Executive Assistant To Ceo

Location

London

Katie is EA to Dorothy St CEO, Julia Nottingham. She comes from a production background, predominantly in HETV and Feature Films including Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Andor, The Meg 2 and Bob Marley: One Love, and is now gaining experience under Julia's leadership to produce documentaries. Katie is an NFTS Producing graduate, and writes fiction alongside making docs, and sold her first feature film screenplay in 2018. She's currently writing and developing two feature films.

Katie Mokhtar-Elmes

Position

Development Executive

Location

London

Katie is an Executive Producer based in the UK. Over her twenty year career, she has developed projects across all genres for the US and UK and run development teams at BAFTA award winning companies. With a specialism in factual programming, her select development credits include: Tsunami: The Wave That Shook the World (ITV1), Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border (BBC One), Our Coast (BBC Two), We'll Meet Again (PBS) and Mankind: The Story of All of Us (History).

Lily Hedley

Position

Manager, Development

Location

New York

Lily is the Manager on the development team and is based in New York. In addition to her work in development, she oversees and manages strategy for social media and the award and festival lifecycle for Dorothy St’s nonfiction projects. Prior to joining Dorothy St in 2023, Lily supported the co-head of HBO Documentary Films, working closely across their robust slate of award-winning documentary features and series (including ESCAPE FROM KABUL, IN THE SAME BREATH, I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK, THE APOLLO, THE BEES GEES, THE VOW, TINA). Lily currently sits on the Young Patron’s Leadership Committee for PEN America.

Lily Kaplan

Position

Svp & Head Of Global Development

Location

New York

Lily is an Executive and Producer based in New York. She has developed award-winning documentary features and series for premium streamers including Apple, Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, National Geographic, Showtime, MGM, and ABC News, working closely with some of the industry's most visionary filmmakers and journalists. Select credits include:THE SUPERMODELS (Apple), JUDY BLUME FOREVER (Amazon), CRIME SCENE (Netflix), THE VOLCANO: ESCAPE FROM WHAAKARI (Netflix), LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK AND BLUES (Apple), MURF THE SURG (MGM+), JULIA (HBO) and ON POINTE (Disney+).

Madeleine Osborne

Position

Office Manager

Location

London

Madeleine joined Dorothy St as Office Coordinator after working on various Film and Theatre productions across Australia. She studied the Arts in Sydney, made the big move to the U.K. in 2022 and is only just getting started over here!

Melanie Archer

Position

Svp Of Documentaries And Non-scripted

Location

London

Award-winning filmmaker Melanie Archer has been Exec-ing, Showrunning, producing and directing internationally acclaimed original documentary series for over 20 years. Melanie worked with Michael Apted on his landmark documentary series 7Up for many years before going on to produce the successor to that series, 7Up Millennium Generation for the BBC, in the year 2000.

Naomi Benson

Position

Vp Of Global Formats And Uk Development

Location

London

Naomi is an Executive Producer based in London, UK. Series she has developed include: Save Our Squad with David Beckham (Disney+), Tucci - The Heart of Italy (w.t, Nat Geo), Five Star Kitchen (Netflix), A House Through Time and All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewellery Star for BBC2, as well as the RTS winning limited series The Choir: Our School by the Tower (BBC2) and single documentary Why is Covid Killing People of Colour? (BBC1).

Pav Janjua

Position

HR Advisor

Location

London

Pav is the HR Advisor for SISTER and Dorothy Street. He has been working in HR for 5 years, specifically in the entertainment industry, from Disney to NBCUniversal, and at an ad agency. He has always been passionate about working with people; creating an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone feels empowered to be their true, authentic self!

Rashpal Dhaliwal

Position

Production Executive

Location

London

Rashpal brings over 25 years of production experience to Dorothy St. Since starting her career at Channel 4, she has managed a wide spectrum of high-volume series, feature documentaries, and factual television for both UK and USA networks. Her expertise and dedication have consistently delivered captivating and well-executed content.

Ruby Davis

Position

EA to Melanie Archer, Fergus Haycock, Ella Cook and Naomi Benson

Location

London

Ruby is EA to Melanie Archer, Fergus Haycock, Ella Cook, and Naomi Benson. She's primarily from a commercial production background, working on adverts and branded content, and spent a year producing short documentaries in Vietnam. With a degree in Social Anthropology and a Masters Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester, she's excited to start her journey in the UK documentary scene and learn from the best.

Tarun Moorthy

Position

Head Of Finance

Location

London

Tarun joined Dorothy St in May 2023 as Head of FInance. He is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Prior to joining Dorothy St, Tarun spent over 10 years at PwC working on the external audits of FTSE 250 and high growth SME clients, with a specialism in TV and film. This included a 3-year secondment to Los Angeles where he worked with several leading entertainment companies and TV and film studios of varying sizes.

Telma Lima

Position

Head Of Production Accounting

Location

London

Telma started in the media industry at Disney in 2016, working across finance functions for various divisions. Telma is the Head of Production Accounting at Dorothy St and is responsible for production accounting and financial reporting to networks, in collaboration with the Head of Finance, Head of Production and COO.