About
The charities
The Wopila Charitable Foundation
The Wopila Charitable Foundation underwrote The Mountain Within. It is an active supporter of microfinance initiatives in the UK and Africa, is dedicated to the economic empowerment of people in the UK and elsewhere and is committed to helping individuals reach their potential, regardless of race, gender, creed or disability.
Special Olympics Great Britain
Special Olympics Great Britain is part of an international non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering individuals with learning disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition.
Special Olympics is an unprecedented global movement which, through quality sports training and competition, improves the lives of people with learning disabilities and, in turn, the lives of everyone they touch.
Inspired by her sister’s learning disability, Special Olympics International was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968 following an Olympic-style competition in Chicago’s Soldier Field. This event represented the first International Special Olympics Games with 1,000 athletes taking part from 26 states competing in athletics, floor hockey and aquatics.
2009 Should be remembered as an inspirational sporting achievement for Special Olympics Great Britain and as the largest multi-sports event of the year in Great Britain. Over 2,400 learning disabled athletes from across Great Britain took part in the 8th Special Olympics National Summer Games in Leicester and also welcomed over 1,200 coaches, 6,000 families and more than 1,500 volunteers.
Special Olympics Great Britain was established in 1978 and currently serves over 8,000 athletes who take part in year-round sports training and competition programmes. SOGB is a registered charity, which currently receives no government funding.
Enham
Enham is a leading regional charity dedicated to service provision for disabled people. Established in 1918, Enham was founded as a rehabilitation centre for ex-servicemen returning from the First World War. The organisation now works across the South of England empowering disabled people to reach their potential, providing an innovative and personalised range of learning programmes, employment opportunities, housing and care options.
Enham’s vision is a society where people with disabilities are valued as individuals and are enabled to achieve their full potential, with a person-centred approach to give each client the maximum personal choice. Over 3,000 disabled people access Enham’s services each year.
The film crew
Our director Kyle Portbury boasts numerous credits. Recent projects include My Brother Marvin, a feature documentary about the life of the late Marvin Gaye, on which he worked with Bafta award-winning director Bob Blagden. His short Swan Song has been described as visionary.
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Our composer Michael Price is one of the UK’s most sought after composers and has just completed his eighth feature film, Wild Target. His many other credits include Wild Child, Children of Men and Hot Fuzz. Michael is also a renowned music editor and in 2001 won the Golden Reel Award for his work as lead music editor on The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Our cinematographer Gordon Brown is perhaps the pre-eminent cinematographer of this genre. Gordon has won numerous awards during his long-established career including five Emmys. Gordon’s provocative style and innovative techniques have captivated audiences of both large and small screens for over twenty five years.
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Our editor Kate Coggins recently completed a feature documentary following environmental protestors. Other recent credits include I Could Never Be Your Woman and Strength and Honour. Variety has described Kate’s work as exhibiting freeform kinetic energy.
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Our producers Gregory Rinaldi and Alison Baxter own BRAG Productions Limited, the distributor of The Mountain Within.
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BRAG Productions Limited
BRAG Productions is a film and media production company that was formed late in 2008 by Gregory Rinaldi and Alison Baxter. Gregory and Alison first worked together as the producers of The Mountain Within and decided to formalise their collaboration and exploit their combined skills and experience by creating BRAG.
Gregory has worked in film and television production for a number of years during which he has developed a reputation for delivering a professional and seamless service, on time and on budget. He is highly regarded by cast, crew and other collaborators and has extensive contacts throughout the industry. His recent projects include Swan Song – which has now secured distribution – and a television pilot – Trollops of Threadneedle Street.
Alison has worked as an international structured finance lawyer for most of her career and brings to BRAG her portfolio of executive and project management skills. Clients value her ability to both identify and execute solutions to challenges with a minimum of fuss. The additional support of an external team of accountancy, tax, legal and PR advisers – all leaders in their fields – enables BRAG to manage every aspect of a production from inception to distribution.
www.bragproductions.com
BRAG Productions Limited
(+44) (0)20 7873 2130
26 York Street, London W1U 6PZ, England
Registered in England and Wales with company number 06730216
Registered office: 88/90 Baker Street, London W1U 6TQ, England
Expedition Project Management Limited (EPM)
EPM took care of expedition logistics for the climb.
EPM was established in 2007 by Steven Ballantyne, who has extensive knowledge of developing countries, most recently leading projects in Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Mongolia as well as supporting the UK charity Enham to achieve their successful climb of Kilimanjaro. EPM is a specialist company that creates, manages and leads unique expeditions across the globe and delivers high quality logistical support no matter how remote the location.
