DARK CONTINENTS
TWO-HEADED SNAKE ENTERTAINMENT
2HS was founded in 2014, a joint venture between director/writer Stuart W. Bedford and writer/producer Stu Jopia. 2HS's efforts are centred on producing visceral, character driven horror and sci-fi for cinema, TV and comics.
CO-PRODUCTION
In 2014, 2HS combined forces with Norway's Komet Film to co-produce the international anthology 'Dark Continents'. The film has benefited greatly from this co-production in terms of maximising resources while developing such an ambitious project.
KOMET FILM
Komet Film was formed in 2013 around the partnership of producer Valia Zwart and director Alexander Zwart. The focus of the company is the production of visual stories about people for the people.
STAR POWER
Tristan Risk
Actress/Old Traveller's Segment 1
Since working with the Soska sisters, appearing in their breakout hit American Mary, Tristan has become a household name in the independent horror circuit, also appearing in The Editor, Save Yourself and ABC's of Death 2.
Tristan has spent a great deal of her life as a performer, touring Canada, the USA and Europe with the burlesque troupe the Voodoo Dollz, and contributing to underground burlesque studio Dollhouse Studios.
Miltos Yerolemou
Actor/The Calling Segment 4
Miltos Yerolemou is an actor with a number of theatrical and television appearances to his name, most notably in Game of Thrones as the popular character Syrio Forel and in J.J Abrams' upcoming Star Wars VII. Miltos has also appeared the British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, Black Books and My Family.
Key Players
Stuart W. Bedford
Director/Segment Writer/Producer
Stuart has worked for over 7 years in film and is best known for his work on Violet City, Crying Wolf, Cute Little Buggers and as screenwriter, associate producer and 2nd unit director on Apocalypse. Stuart also has a successful career in the British TV industry on long-running soap Hollyoaks.
Alexander Zwart
Director/Producer
Alexander is a Norwegian director working extensively in the commercial and film industry in Scandinavia and US. He has directed several short films, music videos and promos. He is known for DoubleLife, DATE, a segment for the zombie feature Apocalypse, Knut and Stagnation.
Yannis Zafeiriou
Director/Segment Writer/Producer
Yannis has been working as a filmmaker for over 14 years, both in Europe and in the USA, with multiple awards and various projects under his belt. He is known for his work on Apocalypse, Meaning of Life, Dinner as well as for an extensive career in TV on such shows as Extreme Makeover and Greystone.
Niek D'Hondt
Director/Segment Writer/Producer
An exciting emerging writer/director based in Belgium, Niek and his production house Kuru Film Productions made waves with their visceral sport horror short Death Penalty.
Stu Jopia
Producer/Segment Writer
Stu has worked extensively within the horror genre and best known for his work as associate producer on Crying Wolf, Cute Little Buggers and for the development of Apocalypse as writer and producer. Stu has also co-written two produced short films; Survivor and Jon’s Big Issue.
Valia Zwart
Producer
Valia is a Greek producer based in Norway. She started her career in Theatre as a perfomer, director and producer in England and Greece. Funded in 2013 Komet Film is a West of Norway based production company that produces short and feature films. Valia is the CEO and the main producer of the company.
Giovanni Gentille
Producer
Giovanni recently joined 2HS as a producer, where he has used his previous experience as a property manager and self-taught accountant to assist with project management and budget development. He studied astrophysics at university and still has an avid interest in this field as well as in films, particularly in the comedy/horror genres.
Sam Hooper
Segment Writer
Sam’s work has appeared in numerous publications, such as Vice Magazine, Poetry Weekly 2002, Roll On Magazine and Gallery Steinsland Berliner (Stockholm).Currently, Sam is involved in a number of exciting projects in England and Norway. He has two short films in pre-production, a feature length horror anthology underway and a collection of poems soon to be published.
Yorgos Kasfikis
Segment Writer
Yorgos Kasfikis is a Script Doctor. He has been awarded with an MA in Screenwriting from Goldsmiths University of London. He is a university lecturer on “Screenwriting”, “Psychopathology in Screenwriting” and on “Creativity and Mental Disorders”.
Yorgos is currently developing various short and feature-length projects for Film, and doubles as a psychologist in charity organizations specialized in homeless individuals.
