Meet the Team

  • Sylvia Stephens

    PRODUCER | DIRECTOR

    Sylvia is a co-founder of Faction Media (FKA Faction Films) and has over 25 years experience as an award-winning producer and director.

    Sylvia has been the EAVE Documentary Expert since 2005 and has run workshops in Colombia, South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey and Cuba.

  • Peter Day

    PRODUCER | DIRECTOR

    Peter has produced and directed award-winning documentaries for UK and international broadcasters since 1991. He’s made European co-productions for HBO, ARTE, TV2 Denmark, YLE Finland, WDR Germany, and more.

    His first Feature Doc as Director, Off The Rails, received Best NZ Feature at Doc Edge Festival 2022 and was nominated for a BIFA Raindance Discovery Award.

  • Rishi ghosh-Curling

    HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT | PRODUCER

    Rishi has worked on a number of productions spanning different genres from his beginnings in the TV/film industry, from entertainment and factual series to one-off documentaries. Responsible for the everyday running of Faction Media and developing treatments for shows, to picking up the camera and filming, he’s the heart of Faction and the one with all the answers.

  • Zoe Castleden

    RESEARCHER

    Zoe works across all areas at Faction, covering development research as well as admin and communications. She comes to Faction from a background in science and education.