The Producers

Darren Cavanagh: Director/Producer

British born director, producer, scriptwriter, editor and photographer Darren Cavanagh has worked in mainstream film marketing and advertising for 23 years as a creative director on over 2500 major international campaigns for a wide variety of releases including, Kill Bill I & II , The Hunger Games and Senna . Ex-DOMINATRIX: A true story is his first full-length documentary for commercial release. Darren has worked on marketing campaigns with some high profile directors and actors in the film industry including Quentin Tarantino, Matt Damon, Daniel Day Lewis, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

Danielle Fautrat: Co-Producer

Journalist by training, independent documentary filmmaker by passion, and producer by vocation, Danielle brings over 20 years of factual television production experience to the table, having worked on global primetime projects for Channel 4, ITV, Channel 5, and France 2 to name a few. Ex-DOMINATRIX: A true story is her first collaborative work with Darren
Cavanagh.

Making The Film

After an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund the final stages of production, Cavanagh’s first feature-length project was originally slated for release in autumn 2016.
But having already spent five years and a lot of his own money on it, the director was loath to put it out before he could finance some additional polishing to achieve the final quality he really wanted.

His determination to create a film with high cinematic production values (including a great soundtrack by Noko) means Ex-Dominatrix: A True Story has impressed regular cinema audiences and also done well in the documentary sections of serious film festivals.