OUR TEAM
Finding Your Path: The Journey Begins
An intimate exploration of presence and purpose. Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of our documentary and workshop series as we navigate the landscape of the human heart.
Cast

Meg Bracken
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Meg is a qualified forest therapy guide and the founder of Forest Pathways. Her work invites people to slow down, reconnect and gently find their way forward through nature-based experiences. Informed by a background in counselling, support work and end-of-life care, Meg’s approach is grounded, compassionate and shaped by deep listening and respect for the restorative wisdom of the natural world. Finding Your Path aligns with Meg’s work and her belief in nature as a quiet guide through life’s transitions. Her work has been supported through a community and cultural grant from Woollahra Council, enabling free forest therapy programs delivered in collaboration with the Older Women’s Network, centering connection, wellbeing and belonging for women in later life.
Connect with Meg
Upcoming walks and offerings are shared via Instagram @forest_pathways (Your Urban Forest Therapy Guide)

Nancie Clisby
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MC, Facilitator & Holistic Practitioner
Nancie worked closely with Wendy at Heart & Soul Care Trauma Healing Retreats, where she played a key role as Master of Ceremonies (MC), workshop facilitator, and trusted support behind the scenes.
Nancie also provided valuable practical support during the creation of the Finding Your Path documentary, assisting throughout the development process. She facilitated the Heritage Workshop, guiding participants to explore personal history and identity with care and sensitivity.
She is the founder of Sublime Healing Pathways, where she works holistically through Reiki, holistic counselling, breath work, and wellbeing workshops in supporting individuals on their healing journey so that they can move forward with balance, clarity and purpose.
Connect with Nancie: sublimehealingpathways@gmail.com –

Brenda Eggleton
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Brenda is a long-standing community leader and arts-engaged professional in Sydney’s St George / Georges River region. With decades of local government experience, she has supported community wellbeing while nurturing a lifelong passion for creativity.From a childhood love of painting to a self-directed artistic practice, Brenda’s journey reflects the heart of Finding Your Path—showing how creative identity and purpose can continue to evolve through lived experience, community connection, and personal exploration.

Moira Nirvana Gordon
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Moira is an artist and yogi who went to art school as a teenager, then completed her Arts Degree in Manchester, England. She taught and created art for several years. After earning a diploma in Yoga teaching in Australia, she began teaching and continues to pursue further studies with yoga masters at home and abroad to this day.
In 2022, after 25 years working in Corporate Business, she took a 2-year break and launched Yoga For Good Foundation (YFG) as a Director. YFG spread the practice of yoga in the community to those who need its benefits. She engages seriously with Creative Visual Journaling, from which yARToga was born, my ‘sweet spot’ where the spirit of yoga and art meet on a soul journey.
Moira gives workshops aimed at expanding the ability to navigate life and find pathways to light and love, using art supplies and movement to engage awareness and cultivate a conscious relationship with our creative spirit as a way of life. Being in Nature is one of her greatest joys, as is being part of friendship groups of people who share the same pleasures. Joining ‘Finding your Path’ offers her a new sense of purpose.
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Kylie Sweeney de Havilland
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Kylie is a creative facilitator who supports women to reconnect with presence, self-love, and inner wisdom through intuitive art-making and reflection. Working from her nature-connected home studio, Maralmeda, Kylie creates gentle, nurturing spaces where creativity becomes a pathway to self-acceptance rather than performance. As the opening facilitator for the Finding Your Path documentary and workshop series, Kylie sets the tone for a journey grounded in creativity, presence, and quiet transformation

Valerie Hussain
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Valerie is an experienced screen performer and a member of Screen Illawarra, available for cast and extra roles.
Her credits include the international award-winning short film Over, Figtree, the television pilot The Professors – Fight for Hope, the short comedy 4 the Birds, and the documentary Finding Your Path.
Alongside her screen work, Valerie has over 20 years experience in Emergency Services with the Red Cross, bringing depth, empathy and a strong sense of presence shaped by years of community service.
Connect with Valerie: vhussain@optusnet.com.au
Crew

Wendy Saunders – Producer
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Wendy Saunders is the producer and creator of Finding Your Path. After 20 years living in the USA and Europe, traveling and exploring the world, she returned to Australia to live her authentic self, embracing eco tourism, yoga, wellness, visual arts, film and healing practices.
Drawing on these experiences, Wendy developed Finding Your Path to create spaces for reflection, creativity, and self-discovery through expressive arts, yoga/art/dharma, mindful photography, forest bathing, heritage and nature-based practices.
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Adriana Mazevski – DirectoR
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Adriana is a lively and passionate creative; an emerging actor, producer and writer based in Dharawal Country, Illawarra. Adriana has made her directorial debut on Finding Your Path, with plans to direct more projects in the future.
She has been avidly involved in numerous local projects over the last few years taking on different roles, most recently in Namaste (2025), The Things We Bury (2025), Prefer Not To Say (2025), Turner (2025), Safe Haven (2024), and Youth (2024). She is also the lead producer on two soon to be released short films; Faye (2026) and Birdwatcher (2026), both selected as part of Screen Illawarra and Creative Wollongong’s script competition and film festival.
Following the success of The Things We Bury short film, Adriana will be an integral part of the team behind the Gia (2026) comedy series, currently in pre-production. To elevate her practice in the screen industry, Adriana plans to continue to immerse herself in the production space, learn, and challenge herself further and grow with authenticity, drive and spirit.
Connect with Adriana: Adriana.mazevski@gmail.com

Rose Newland – Director of Photography
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Filmmaker / Cinematography
Rose Newland is a cinematographer with over eight years of experience across feature films, television drama, commercials, and documentary. She brings both technical expertise and a cinematic eye to projects that seek to inform, engage, and inspire.
Rose was trained by the best creatives and technicians in the Australian film industry. Her short film TOBY received Best Cinematography nominations from the NSW Australian Cinematographers Society Awards and the Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta.
Alongside her professional work, Rose is a committed permaculture gardener and advocate for ecological regeneration. This lived experience enriches her documentary practice, allowing her to approach nature-based stories with both sensitivity and authenticity. She is particularly drawn to projects like this one which connect with the natural world and capture its beauty and healing qualities.
Connect with Rose:
https://www.krosekreative.com.au/ – k(dot)rose(dot)newland(at)gmail.com

Maika James – B Camera Operator
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Maika is a filmaker and cinematographer, her work has been featured in short film festivals and collaborative film projects. Her storytelling perspective supports the narrative depth of Finding Your Path, bringing thoughtful insight and artistic energy to the film’s exploration of personal and environmental connection.
Connect with Maika: maika.james@proton.me

McKenzee Scrine – B Camera Operator
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Multimedia Producer & Media Professional
McKenzee is a Sydney-based multimedia producer with experience across video production and broadcast. Currently at Nine, she brings strong technical skills and storytelling expertise, with a versatile background as a videographer, camera operator, editor, and production assistant.
Connect with Mckenzee: www.thewomensdirection.com

Immanuel Creagh – Sound Assistant
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Immanuel is a classical guitarist who brings modern compositions to life with technical precision and emotional warmth. On Finding Your Path, Immanuel’s sound recording experience informed his work in boom operation and location sound capture.
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Krystal Oldfield – Drone Videographer
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To me, photography is more than a mechanical act of capturing a scene; it is an act of translation. My work is dedicated to uncovering the overlooked brilliance of my local environment—the raw, vibrating energy where the coastline meets the terrain. I strive to bridge the gap between the physical world and the digital frame, ensuring that the salt, the wind, and the light don’t just look real, but feel alive. Here, you’ll find the land and sea not just documented, but celebrated in their most vivid, emotional form.
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