The Dawn of a New Day is produced by Marie-Vérité Films.
Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Marie-Vérité Films focuses on
delivering quality and engaging documentary entertainment to an
international audience. It crafts personal stories against backdrops of
important social issues that provoke debate, inspire action and
emotionally engage the viewer.
Ryley Grunenwald
Producer / Director / Cinematographer
Ryley Grunenwald has traveled through most of Africa as a film maker.
After earning an honours degree in Motion Picture she went on
to win a 2009 Golden Horn Award (South African Film and Television
Awards) and a 2004 MNET EDiT award for cinematography. In 2010 she won Best Pitch at the Miradasdoc Market for The Dawn of a New Day. Today she shoots and
directs primarily for South African television and feature
documentaries.
Nick Costaras
Editor
Nick Costaras is a South African Film and Television Award nominated
editor and winner of three Telly Awards. He is also the CEO of the
production company Switchvert that is based in Johannesburg, South
Africa and Washington. His work spans from 5 continents focusing on
commercials, documentaries and television programming.
