NICK HAMM (Director), one of Britain's most respected theater and film directors, was resident director with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1983 to 1988. He has directed major productions in Europe and served as British Artistic Director of the Sadler's Wells Theatre Company.
In 1989 he moved into television/film, directing The Bottom Line, a documentary about the crisis of culture, featuring, among others, Arthur Miller and Dustin Hoffman. In 1992, his 30-minute drama The Harmfulness of Tobacco, starring Edward Fox and Celia Imrie, won the BAFTA Award (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) for Best Short Film.
He went on to direct “Play on One” for the BBC starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Colin Firth. Followed by the highly acclaimed series “Rik Mayall Presents Dancing Queen,” starring Amanda Donohoe, Jennifer Ehle and Helena Bonham Carter.
His first feature, Talk Of Angels, an epic love story set against the background of the Spanish Civil War starred Vincent Perez and Polly Walker and was made for Miramax.
His second was a romantic comedy for Film Four/ Miramax. Martha Meet Frank; Daniel and Laurence, which starred Monica Potter and Joseph Fiennes. The film was re-titled for its U.S. release, The Very Thought Of You. His third feature was the highly original European cult movie, The Hole starring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley. This movie was originally made for Pathe Films and picked up for U.S. domestic distribution by Miramax.
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