Polly Staniford is a producer, writer and director, who has worked on short movies like Crossbow (2007), Netherland Dwarf (2008), Joey (2011), Can You See Them? (2014), The Nightingale and the Rose (2015) and Red (2017). She also produced the documentary Roller Dreams (2017). Staniford produced her first commercial venture, working with director Cate Shortland on her horror, mystery- Berlin Syndrome.