kind of like a superhero woman

I love my crew. I keep saying it, and everybody wants to know why. So I’ll tell you, one blog at a time. 

​ANNA TOMBACZ

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How Anna Got the Gig: Chutzpah. She didn’t have a pile of experience coming in, but she told me she’s very clever and she can learn anything quickly. I loved that she knows she’s clever, and mostly, I love that she isn’t afraid to say it. (Women don’t say that enough and spend way too much time apologising for being clever) It meant she wouldn’t be afraid of anything. On a low-budget film set, there is no room for fear.

Braving the river for the cause

​Anna’s Greatest Asset: Exactly as advertised. She’s very clever and can master anything quickly. I never worried about the things Anna was responsible for. I never had to check twice to make sure the job was done. I could count on her.And if things got stressful, she never panicked. She just put her head down and carried on. I love that.

Anna’s Greatest Challenge: That time she arrived by train and there was a problem with the car picking her up and she sat for an hour in the dark at a tiny deserted station in the middle of nowhere, with nobody around except probably whatever bit the American Werewolf in London and turned him into a werewolf, lo, those many years ago. Like everything, Anna took it all in stride. 
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Anna’s Hidden Talent: Taking pictures. She took the most gorgeous behind-the-scenes photos, and we didn’t even know she was doing it.
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What Anna is Always Game For: Pretty much anything. Fishing props out of a river in the rain.  Scary things in scary cellars. Getting her hands dirty. And my favourite - Zombie attack on the director’s car.