Aurelie Stratton is an actress, voice over artist, writer, director and producer who graduated from WITS Drama School and moved to the United Kingdom shortly after graduation to further her study, career and experiences. After 12 years and various jobs including a theatre tour in Spain for a year she decided to come back to South Africa to work on various projects. She then co-founded production company You Kicked My Dog Productions with Emmanuel Castis and they produced the acclaimed Short Film ‘Sides of a Horn’, a narrative film about the Rhino Poaching war, which qualified for the 2020 Oscars. She soon realised a passion for creating content and discovered she was just as comfortable behind the camera as she was in front of it. Along with creative producing for YKMD she has a passion for writing and directing and would love to see more women in these roles. During Lockdown in 2020 Aurelie wrote and directed a micro short called “I’ll Call You Later” for the Ladima Foundation Film Festival Highlighting women during Covid. Her short was one of the 10 winning shorts across Africa and one of two selected from South Africa. Aurelie is also a member of SWIFT (Sisters Working in Television) and SAGA (South African Guild of Actors)