Headhunt Revisited

Michele Westmorland & Karen Huntt

Michele Westmorland and Karen Huntt are photographers in Seattle, Washington. They have spent several years researching the life of Caroline Mytinger, inspired by her journey in the late 1920s. Depending on their own resources, they pieced together the life of this extraordinary woman, re-discovered her original art, and planned an expedition to re-visit many of the same areas in the spring of 2005. They spent 8 weeks traveling from village to village by boat, accompanied by a team of filmmakers, historians, and anthropologists. A book, documentary, and traveling exhibit are planned based on their discoveries.

Michele Westmorland's Bio <click here>
Karen Huntt's Bio <click here>

Lauren Hutton

Supermodel and environmental activist Lauren Hutton has appeared on the cover of Vogue 28 times since she began modeling in the mid 60s. In 1974 she created the "supermodel" idea when she thought of "sports figure" like contracts for special models, and then became the face of Revlon. Her film credits are extensive--31 films, 4 in French--and she has starred with Robert Redford, Richard Gere, and Jim Carey. For the past 12 years she has worked closely with women's health, environmental and wildlife foundations such as the Natural Resources Defense Council and the World Wildlife Fund. Lauren has made 3 television documentaries in Africa on the Ituri Forest Pygmies, the Kalahari Desert Bushmen and the Maasai warriors. She has also lived with these tribes for weeks at a time. She is now CEO of her own cosmetics company, "Lauren Hutton Good Stuff," and donates a percentage of the company's profits to WWF. She will write the foreword to Michele and Karen's book, and do voice-over for their one-hour documentary.

Jeff Streich

Jeff Streich is the creative force behind First Light Films. Schooled by some of the best in the business, Streich learned documentary technique while on staff at National Geographic Television from 1985-1992. He won an Emmy for “Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft in News and Documentary Programming” for the documentary “Into the Volcano” aired on National Geographic Television. 0 He has traveled the globe for some of the biggest names in television, including National Geographic, Discovery Channel, PBS, BBC, MTV, Reader’s Digest, IMAX, and even the first season of“ Survivor.”

Streich shot over 90 hours of tape during the two-month expedition in his role as producer/director for the planned one-hour documentary.

Andrew Moutu

Andrew Moutu, a national from from a village located on the mountains along the west coast of Wewak, received his education at the University of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby and completed his Masters and PhD Degrees in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. He's currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology at Cambridge, working with guidance of the eminent anthropologist Dame Professor Marilyn Strathern. He is also on secondment as the Curator of Anthropology at the Papua New Guinea National Museum. For his PhD, he carried out field research in Kanganamun village on the Sepik River during which time he was also inducted into the men's initiation cult of the Sepik River villages. Andrew was an invaluable source of information on traditional culture and body decor, providing translation and in-depth analysis of local customs and beliefs.

Dick Doyle

Dick Doyle is a second-generation palm plantation owner, born and raised in Papua New Guinea. His intimate knowledge of the culture and language ('tok pisin') of the region, as well as in-depth understanding of history, was crucial to the success of the expedition. Born in Rabaul on the island of New Britain, he has lived in the remote Witu Islands for most of his life. His ability to immediately establish rapport with the local people wherever we went enabled us to get close and learn more than we might otherwise have. He is a widower with three lovely daughters.

Austin Storms

Austin Storms has spent ten years in the production of music and location sound recording for feature film, documentaries, TV and video, and five years in post-production. As the great grandson of cinematographer Dewey Wrigley who shot many of Cecil B. DeMille's movies, Austin has spent his life in the film industry. He is expert in all facets of sound mixing and production technique, and has traveled the globe for his clients. For "Headhunt Revisited" he used the most cutting edge digital sound gear and recording techniques available. He is a third generation native Oregonian, and currently freelances from his home in L.A.

Alan Raabe

Captain and Owner of the MV FeBrina. Alan's years of experience operating a liveaboard dive vessel in the waters of Papua New Guinea were critical to the safety and success of the entire expedition. He, along with his amazing crew, provided care for the team and also assisted in communicating with the variety of tribes we visited.