ABOUT US

WHO WE ARE

In 2009, at the start of our journey, What Took You So Long? was a small group of young filmmakers who didn’t feel like the media was doing a great job of representing places as they really are. So we set out to change that. We left our apartments, families, and friends behind, and began a nomadic journey that now spans over 150 countries, and instilled within our company a love of people, and an obsession with the road, that forms the backbone of who we are. 
Our core team includes Directors, Producers, Cinematographers, Editors, Animators, UX Designers, Developers, Campaign and Social Media Managers. We speak 13 languages, and have a majority female leadership. We also built a Circle of over 100 creatives, across 50 countries, who write, direct, edit, animate, and everything in between. There is essentially no place in the world we can't organize a shoot or campaign in, the world is, and always will be our studio. 
No matter how much we grow, no matter what new adventure we embark on, we will never lose our awe of the natural world, the human spirit, and the spectacular things we humans are capable of, if only given the chance. 

Our Team

  • alicia sully co founder of what took you so long

    Alicia Sully

    Co-Founder | Director | Cinematographer

    📍Berlin

  • SEBASTIAN LINDSTRÖM

    Co-founder | DOP | Drone

    📍Kyiv & Stockholm

  • clara wetzel filmmaker

    CLARA WETZEL

    Director | Producer | Project Manager

    📍 Buenos Aires

  • Chris Kousouros project manager

    Chris Kousouros

    Project Manager | Filmmaker | Director of Growth

    📍 New York City

  • Philippa Young Story producer

    Philippa Young

    Story Producer | Content Manager

    📍 Barcelona

  • Johan Eriksson filmmaker

    Johan Eriksson

    Producer | Filmmaker | Editor

    📍 Stockholm

  • Ghinwa Daher filmmaker and photographer

    Ghinwa Daher

    Filmmaker | Photographer

    📍 Barcelona & Beirut

  • Karim Iliya photographer

    Karim Iliya

    Underwater Photographer

    📍 Reykjavík

  • Fanny Lindström director

    Fanny Lindström

    Director | Filmmaker | Photographer

    📍 Stockholm & London

  • Nessim Stevenson filmmaker and photographer

    Nessim Stevenson

    Filmmaker | 360 & VR | Photographer

    📍 Beirut

  • Riham Ezzaldeen producer

    Riham Ezzaldeen

    Original Content Producer | Project Manager

    📍Nomad

  • JOHAN SELIN

    JOHAN SELIN

    Producer | Filmmaker | Editor

    📍Stockholm

  • dre babic proposal writer and team culture

    DRE BABIC

    BUSINESS DEV | TEAM CULTURE

    📍Berlin

  • cynthia-el hasbani graphic designer

    Cynthia-ël Hasbani

    Graphic Design | Branding | Animation

    📍Berlin

  • Nadine Assaf digital marketing strategist

    Nadine Assaf

    Campaign Manager

    📍 Beirut

  • Evelyn Njoroge Social Media Specialist

    Evelyn Njoroge

    Social Media Manager

    📍Nairobi

Our Collaborators

  • joseph akwasi filmmaker

    JOSEPH AKWASI

    Filmmaker | Producer

    📍Accra

  • Khalil Antoun Web Developer

    Khalil Antoun

    Web Developer | UX/UI Design

    📍Paris

  • camila tainta filmmaking student and junior editor

    Cami Tainta

    Junior Editor | Filmmaker

    📍Buenos Aires

  • Kate Serdiuk

    Communications Specialist

    📍Kyiv & Stockholm

  • Natassja Ebert

    Filmmaker | Photographer

    📍NYC