"A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later."
- Stanley Kubrick
I'm an award-winning director with a specialism in films that make a real difference, whether that's bringing underrepresented voices to the big (or small) screen, supporting the work of charities and NGOs through cinematic storytelling, or educational content that aims to make the world a better and more well-informed place. I've made documentaries, promos and explainer videos for the NSPCC, Coppafeel, Lenovo, The Guardian and The Wellcome Collection amongst others. Most recently I've directed spots for Smirnoff, KFC and Blue Dragon.
In 2013, I established Dauntless Pictures with producer Joanna Thapa and together we're cultivating a slate of TV shows, features, documentaries and shorts. Our documentary for the Guardian, 'From The Bronx To Yale: The Power of High School Speech' was awarded a Staff Pick on Vimeo and premiered at Sheffield DocFest and our comedy short 'Countryphile' won Best Writing at NBFF and a WFTV Award.
I'm currently developing a TV show about Victorian drag queens, a series about female friendships and romantic relationships after children, and a short about a grumpy agoraphobic who risks her life to play Robin Hood, starring Miriam Margolyes. I was also commissioned by Knock Out Productions to write a feature about an MMA fighter and NHS nurse battling her way through a mental health crisis which is out to cast, and I'm currently working on a feature biopic for Wolf & Fantail about a prominent animal rights activist in China.