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Detailed CV available on request
PROFILE 
Award-winning Producer/Director of factual and narrative content with a strong focus on shoots abroad. I have substantial prime-time experience in documentaries and high-profile branded content.

My passion lies in character-led stories, whether that's history docs, ob docs or drama. Having started my career as an editor, I have strong narrative skills and editorial judgement. I am confident managing crew, budgets and schedules as well as delivering strong content with creative flair.

Awards: BAFTA Crew '15 & '16, Sundance London '12 Langham Filmmaker winner. Webby Award '11 EastEnders: E20. Semi-finalist for The Academy Awards' Nicholl Fellowship '08 for feature script Turnpike. Recipient of Mary Pickford Award '05, Dante Scholarship '05, Women In Film '06, Allaway Scholarship '04. Finalist at: Buffalo Film Fest '14 (won Best International Short), Eerie Horror Festival '14 (won Best Actress Olivia Cooke), London Independent Film Festival '14, Sci Fi London Film Festival '14, St. Petersburg '08, Eerie Horror '08 & '15, Nickel Independent, Strasbourg International.

SKILLS
Shooting: Confident self-shooter, comfortable directing multi-camera crews.
Experienced with presenters and celebrities. C300, XF305, 5D MK II, MK III, Z1, Z7, PMW200, Go Pro.


Editing: Extremely experienced editing and script writing. Fast FCP7 and Avid editor.

Development: Very experienced in successfully gaining commissions and developing treatments, including award winning content.
Experienced with Edit Producing and Story Producing.


Other: MFA in Film Production from acclaimed USC film school in LA. Clean driving license. Valid i-visa for USA.

SELECTED CREDITS


The Forgotten Girls of Dhaka
Working Lives: Tokyo's Women
Working Lives: Berlin
Singapore at 50
Witness monthly
Witness
Ruby's Skin
Steampunk Revolutions
Tock
Lace
Impressions
Silence
The Outskirts
Seen
Signs of a Misspent Youth
Closeup
Impressions

MUSIC VIDEOS
Megan Henwood "Love Loathe"
Low Stars "Just Around The Corner"
Kate Nash "Merry Happy" (unofficial)

THEATRE
True Blue


WRITER
The Adventures of McKenzie Blue


TELEVISION AS EDITOR
Newsnight: Kidnapped for a Decade
Our World: Kidnapped for a Decade
Our World: China's Love Hunters
Our World: Missing Migrants
Our World: Germany's Economic Crisis
Our World: China's Model Army
Working Lives: Vietnam
Working Lives: Ecuador
Weekend World (2011-2012, Series)     
Destination London (2012, Series)  
Aung San Suu Kyi Lecture   
Tony Blair Interview


FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Sundance London/Langham filmmaker
Strasbourg International Film Festuval
The Green Room, Telluride Film Festival
The Green Room, Sundance
St.Petersburg Film Festival
Eerie Horror Festival
Nickel Independent Film Festival
Heineken Music Video/USC
Women in Film USC scholarship
The Dante Foundation scholarship


QUALIFICATIONS
University of Southern California
Sussex University
University of California, Los Angeles

MEMBERSHIP
Women of Film and TV member
Women of Cinematic Arts, Europe
WCA, Los Angeles, Conference Co-Chair




BBC
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Langham/Sundance London
Lancia
Slackwire Films
USC Films
Los Angeles Film Collectice
USC FIlms
USC Films
USC Films
Sussex Films
UCLA Films
WNET, New York


Dharma Records
Heineken

USC Films


Vesper Theatre Company, Los Angeles



Washington Square Arts/Buzz Marketing


BBC

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2012
2008
2008
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2008
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2007
2006&2007
2006



MFA Film Production '08
BA English Literature&Media Studies '04
Scholarship Year Abroad '03


2009-present
2010-present

20
09

1x30' HD + Newsnight short + online
1x30' HD + online
1x30' HD + online
1x50' HD
6x30' HD
60x4' HD
15' HD
5' HD
5' HD animation
10' HD
LAFC Feature collective
12' 16mm sync
5' 16mm
8' SD
16' SD/Super8
20' Doc SD
10' HD


5' HD drone
5' 35mm
5' HD animation


20' play



5' Pilot and series structure


15' HD
30' HD
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30' HD

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23' HD
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16' SD 
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22' HD 
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