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
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
BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC 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 BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC 2012 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2006&2007 2006 MFA Film Production '08 BA English Literature&Media Studies '04 Scholarship Year Abroad '03 2009-present 2010-present 2009 |
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 30' HD 30' HD 30' HD 30' HD 23' HD 23' HD 16' SD 16' SD 22' HD 22' SD |
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