I’ve only ever wanted to work in film and television (I blame dad’s stories of breaking into the Barry Lyndon prop store whilst growing up next to Elstree) and therefore count myself lucky to have written and directed two feature films that gone on to find audiences through commercial distribution.

My debut, K-Shop —a modern, Sweeney Todd-inspired thriller—won the Méliès d’argent for Best Film on the fantastic film festival circuit before securing a UK theatrical release. It was later picked up by Sky Cinema for TV and Amazon for streaming.

My second feature, A Patriot, a dystopian sci-fi set in a post-Brexit Britain, attracted an extraordinary cast including Eva Green and Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Tim Robbins and although the UK rights were acquired by Sky Cinema, the film is currently in turnaround with new producers.

Most recently, Die Before You Die  follows an unhinged influencer who agrees to be buried underground by strangers. The film premiered at the Manchester Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and Best Director awards, before going on to recieve a limited theatrical release in the UK. It can now also be streamed for free on Amazon prime.

When I’m not immersed in all things cinema, I’m usually outdoors chasing glimpses of elusive wildlife or attempting to rewild our inner-city balcony. Football stubbornly remains on my personal Venn diagram (despite my best efforts to shake it) but let’s stick to chatting all things film and ecology as they both make me far happier!