FILM
I have written, co-written, produced and directed several short film projects, with my first feature as a writer now in post-production.
TEA FOR TWO is a short comedy starring John Challis (Only Fools And Horses) and Amanda Barrie (Carry on Cleo) for which I was writer and director.
The film was screened at various festivals, including the BAFTA-qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival, and won Best Screenplay
at the Winchester Short Film Festival.
I WANT TO MAKE YOU HAPPY is a comedy drama I co-wrote with comedian Paul F. Taylor who also stars in the film, directed by
BAFTA-nominated comedy director Ben Mallaby.
The short was selected for the BAFTA-qualifying LOCO Film Festival, and is now being developed into a TV series.
SQUALL is a short drama I have written and directed starring Gary Beadle (Eastenders, Summer of Rockets), Jessica Chamberlain (Beneath The Trees, Quick Fix), Tom Butcher (The Bill, Doctors) and Corrinne Wicks (Emmerdale, Doctors).
It has been selected for the High Peak Independent Film Festival, Beeston Film Festival, Unrestricted Film Festival, London Rolling Film Festival, Festival Deux Cans, Winchester Short Film Festival, Suffolk Shorts, Kino's The People's Film Festival, Monadnock International Film Festival, The Box Film Festival, Wolverhampton Film Festival, and FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia.
FELLOW CREATURES is a short dark comedy I produced for The Shotley Collective, the newly formed production company founded by Jason Merrells, Jamie Glover and Jonathan Kerrigan.
The film stars Shelley Conn and Jonathan Kerrigan, who also wrote the script and score, and is co-directed by Jason Merrells and Jamie Glover after a successful crowdfunding campaign on Greenlit.
Now on the festival circuit, selections include HollyShorts, Leeds International Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Dam Short Film Festival, DC Shorts, and Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival.
BLEEP is a supernatural comedy co-written with director Ben S. Hyland.
The short stars Rebecca Shorrocks, Paul F. Taylor, and Toby Williams, and selected for BAFTA/BIFA/OSCAR-qualifying events including Short Com, EFN, Bolton International Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival, Cinequest, and Flickerfest.
CAPTURE is a short film I produced for the Financial Times and director Juliet Riddell. Starring Jodie Whittaker and Paul Ready, the film looks at how the attention of children is being grabbed by private companies as the internet is used more and more as supplemental childcare.
The film was published on the FT website and social channels in February 2023 and can be watched here.
I directed the shoot for HOCKNORD, a short film produced by Blue Elephant Films on behalf of the Kingston International Film Festival.
Production of the script was a prize for the inaugural KIFF Short Screenplay Competition won by new screenwriter Hattie Cooke. The film is a bittersweet look at how one man deals with the trauma of losing a child.
I wrote the feature screenplay of MURDER AT THE EMBASSY based on an original story by Alexandra Davison for ACE Entertainment.
The film stars Mischa Barton (The O.C.) as private detective Miranda Green, and is the second instalment of a trilogy directed by Stephen Shimek.
The film is in post-production now set for December 2024 completion and 2025 release.
EXIT 6 FILM FESTIVAL
I am also the co-founder of the BIFA-qualifying Exit 6 Film Festival, an annual short film event taking place across multiple venues in my hometown of Basingstoke.
The festival is listed on FilmFreeway's Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals, which puts Exit 6 in the top 1% of the 12K+ events the portal facilitates worldwide.
In addition to the annual festival, Exit 6 has published regular blog articles covering every aspect of film production, aiming to inspire and educate independent filmmakers.
As such, I have had the great privilege to interview a host of high-profile and experience industry professionals.
