BIOGRAPHY
Based in the South West since 2000, I was a student filmmaker for 4 years. My earlier works created at university were based around my home experiences of growing up in a military village and the effects that had on both my everyday life and the life of those in the village around me, but since then have progressed to discussions on intimacy especially during the pandemic, and women in theatre.
My graduate film is a modern re-imagining of a classic tale, told through the lens of one of the most well-known female characters in Shakespeare's works. For me, it felt important to tell Ophelia's story in her own voice as it is one we do not hear often since her story in Shakespeare's eyes ends as soon as she drowns herself. For my dissertation, I wrote about the power of storytelling, and how the UNESCO City of Literature of Edinburgh was represented on screen through both literature and film.
A lot of my work has made use of both research and working from classical sources, which has lent itself nicely to my experience in education: initially beginning at the University of Plymouth in 2018 on an English and Creative Writing Foundation Year before transferring internally to study a BA (Hons) in Filmmaking. In 2022, I graduated with a 2:1 in Filmmaking, and made the move back from Plymouth to Wiltshire.
CV
What I’ve Done
June 2023 - June 2023
PLYMOUTH PRODUCERS CONFERENCE - ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Acted as an assistant producer for the third iteration of the Producers Conference, with responsibilities including booking guests for the event, assisting graduates for the 2023 cohort in organisation of the event, and putting together both design and copy of biographies for the guests to be posted on social media within the space of a week.
January 2022 - June 2022
IF SHE LIVED - EDITOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR
Worked on a short film that centred around a reimagining of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", told through the view of the main female character in the story and the love interest of the protagonist. The film was created as my graduate project for university.
February 2022 - June 2022
WELCOME TO PLYMOUTH - LEAD RESEARCHER AND SCRIPT-WRITER
Worked as the lead researcher and script-writer for a short 360-degree film comissioned by The Box museum in Plymouth and the BFI about the past, present and future of the Civic Centre space in the city, and the rebuilding of Plymouth post-Blitz.
June 2021 - June 2022
PLYMOUTH PRODUCERS CONFERENCE - CO-HOST, SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Worked as the social media coordinator for the annual Plymouth Producers Conference, hosted by Filmmaking students and staff from the University of Plymouth, as well as acting as a co-host on the day of the events, and acting as co-host for the Industry Insights event attached to the PPC team and run in association with the Royal Television Society.