Four generations of my family have served in the military from my immediate family in recent conflicts all the way back to my great grandfather who survived Gallipoli and the Battle of Mons during the First World War. This inspired in me a deep preoccupation with war, how it can break us and how we can find a way to heal from trauma. I am driven by a strong desire to explore stories with flawed complex characters, who have to dig deep to discover the strength and resilience to survive.
I am Co-Director of Coconut Monk Films, based in the UK.
I wrote and directed MILK & HONEY which was nominated for Best European Dramatic Short at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Subsequently I wrote and directed RUNAWAY for BBC1 & THE BOY WITH PROTEUS SYNDROME for Channel 4. Both broadcast on prime-time television & sold worldwide. Additionally The Boy With Proteus Syndrome was long-listed for the BAFTA HBO NEW TALENT AWARD.
I am currently working on several feature-length documentaries: PTSD A Love Story with Executive Producer André Singer, THE HEIST with Executive Producer Alex Gibney and RAISING HELL on the controversial Texan PJ Proby who I discovered living in obscurity in the middle of England. I received a BFI NETWORK Early Development Award for the feature length drama DEADEYE (in development)