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 Mons and Gallipoli 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-founder and Director of Coconut Monk Films, based in the UK.
I wrote and directed Milk and Honey, which was nominated for Best Film at Fresh Film Fest, Karlovy Vary, in 2004. Subsequently I produced and directed Runaway for BBC One and directed The Boy with Proteus Syndrome for Channel 4. Both broadcast on prime-time television and sold worldwide. The Boy with Proteus Syndrome was longlisted for Breakthrough Talent (sponsored by HBO Films) at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards in 2006.
I am currently in post-production on PTSD: A Love Story, with executive producer André Singer, and in development on The Heist, with executive producers Alex Gibney and André Singer. I am also filming Raising Hell: The Ballad of James Marcus Smith, about the controversial Texan PJ Proby, who I discovered living in obscurity in the middle of England.
I received development funding from the BFI NETWORK England: Early Development Fund for Broken Ground, my debut feature drama, developed as Deadeye.