I am a writer and director with a penchant for making visually vivid, darkly comedic films.
A 2012 graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, I directed Kaleidoscope (Film Finances Australasia Under the Radar Award) and John (VCA Margaret Lawrence Social Justice Scholarship) before my honours film, The Zoo, screened at MIFF Accelerator and Flickerfest, and later aired on ABC’s The Screening Room and iView. With big dreams and small budgets, I made the shorts 1000 Cigarettes and The Cosmonaut in the restless years of post-uni quarter-life crisis, with Prawn Bits marking my launch into the episodic universe of the online series.
Alongside directing, I spent over a decade gaining industry experience through the art and costume departments across local and international film and television productions, working in roles from design to set dressing, set, prop and costume making, vehicles, on-set standby, and, most memorably, guinea pig wrangler.
An experienced commercial art director, I honed my visual storytelling skills on nearly a hundred commercial projects and I earned two Australian Production Design Guild nominations for my designs on the apocalyptic sci-fi film Tanglewood and a tongue-in-cheek poo-based comedy TVC for Metamucil.
My background in these departments have been invaluable to me as a filmmaker, giving me a practical understanding of production and the chance to work closely with experienced heads of department, actors, and crew to build and shape stories. This experience has had a strong influence on how I work as a director, creating distinct visual worlds, truthful performances with physical storytelling, and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to filmmaking.
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