PHANTOM PARROT (2023)
feature documentary, director
A human rights activist is prosecuted under U.K. terror laws for refusing to hand over the passwords to his electronic devices during a border stop, unveiling unsettling questions about modern espionage and digital privacy.
“★ ★ ★ ★”
- The Guardian
Trailer
Longlisted - Best Debut Director, BIFA Awards
Winner - Indiepix Vision Award, SR Film Festival
Sales Contact - CAA (North America), Java Films (Rest of World)
feature documentary, director
A human rights activist is prosecuted under U.K. terror laws for refusing to hand over the passwords to his electronic devices during a border stop, unveiling unsettling questions about modern espionage and digital privacy.
“★ ★ ★ ★”
- The Guardian
Trailer
Longlisted - Best Debut Director, BIFA Awards
Winner - Indiepix Vision Award, SR Film Festival
Sales Contact - CAA (North America), Java Films (Rest of World)
Festivals:
CPH:Dox
Sheffield Doc/Fest
DokuFest
Galway Film Fleadh
Human Rights Film Festival Berlin
Zurich Film Festival
Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival
Karama Human Rights Film Festival
Global Health Film Festival
Media Festival Skopje
Movies that Matter
Grants & Fellowships:
Logan Nonfiction Fellowship
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
BFI Doc/Society Features Fund
Catapult Film Fund
CPH:Dox
Sheffield Doc/Fest
DokuFest
Galway Film Fleadh
Human Rights Film Festival Berlin
Zurich Film Festival
Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival
Karama Human Rights Film Festival
Global Health Film Festival
Media Festival Skopje
Movies that Matter
Grants & Fellowships:
Logan Nonfiction Fellowship
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
BFI Doc/Society Features Fund
Catapult Film Fund
THE FAMILY STATEMENT (2022)
short documentary, co-director with Grace Harper
Juxtaposing messages from the Sackler family’s Whatsapp group chat with reflections from doctors and patients’ family members, The Family Statement offers an incisive meditation on corporate accountability, denial and pain in the context of the opioid crisis.
Released on Field of Vision, 2023
Special Mention - SIMA Award, 2023
short documentary, co-director with Grace Harper
Juxtaposing messages from the Sackler family’s Whatsapp group chat with reflections from doctors and patients’ family members, The Family Statement offers an incisive meditation on corporate accountability, denial and pain in the context of the opioid crisis.
Released on Field of Vision, 2023
Special Mention - SIMA Award, 2023
Festivals:
Doc10
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Hamptons International Film Festival
DOC NYC
Double Exposure Film Festival
Camden International Film Festival
Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Doc10
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Hamptons International Film Festival
DOC NYC
Double Exposure Film Festival
Camden International Film Festival
Indy Shorts International Film Festival
MOTHER (2020)
short documentary, co-director with Jas Pitt
Under the watchful eye of the Mother of the House of Imperio, a young dancer from a Rio de Janeiro favela navigates Brazil’s vibrant ballroom scene. When a new age of violence dawns on the LGBTQ+ communities of Brazil, the family bands together in an act of creative resistance.
Released on Argo, 2021
Nominated - Grierson Award, 2020
Winner - Audience Award, Berlin British Shorts
short documentary, co-director with Jas Pitt
Under the watchful eye of the Mother of the House of Imperio, a young dancer from a Rio de Janeiro favela navigates Brazil’s vibrant ballroom scene. When a new age of violence dawns on the LGBTQ+ communities of Brazil, the family bands together in an act of creative resistance.
Released on Argo, 2021
Nominated - Grierson Award, 2020
Winner - Audience Award, Berlin British Shorts
Festivals:
BFI London Film Festival
SF Docfest
AFI Docs
OutFest Fusion
Inside Out Film Festival
REGARD Short Film Festival
Chronic Youth Film Festival
Grants:
Lush Film Fund
BFI London Film Festival
SF Docfest
AFI Docs
OutFest Fusion
Inside Out Film Festival
REGARD Short Film Festival
Chronic Youth Film Festival
Grants:
Lush Film Fund
FAKE NEWS FAIRYTALE (2018)
short documentary, director
A playful fairytale for the post-truth age, Fake News Fairytale tells the true story of Sashko, a fake news writer in Veles, Macedonia.
Released on The Atlantic Selects, 2018
Winner - Grierson Award, Best Student Documentary
Winner - RTS Award, Best Student Documentary
Nominated - RTS Award, Best Writing - Postgraduate Craft Skills
Nominated - RTS Award, Best Cinematography - Postgraduate Craft Skills
short documentary, director
A playful fairytale for the post-truth age, Fake News Fairytale tells the true story of Sashko, a fake news writer in Veles, Macedonia.
Released on The Atlantic Selects, 2018
Winner - Grierson Award, Best Student Documentary
Winner - RTS Award, Best Student Documentary
Nominated - RTS Award, Best Writing - Postgraduate Craft Skills
Nominated - RTS Award, Best Cinematography - Postgraduate Craft Skills
Festivals & Screenings:
The Atlantic Selects
Short of the Week
DAILIES
Sheffield Doc/Fest
BFI London Film Festival
DOC NYC
Hot Springs Film Festival
Rethinking Economics
Folkestone Fringe
The Atlantic Selects
Short of the Week
DAILIES
Sheffield Doc/Fest
BFI London Film Festival
DOC NYC
Hot Springs Film Festival
Rethinking Economics
Folkestone Fringe
UNSPEAKABLE (2017)
short hybrid documentary, director
When the British government issued a press release calling for universities to do more to tackle extremism, they identified six ‘non-violent extremists’ as examples of ‘radical’ speakers who have expressed views that are ‘contrary to British values.’ Unspeakable is a hybrid documentary that combines interview, performance and image to tell the stories of three of these individuals.
Shortlisted, Grierson Award - Best Student Documentary
short hybrid documentary, director
When the British government issued a press release calling for universities to do more to tackle extremism, they identified six ‘non-violent extremists’ as examples of ‘radical’ speakers who have expressed views that are ‘contrary to British values.’ Unspeakable is a hybrid documentary that combines interview, performance and image to tell the stories of three of these individuals.
Shortlisted, Grierson Award - Best Student Documentary
Festivals & Screenings:
The Showroom Gallery
Sheffield Doc/Fest
London Short Film Festival
ZagrebDox
The Showroom Gallery
Sheffield Doc/Fest
London Short Film Festival
ZagrebDox