NUJ Freelance Directory

My career spans 20+ years making History, Arts, and Current Affairs long- and short-form video content for BBC, C4, C5, Discovery, ZDF and Arte among others.

Love directing crew and skilled in getting the best out of talent, from Adjoa Andoh and Benedict Cumberbatch to Samira Ahmed and Matt Frei.

Can-do collaborator and optimistic problem-solver who combines creativity and efficiency. Always meet fast-turnaround deadlines, with outstanding project management and collaborative working skills.

Versatile writer with a strong eye for filmic shots. Experienced in working on sensitive subjects, character-driven or archive-heavy stories.

Selected credits

• Multi-camera Director, Classical Music: Rachmaninoff, Bizet, Ravel (Brandenburg Symphonic, Alexandra Stychkina) Riedel / IFBBW / MMT Network for Kolonnaden Konzerte Berlin 1x180’, 2023:
• Producer/Director, Current Affairs series A Year in Ukraine: Women at War, GTV Docs / FILM.UA / Tilt Media for ZDF / Histoire TV, 1 x 43', 2023
• Multi-camera Director, Arts series: Backstage: Straight Line Crazy with Ralph Fiennes, David Hare, Nick Hytner Like a Shot Productions for Sky Arts – Development Prod. Danny O’Brien, 1 x 60’, Sky Arts, 2022
• Producer/Director, Specialist factual: Drunk in the Womb – Children with FASD in Northern Ireland, Ecomedia TV for ZDF / Arte TV – Exec. Prod. Miriam Carbe, 1 x 30', 2021
• Multi-camera Director and Vision Mixer, Live broadcast / theatre: 15 Heroines Digital Theatre and Jermyn Street Theatre – Exec. Producer Sam Psyk Filmed under Covid-safe protocols, 3 x 80’, 2020
• Senior Producer, Live broadcast / theatre: National Theatre NT Live for NT, Almeida Theatre, The Bridge Theatre, The Old Vic, Neal Street Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions 11x 120’-180’, 2018-19
• Series Producer and Multi-camera Director, Learning, 2018-19
• Unbias – Interactive, story-led implicit bias awareness training TouchCast Studios for Accenture – Exec. Prod. Paul Field, 2 x 30’ + 3 x 10’, 2017-18
• Self-shooting Producer/Director, History series: Project Nazi: Blueprints of Evil Midnight Oil Pictures for Discovery / ZDF – Exec. Prod. Alex Seaborne, 6 x 60’, 2017

Self-shooting Producer/Director, Arts

• Paolozzi Underground (Winner, Documentary, Silver Lion Cannes Awards) Transport for London, 1 x 20’, 2016
• Producer/ Director, Transport: Live events, campaign films and documentaries Transport for London, Mayor of London 4’ - 25’, 2012-15
• Producer, History: Spies Beneath Berlin OR Media for Discovery/ arte/ WDR – Exec. Prod. Chris Mitchell, 1 x 60', 2011
• Producer, History: Frederick the Great & The Enigma of Prussia, Fresh One and Aenon for BBC FOUR – Exec. Prod. Cassian Harrison, 2010

Self-shooting Producer, Current affairs

• The Nobel Peace Prize: Barack Obama, Blakeway/Nobel Media for Channel 4 – Exec. Prod. Fiona Stourton, 1 x 30’, 2009
• Assistant Producer, History series: Berlin, presented by Matt Frei, BBC Arts for BBC TWO – Exec. Prod. Basil Comely, Emma d’Ath, 3 x 60', 2009
• VT Director, Arts series: Festival Nights, BBC Northern Ireland for BBC ONE, 4 x 30’, 2005-06
• Producer/ Director, Assistant Producer, Production Trainee: BBC Northern Ireland: History, Current Affairs, Arts, Factual, 2000-06

Professional qualifications and education

• Virtual Production, Film London, Lux Machina, 2023
• Coaching Skills and Mentoring Skills, Clore Leadership, 2021-22
• Coronavirus Awareness, ScreenSkills, 2020 - ongoing
• Multi-camera Directing (Continuing Drama), ITV and Directors UK, 2015
• A Director Prepares, London Film School, 2015
• Screenwriting, Script Factory (Briony Hanson, Lucy Scher), 2010
• Self-shooting, Lighting for self-shooters VET 2006/07
• Journalism (Media law, editorial policy, Ofcom compliance, trials and crime reporting, writing for radio) BBC, 2000-06
• MSc Politics of Africa and Asia, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1994-95
• BA Film and Drama (First-class Honours), University of Reading, 1991-94

Languages

• Fluent: English, German
• Working knowledge: French
• Read: Ancient Greek, Dutch, Italian, isiZulu, Latin, Swedish

Relevant certificates

• EU passport (previous successful USA I visa application) Full, clean driving licence (German) Most recent DBS certificate: 2014

References

Available on request