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ABOUT ME

FREELANCE
FILMMAKER / VISUAL ARTIST
  
DIRECTOR . CINEMATOGRAPHER . EDITOR
VIDEO ARTIST . PHOTOGRAPHER
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I am a freelance filmmaker/videographer/photographer/visual artist, having achieved BSc (Hons) Cinematic Arts degree with First Class Honours from Ulster University and am a former BFI Film Academy student, having completed a Network course at The Nerve Centre, Belfast and an Animation and VFX residential course at The Film and Video Workshop, London.  My achievements include an NCFE Award in Preparing to Work in the Film Industry and Grade A in A Level Moving Image Arts.   I have completed work experience with BBC NI.  In collaboration with Derry and Strabane District Council and The North-West Carnival Initiative, I filmed a behind-the-scenes documentary of the preparations and celebrations of their 2019 Hallowe’en Festival which was shortlisted for Cinemagic’s Young Filmmaker (2020), Screentest: The National Student Film Festival (2021) and which featured as part of the 2020 Derry Hallowe’en programme.  I was also commissioned to film three costume making tutorials for this event.  My short film, 'Déjà Vu', which I wrote, directed and produced, won a Bronze Remi at Worldfest-Huston International Film Festival (2019) and also received Official Selection at multiple other festivals including The Global University Film Awards, Hong Kong (2018), Northern Ireland Film Awards (2018), Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Competition (2018) and FEST - New Directors New Films Festival (2019).  My experimental film, 'Magnificent Mayhem' won a Bronze Remi at Worldfest-Huston International Film Festival (2020), was nominated for Best Artist Film at the FLUX Moving Image Festival (2020) was shortlisted for Cinemagic’s Young Filmmaker (2019).  From January - March 2020, I voluntarily taught GCSE and A Level Moving Image Arts pupils at Campbell College, Belfast.  I am a member of the Institute Of Directors.  

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