Biography

I'm a passionate convert to directing and have always loved to tell stories. I made 'Gracie' my zero budget on super 16, without a first AD due to skeleton crew budget/location needs, (never again!) and I'd choose a far more experienced DoP next time, but the actual directing? Loved it. Love actors. As one actor colleague said, 'like a duck to water'. I have learnt and believe that Directing is a job done best with singular, focused attention, it is a job that needs far more credit than it gets in the UK. Oh, and our industry needs far more women, for after all what is it to lead and pull a crew and cast together and nurture it to create a vision? It is not just leadership and technical visual skill, which men do so well, but mothering, emotional leadership skills too. This is how we will elevate our industry. It needs all of us. 

Other Credits

BLACK 2 SUGARS SHORT FILM 14 MINUTES View
Description Year
Satire/Spy drama Shot over 3 days in multiple locations, on 2 Canon D7's, ‘Black 2 Sugars’ was made for a zero budget. ‘Black 2 Sugars’ is a densely plotted 14 minute satire, featuring agents, conspiracies, cell phones, and (of course) coffee, thrills and spills. Screened at the Overlook Festival in Rome, 2014, Black 2 Sugars can now be found on Amazon Prime UK. 2014
GRACIE FEATURE FILM View
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FEATURE 71 minutes long. FORMAT Super 16mm. 1:85 Gracie thought her life was over, but destiny had other plans… 2am. In the grip of despair, Gracie, (29) climbs the railings of Waterloo bridge, intending to jump, but at the last moment her courage fails her. She falls back and stares at the river, in the grip of misery, not wanting to live either. Meanwhile, a Man arrives on the other side of the road, and unseen, quietly watches her, but when Ellie, (17), races onto the bridge up to Gracie, screaming for help, in fear for her life from an armed Man who’s chasing her, he does nothing. However, shocked out of her misery, Gracie grabs Ellie, and they run into the back streets, where Gracie now thinks they’re safe. However, those after Ellie don’t give up, but then neither does the other Man, who also covertly shadows them. ‘Gracie’ is a magi-real fantasy tale, set over one darkly surreal, strange night, which will challenge the Girls to their very limits, if they are to survive until morning. Set against the dramatic, night skylines of Waterloo Bridge, and in an old cargo boat by Battersea Power Station, ‘Gracie’ sets a gothic, retro tone. However, the narrated, dreamlike flashbacks that tell Gracie’s story give the film a heartbeat all its own. 'Gracie' was made on a micro budget, over a few years as the production had a few force-majeurs to contend with. It was shot on super 16mm, using mainly available light and a skeleton crew. Gracie was made with the help of first timers, and experienced well-wishers. Gracie’s cast includes: Chris Rankin, (Percy Weasley, Harry Potter), Darren Darnborough, (True Blood), and Angela Peters, (Tangled up in Blue) . Gracie’s lyrical score is by Tandis Jenhudson, (‘The March’, ‘Shadows of Liberty’), Tandis was also a ‘BAFTA Breakthrough Brit 2014’). When saving the life of another, might just be the only way to save your own’ GRACIE is now available on Amazon Prime and Streamlette. 2018
UNIFY short film 11 minutes View
Description Year
The remnants from two warring factions face annihilation when the machines take over, save from a possible rescue by a strange alien ship recently arrived in orbit, with which they have no idea how to communicate, and whose intentions are unclear’. UNIFY is an emsemble, Scifi/noir drama also written by Jane. It was shot on 2 Alexa Cameras in the crypt of an 17th century church in Holborn, London, by renowned UK cinematographer Robert Shacklady. Due to budget constraints, UNIFY was filmed in just 11 HOURS, and is 11 minutes long. The set was designed by award winning production designer, Tony Noble, (BIFA, ‘Moon’ Dir: Duncan Jones). Running time: 11 minutes. UNIFY was screened at 2 festivals in 2016; 'Comic Palooza' in Huston, Texas, and 'Fright Night' in Louisville, Tennessee. UNIFY is now available for viewing, and can be found released on Amazon Prime UK 2015
PERSONA Series for streaming: episodes director View
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Persona: Director, Cell Phone Series, 2 x 18 minute episodes. 'From The Valley's, and 'Croupier'. Part of an on going series Drama/Comedy. 2014
THE BEGINNING OF LIGHT SHORT POETRY MUSIC FILM View
Description Year
A 5 minute piece shot on 1x 10 minute roll of super 16. Two poems narrated over choreographed movement. A first experiment in direction. 2002

Non-Directorial Credits

MY GUARDIAN ANGEL View
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Co wrote screenplay which was then adapted to a series. GENRE: Supernatural thriller/Horror Twin sisters Hannah and Angel, have always been very close to each other, but after Angel's death, Hannah is about to experience a completely new type of bonding with her beloved sister. 'Hannah lives locked inside a silent life of despair, which she fears will soon end at the hands of her abusive parents. However, when a knife keeps appearing under her pillow, and a voice that she thinks is inside her head won't leave her alone, Hannah begins to realize that just maybe, she may have an ally not of this world'.
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