My filmmaking approach is inspired by the patient observation of direct cinema and the intimate immersion of vérité style. Through character-driven narratives exploring resilience, innovation and cultural identity, I focus on stories connected to climate action, conservation, sustainable living practices and the preservation of human skills and wisdom.
My agile, run-and-gun approach is about maximum involvement, minimum intrusion, enabling me to quietly capture nuance and lived experience, rather than staged interviews, technical set-ups or reconstructions. I want to keep an audience informed and engaged as events unfold, while leaving space for reflection and a sense of revelation.
Audio plays an important role in the immersive, emotional texture of my work, anchoring the stories to the cultural and geographical contexts in which they live. I like to build a soundscape or soundtrack directly from filming locations and also collaborate with musicians involved in the story.
After 5 years as a filmmaker and mentor for a Tasmania-based NGO, I embarked on my freelance journey. Since 2023, alongside producer and story editor Tom Ansell, I have directed, filmed and edited two independent short documentaries, including award-winning Abraham’s Garden. I recently completed my first independent feature-length documentary, Sak Kha Lai, filmed over three years in northern Thailand.
I am currently seeking funding to direct and film a behind-the-scenes documentary in specific regions of Africa, India, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand. In collaboration with the Jane Goodall institute and Studio Sebastião Salgado, it is a back door into a 25-year global environmental investigation carried out by a natural history photographer and a conservation journalist, revealing the raw truths behind wildlife trafficking, the destruction of ecosystems and the threat of zoonotic pandemics. We are aiming to begin production in mid 2026.
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2023 - 2026
Completed my first independent feature documentary, Sak Kha Lai, which is currently doing the international film festival circuit.
Due for release: late 2026.
2023
Teamed up with writer and producer Tom Ansell to direct, film and edit two independent short documentaries.
Abraham’s Garden is our first collaboration, closely followed by No Rush.
2018 - 2023
Filmmaker and mentor at Big hART, Australia’s leading arts and social change organisation.
Developing innovative and cathartic content, documenting a variety of artistic productions and collaborating with a fascinating crew of artists and producers.
Delivering workshops to help young people living in rural and remote communities build personal agency, skills and employment pathways.
2016 - 2018
Content creator and filmmaker in remote Aboriginal communities with charitable organisation Desert Pea Media.
Co-created 15 music videos and 22 short films during this time.
2016-present
Freelancing and managing my own film and photography business.
2008 - 2010
Diploma in Photo-Imaging from Melbourne’s Photographic Imaging College.
