Most people use this kind of page for a polished highlight reel. This isn’t that.
I’m from the South East of the UK and I’m on the autistic spectrum.
Storytelling was the first thing that made sense to me. Watching the original Star Wars trilogy as a kid wasn’t just entertainment — it was something that opened a door. From that point on, I started writing stories and never really stopped.
My upbringing wasn’t stable. I moved constantly, attended multiple schools and experienced bullying throughout my childhood. By the time I reached my teenage years, my family life had become fractured and I was navigating a lot of uncertainty on my own.
Through all of that — the instability, the isolation and the lack of grounding — films were what helped me make sense of people, emotion and the world around me.
That’s when it became clear: this wasn’t just something I enjoyed. It was something I needed to do.
At 18, things began to shift. I found myself around people who thought like I did — people who wanted to create.
I studied filmmaking alongside sound engineering and in 2010, while completing my degree in Film Production with Music Technology, I stepped into the industry professionally as a boom operator. That was my first real credit. It was also my first time understanding what it actually meant to work on set.
I followed that with a one-year placement at Sound Disposition, where I gained further industry experience, added multiple credits and started building the relationships that grounded me in the realities of production.
Around the same time, I made a move that felt significant.
I wrote and directed my first feature film, Lost Diagnosis.
We shot it in Portsmouth over three intense weeks on a minimal budget, working with a team that believed in the project enough to make it happen. There was pressure, uncertainty and long days, but also a sense, for the first time, that things were aligning.
Then things started to fall apart.
Personal circumstances led to instability that affected both my direction and my confidence. After graduating, I moved to London looking for consistency, but instead found burnout and a growing disconnect from the path I had started.
I pushed through it for a while. Eventually, I couldn’t anymore.
Over time, I stepped away from filmmaking entirely.
What followed wasn’t a clean break. It was years of trying to rebuild while not fully understanding how to do that:
By 2022, I had to step away completely and reset. I moved back in with my parents on the South Coast and focused on recovery.
That period wasn’t optional. It forced a reset whether I was ready for it or not.
With time, space and perspective, I started reconnecting with filmmaking — but this time more carefully and with a better understanding of my limits.
I completed a Master’s in Film Directing in Bournemouth and returned to the industry with a clearer sense of how to operate without burning myself out again.
From there, I began working with a local production company and progressed into roles in the Production Department.
Today, I work across film production while also offering freelance services in:
My approach now is shaped as much by experience as it is by skill, understanding not just how to make films, but how to work with people in a way that does not replicate the environments that burned me out in the first place.
Over the years, I’ve seen how the industry actually operates up close — tight margins, gatekeeping, burnout culture and systems that often prioritise output over people.
I’ve lived inside that pressure.
And I don’t believe it has to be the standard.
The way I work is grounded in collaboration, clarity and respect for the people involved. Whether I’m directing, supporting a production or mentoring someone starting out, the goal is the same: create an environment where people can do their best work without losing themselves in the process.
I’m based in the Bournemouth area, working independently and collaborating across different stages of production.
My first feature, Lost Diagnosis, is still in progress — now close to completion.
That final stretch has taken longer than expected, but it’s also become something more than just finishing a film. It’s been a measure of persistence, accountability and whether I follow through on the things I start.
And this time, I will ensure that I do.
If you’re here, you might be looking for someone who can:
That’s the work I do.
Not from a place of having everything figured out, but from having been through the process, learned the hard lessons and come back with a more grounded, sustainable way of working.
If there’s a project, collaboration or conversation that feels aligned, I’m open to it.
Alongside my freelance work, I’m building Horizon Drift — a creative initiative shaped by everything I’ve experienced so far.
It’s focused on ethical production, independent storytelling and creating opportunities for people who are often overlooked by traditional industry structures.
It connects directly to the kind of work I want to be part of going forward and the kind of environment I want to help build for others.