Careworker Khal leads a life of extremes: at work he’s submissive to his demanding patient, Lawrence; in his spare time, he’s a bombastically aspiring performance poet, giving tips to his young mentee Bilal. But with his relationship with Lawrence under threat, and spurned by the woman he loves, Khal must go to extraordinary lengths to stop his universe from collapsing. This narrative short looks at the nature of control, and how people’s lives are often finely-balanced solar systems that can fall out of kilter at the slightest change of orbit. The aim was also to represent minority characters in a unique and non-stereotypical manner.…

Medellín, Colombia: events over the course of one tragic day play out in reverse-chronological order, as two teenagers come to terms with the repercussions of one mundane anticlimactic moment. A 15-minute narrative short, No Mileage premiered at Oscar-qualifying Huesca International Film Festival in June 2018. The title refers to the nickname gangs in Colombia give to virgins: ‘zero kilometres’, but with imperialist connotations. The film’s overriding aim and message is to present to Western audiences the ongoing damaging effects of patriarchy and post-colonialism on the wider society. Festivals: Huesca International Film Festival; Anonimul International Film Festival, Romania; Almaty Indie Film Festival (Winner, Best Short)…

The Passion of Peter is an experimental film about a man who travels to Blackpool in order to complete a “bucket list” of things he wants to do before he, eventually, kills himself. Inspired by Germany’s postdramatic theatre movement, The Passion of Peter explores both the extent to which a performer will go in the name of art, and the discomfort an audience feels when watching them. Shot in a loosely Dogme 95 style in one day, and following the principles of the Aristotelian unities, the film makes a unique comment on a modern-day society that lauds the notion of ‘famous for the sake of being famous’. Current Status: In production…