Gambling with Minds

Gambling with Minds

Gambling with Minds Gambling with Minds 2016 – Director/ Producer/ Script editor Documentary 10 minutes ABOUT A poetic, experimental documentary which voices the experiences of various mental health advocates who have lived experience of mental illness and the Australian mental health system. Gambling with Minds was a community documentary project facilitated through Bus Stop Films’ inclusive documentary film studies program. The program engaged 7 people with complex and persistent mental health issues, empowering them to learn about documentary filmmaking subjects, and as a group, pick a...
Kill Off

Kill Off

Kill Off 2016 – Writer/Director (original story)Comedy Drama15 minutes ABOUTA vivacious woman with Down syndrome forms an unlikely friendship with a Sudanese refugee through their mutual love of KRUMP. Kill Off is an inclusive film project brought to life by 11 students with an intellectual disability under the guidance of professional film industry mentors. The short was made through a 10-month inclusive filmmaking program, that I developed based off a short story I had written and characters I’d created. The program was designed to give people who never usually get the chance to study or...
Need storage?

Need storage?

Need storage? Need Storage?2016 – Writer/DirectorBranded Content60 secondsClient – Aussie Strata Storage ABOUT Through the setting of a disastrous first date at home where things become a bit out of control, the brand film humorously explores the consequences of not having good storage solutions and just how widespread the effect can be. Producer: Briana MillerDOP: Henry SmithEditor, Colourist & Sound Design: Javed SterrittComposer – Jonny Higgins   more...
Heartbreak & Beauty

Heartbreak & Beauty

Heartbreak & Beauty Heartbreak and Beauty2015 – DirectorExperimental Documentary15 minute ABOUT Heartbreak & Beauty is an experimental short film that explores how we are all connected through our shared human experiences of love and loss. Expressed through visual metaphor, dance and poetry, twelve people living with an intellectual disability give their perspective on what it means to be human. Over 10 months I held weekly filmmaking workshops with 12 students with an intellectual disability at Bus Stop Films, with the vision to create a poetic and emotive short film that expressed...
Work Mate

Work Mate

Work Mate Work Mate2014 – Writer/DirectorComedy16 minutesClient – Australia Post ABOUT When an introverted office worker is invited by his work mate with a vision impairment to go cycling, he tries desperately to find a way out of it. A piece of branded content I wrote and directed for Australia Post’s Real Stories Project. This film was inspired by the true story of an Australia Post employee with vision impairment who lives life to the full. It has been used as a training resource to raise awareness about the importance of inclusion in the workforce, as well as this, it has been...