Narrative · Unscripted · Documentary

Directing

I develop, produce and direct, and on smaller jobs I shoot it myself. Drama for festivals, competition formats for YouTube, and documentaries about people who are good at what they do.

Narrative

Drama

Geraldine

Short drama, 15 min, 2023. Writer and director. Official selection, Wolverhampton Film Festival 2025.

On Minute Shorts

A young man and an older woman face each other across a long wooden dining table under lamplight — GeraldineFrame

A woman in a floral robe stands in a sunlit kitchen beside a table set for dinner — GeraldineFrame

A woman and a young man sit apart in a bright living room with a green sofa — GeraldineFrame

Plantain frying in a pan, close up — GeraldineFrame

A woman in a dark cardigan looks off camera, unsmiling — GeraldineFrame

A young man in glasses stands in a garden at dusk — GeraldineFrame

Montserrat

Short drama, 25 min. Writer and director. Street cast, closed roads and night racing, shot over a month in the Caribbean.

In post-production

Night: a flagger with arms raised between a white Honda S2000 and a blue Subaru at the start line — MontserratFrame

A black Civic and a yellow Subaru face off on a mountain road, drivers leaning on their cars — MontserratFrame

Friends sit around a beach bonfire at night, the yellow Subaru's headlights behind them — MontserratFrame

Two young men lean out of the windows of the yellow Subaru — MontserratFrame

A young man in school uniform sits alone on concrete steps — MontserratFrame

A footballer laces his boots in an empty stand — MontserratFrame

Unscripted & formats

Competition · Entertainment · Brand

Braking Point

Motorsport competition format, 25 min pilot. Shot 2024, screened at the BFI 2025. Creator, producer and director. Two crews from race team AMSPEED go head to head in 90s BMW touring cars, from a challenge in an aircraft hangar to a time-attack final at Brands Hatch. Four shoot days across Silverstone, Bicester Heritage and Brands Hatch, with a crew of 25–30 and eight camera operators.

Watch the full episode Watch the trailer See how it was made

Two crews in black team shirts stand either side of an open hangar door, the host silhouetted in the light between them, two touring cars in the foreground — Braking PointThe teams meet the host

Aerial view over Bicester Heritage, hangars and a control tower beside a grass airfield, with a Bicester Heritage, UK location title — Braking PointBicester Heritage

A team member answers a multiple-choice question on screen, Who dominated BTCC in the early 1990s, in front of a branded backdrop — Braking PointPress zone

The Monte Shell number 19 BMW panned at speed past the barriers at Brands Hatch — Braking PointOn track

A silver trophy stands on the roof of a race car under the AMSPEED team awning — Braking PointSilverstone

The host in a pale shirt speaks on the track at Brands Hatch, two BMW touring cars parked behind him — Braking PointBrands Hatch

The Agency

Operation Foxhunter. Spy-themed multi-camera challenge series. Teams of agents work through escape-room missions while a handler tracks them from HQ. Creator, producer and director.

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The host stands in front of a curved LED wall showing a world map, wanted photos and the Operation Foxhunter title — The AgencyHQ

A contestant in a tactical vest faces a scientist trapped behind glass in a mock biohazard lab — The AgencyLab mission

Three contestants in black tactical vests smile in front of screens showing aerial city maps — The AgencyThe team

Two contestants pin locations on a world map in a warmly lit corridor — The AgencyMap room

Contestants laugh around a code-lock computer screen in a green-lit room — The AgencyCode room

The AgencyHost

Documentary

People at work · sport

GK1 Striking

Short documentary for GK1 Striking, 3 min, 2026. Director, producer, camera, editor and colourist. Professional MMA fighter Artur Jakubiak and his coach Pelu, five weeks out from a fight in Dubai.

Watch the film

Wide shot of the boxing ring, Artur shadow boxing under walls of fight posters — GK1 StrikingThe gym

Extreme close-up of Artur's face, sweat on his skin, looking straight into the lens — GK1 StrikingClose-up

Coach Pelu grimaces as Artur holds him in a tight clinch — GK1 StrikingThe clinch

Artur in a black vest, framed for interview in front of the ring and heavy bags — GK1 StrikingInterview

GK1 StrikingBag work

Artur in a beanie and gloves faces coach Pelu, who holds up a pad — GK1 StrikingPad work

AMSPEED at Silverstone

Short documentary, 2024. Director. Race team AMSPEED in competition, from the day-to-day work to race weekend at Silverstone Festival and the win in the Historic Touring Car Challenge, run in torrential rain. Touring car great Steve Soper was in the paddock. Also features in Braking Point.

Film link coming soon.

Mechanics in black work around a white BMW touring car in a rain-soaked pit lane under the Silverstone gantry — AMSPEED at SilverstonePit lane

Crew push the number 8 BMW, its window marked Soper, as a driver in a white race suit carries the trophy box past — AMSPEED at SilverstoneAfter the race

A driver in a white BMW race suit raises a silver trophy in the paddock — AMSPEED at SilverstoneThe win

Development

Formats and series

Formats developed for clients, and series in development. Decks shared on request.

Testament

Social formats for Angel Studios' Testament that build the world beyond the series, designed to be shot in cast downtime, with a content plan for the run-up to Season 2.

Developed for Angel Studios

Nitrocross: The Ultimate Driver

Motorsport competition series, 6 × 45 min, to sit alongside the live Nitrocross broadcast. Sixteen drivers from around the world compete for a seat in the Nitrocross Group E championship. Originated and developed from scratch at the request of Aurora Media Worldwide's head of content.

Developed at Aurora Media Worldwide

The Apex

Adventure-challenge series. An international team of cyclists takes on the sport's toughest races and stunts, 16 × 50 min.

Robotic Revolution

Comedy-factual travel series. Two hosts road-test humanoid robots and new tech in the real world, 6 × 42 min.

Directing is quoted per project. If you've got something in mind, let's talk it through on a call.

Contact

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