About
Creative Director and cross-platform storyteller creating premium broadcast, commercial and editorial content - from a drama doc for Netflix to brand content for National Geographic to articles for The Guardian, Red Bull and Conde Nast Traveller. I work with forward thinking companies, media brands, nonprofits and social enterprises that want to develop and disseminate powerful visual narratives and cross platform content with a purpose.
films
THE THINGS WE CARRY - CAMEROON - nat geo x prada
Model & refugee Adut Akech and Nat Geo explorer Joe Cutler visit a lakeside community in Cameroon that’s turning waste into a valuable commodity. For Prada’s re:nylon sustainable fashion initiative.
SEVEN
A young girl from a remote Arctic village must decide the fate of an outsider who has committed a terrible crime. SEVEN occupies the liminal space where wilderness and culture, tradition and modernity collide, unfolding in a surreal and stunning landscape at the edge of civilisation. sevenshortfilm.com
THE THINGS WE CARRY - NEW ZEALAND - nat geo x prada
Actor Alex Fitzalan and Nat Geo explorer Asha De Vos join a community of dive volunteers removing deadly ghost nets from the ocean. For Prada’s re:nylon sustainable fashion initiative.
JAGO: A LIFE UNDERWATER
The life story of Rohani an 80-year-old sea nomad and underwater hunter who has spent his life plying the waters of South East Asia’s Coral Triangle. Winner of multiple awards, including the Grand Teton Festival Prize at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Currently airing on Netflix.
MEET ME THERE- universal records
Director’s cut of a music video shot for UK singer/songwriter Nick Mulvey’s single Meet Me There from his debut album. Street cast and shot on location on the island of Socotra, Yemen.
CUCURUCU - universal records
Music video for UK singer/songwriter Nick Mulvey’s lead single Cucurucu, from his debut album. Street cast and shot on Sumba Island, Indonesia.
WINTER WARRIOR - visit jersey
Cold water surfer & swimmer Sophie Hellyer embraces the winter on the offshore island of Jersey, making some new friends along the way.
SHOESPIRACY - vivo barefoot
Short documentary for Vivo Barefoot that challenges received wisdom about feet & footwear, throwing light on a shoe-shaped public health scandal.
CHOLITAS - the guardian
Yolanda La Amorosa was one of the first indigenous female wrestlers – or Cholita Luchadores – in Bolivia. The Cholitas have become a symbol of female empowerment in a society dominated by machismo. Multimedia piece for The Guardian that ran alongside a feature article I wrote for the Saturday magazine.
E:XILE - the internet society
Dlshad Othman, is a Syrian digital security expert and human rights activist who was exiled in Ireland. From a small village outside Dublin, Dlshad worked around the clock to ensure the safety of activists and journalists on the digital frontlines of the Syrian revolution.
WORDS
THE VOLUNTEERS REMOVING DEADLY GHOST NETS FROM THE OCEAN
National Geographic
Destin Asian
NORTHERN EXPOSURE - NORWAY’S LOFOTEN ISLANDS
Destin Asian
NEED A RETREAT?
TRY 10 DAYS OF SILENCE
DestinAsian
BOLIVIA'S FEMALE WRESTLERS:
RINGING THE CHANGES
The Guardian
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