SELECTED FILMS
Current production:
RENOIR & LOVE
National Gallery / Exhibition on Screen
FRIDA KAHLO : MAKING OF AN ICON
National Gallery / Exhibition on Screen / ITV
MY NATIONAL GALLERY
National Gallery / Exhibition on Screen / ITV
DAWN OF IMPRESSIONISM
Musée d'Orsay / National Gallery of Art, Washington / international cinema release
KLIMT & THE KISS
Belvedere, Vienna / international cinema release
MARY CASSATT – PAINTING THE MODERN WOMAN
International cinema release
FRIDA KAHLO
Filmed in Mexico, UK and US / international cinema release
2024/2025
Director/Writer, Exhibition on Screen, Seventh Art Productions
Dawn of Impressionism, Paris 1878
Well-reviewed 90’ feature documentary for cinema marking the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist Exhibition in Paris in 1878. Filmed on location in Washington and Paris. Meticulous historical research of documents from 1878 to write an entire narrative using only the words of the Impressionist artists and their contemporaries. Released March 2025.
2024
Director/Writer Exhibition on Screen, Seventh Art Productions
My National Gallery
Highly acclaimed 90’ feature documentary for cinema and ITV. Produced to celebrate the 200-year anniversary of London’s National Gallery. Location filming and wide selection of interviews including high profile individuals including Claudia Winkleman, Michael Palin, Jacqueline Wilson, Terry Gilliam and Gabrielli Finaldi. .
2026
Director/Writer, Exhibition on Screen, Seventh Art Productions
Frida: The Making of an Icon
10’ special edition supplement for original Frida film. Featuring the Tate’s blockbuster Frida: Making of an Icon exhibition for cinema.
2022/2023
Director/Writer, Seventh Art Productions, Brighton
Mary Cassatt – Painting the Modern Woman
90’ documentary feature for cinema involving archive, location filming and interview. Filmed in Paris, London, Washington, Philadelphia. Released in cinemas worldwide.
2019/2020
Director/Writer, Seventh Art Productions, Brighton
Frida Kahlo
This well-received 90' documentary for cinema involved archive, location and interview. Filmed in Mexico, UK and US. Released worldwide. Used local crews in Mexico, conducted interviews via interpreters. Subtitled and original music score.
Director/Producer, Ricochet South, Brighton, UK
More..Sex Tips for Girls (6 x 24' for Channel 4, UK)
Directed two of six programmes of this series which drew in 4million+ viewers. This hybrid of entertainment and education programming required extremely sensitive handling of the subject to achieve candid revelations from contributors. Role also involved an intensive period of casting.
Director/Writer, Seventh Art Productions, Brighton, UK
The Great Artists (14 x 23' for Channel 5/International Video market)
These presenter-led art biographies on various artists such as Da Vinci, Vermeer and Van Gogh were shot on location in 10 countries. I led a large production team and film crew, working around a long and complicated schedule and to tight deadlines.
BROADCAST WORK
.Edit Producer, Seventh Art Productions, Brighton, UK
The Venice Biennale 2001 (1x24' for Channel 5, UK and International Broadcasters)
A one-off present-led report on the highlights of the international arts festival.
Director/Producer Seventh Art Productions, Brighton, UK
Sweet Tooth (8 x 10' series for Channel 4, UK) This light-hearted cultural history of sweets and chocolate in Britain made use of interview, archive and location filming. This was an autonomous role involving extensive historical research, casting for interview and scouting filming locations.
Director/Producer, Seventh Art Productions, Brighton, UK
High Five (4 x 23' for Channel 5, UK)
Directed this presenter-led (Tim Marlow) art series featured the top five most popular works of art in the nation's galleries. This was my original idea, I developed the content and co-wrote the scripts.
Writer and Co-Director. Seventh Art Productions, Brighton, UK
The Impressionists (8 x 23' art series for Channel 5 & International Broadcasters) This fine art series, presented by Tim Marlow was highly commended in the ITC report of 1998.
Freelance Mentor/Trainer at South West Screen (Now Creative England)
Gave support and advice over a year to four production trainees working for media companies across the region. Devised and delivered four training days on practical and theoretical production and development topics.
Consultant/Producer, Seventh Art Productions, Brighton
Judgement Day - Heaven, Hell and Purgatory in Art (3 x 30', Channel 5, UK)
This was a short-term consultancy role giving guidance to a new director, script editing and setting up international shoots,
Producer, Ricochet South, Brighton
Producer 20 Ways ..to Make Money on Your Property & 20 Ways to Lose Money on Your Property (2 x 50', Channel 5, UK)
Prime-time format show. These presenter-led interior design and property programmes included celebrity interviews and quirky spin-off 'features'. I managed a team of AP's and researchers to find contributors, stories and locations and co-wrote the scripts.
1st AD on an Australian award-winning short fiction film. The Boat.
Producer, Ricochet South, Brighton
Selling Houses - series 3 (13 x 24 mins, Channel 4, UK)
As producer on this prime time, factual entertainment format series I led a large team of researchers to find stories and contributors for the show. My role included developing storylines, script writing and producing the content for presenter-led 'information inserts' within each programme. Directed short info-inserts
Associate Producer, Ricochet South, Brighton
Risking it All (5x50'for Channel 4, UK)
Led a team of researchers and cast the stories and contributors for this fly-on-the-wall, prime time format doc following a year in the life of people setting up their first business