Hello!

I am a Writer, Producer, and Director, specialising in corporate work and short-form comedy.

My goal in life is to make great films that people will take to their heart and watch every few years for the rest of their lives. I hope to arrive at greatness with a combination of tight, smart, entertaining storytelling, dry humour, and (just) enough thematic meaning to make a statement about life / the universe / everything…

I also stage Manage the London Screenwriter’s Festival - the world’s largest professional screenwriting event, and Chris Jones’ incredibly popular Guerilla Filmmaker’s Masterclass events. And I work at the British Independent Film Awards as the ‘Voice of God’ (not my choice of title – but I’m not complaining…).

In addition, I run, with fellow writer-directors Rob Holder and David Hawk- the Monthly film networking event Bristol Filmmakers (new friends always welcome on Facebook!)

My favourite films include (in no particular order):

Back To The Future (1985) /  It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) / The Italian Job (1969) /  Withnail & I (1987) /  Singin’ In The Rain (1952) /  Blade Runner (1982) /  Tootsie (1982) /  Monty Python & Holy Grail (1975) /  Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) /  Terminator (1984)  / Moonstruck (1987) / Groundhog Day (1993) /  Enter The Dragon (1973) /  Robocop (1987) / Casablanca (1942) / Toy Story (1995) / Roger Dodger (2002)

(I could happily chat about any of these for several hours at a time)

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