Aquaphobe

“Are you a cat, or a girl?” Aquaphobe is a short film about a young woman who used to be a cat who must conquer her fear of water in order to save her relationship. I was the first assistant director and worked a lot in pre-production on this project as a key collaborator with …

Freedom

“This is going to work, I just need you to trust me.” When two brothers make a grab for Freedom, they find themselves crossing both sides of the law. The result is a high stakes conflict as they battle for freedom, family and redemption. I was second assistant director on short film Freedom, a Firestick …

White Lilies

“It’s nearly mothers’ day.” White Lilies is a dark comedy short which I wrote and directed. The film was funded by the Media Resource Centre, Helpmann Academy and our Pozible supporters. The film screened at the Sydney Indie Film Festival. At the same time, it was taking out an audience award at the National Film …

Welcome & Congratulations

“Welcome and congratulations, you have earned yourself a valued position in our society and we intend to look after you to the best of our ability…” W&C is a surreal dystopian universe with a clown-like dictator called Dr. Henry, where everything is pink, yellow or blue. I was the production designer on this unusual short …

Jemima the Fish

“I think I just flashed someone.”“Lucky them, getting a free show.”“Yeah… if the show is maxi-pads fully loaded.” Jemima the Fish is an uplifting film about Jemima (Ellen Graham, an Adelaide College of the Arts Student in her final year), a girl in her early 20s. One day she brings home a pet fighting fish, …

A Short Film About Kissing

A Short Film About Kissing was created as Jordan Pollock’s Honours film in 2015. As the Producer, I was present from the writing stage of the film during which time I witnessed first drafts. As the film grew and progressed I organised Auditions and casting, locations, extras, and much more. For this to come together I had …

A Tale of Two Tents

As part of the final year of my Undergraduate Degree, I got the opportunity to work with 16mm film. To learn how to use the medium we first got to make a short film using 100ft rushes as a practice. I designed and directed the short below. After making this, we were prepared to move …

Happy New Year

I worked as the Art Director on Yichang Huang’s short Honours film titled Happy New Year. This was a collaboration between local and Chinese International students.   As the production designer on such a short film I was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the design. This means that I was responsible for all the …