Since 2006, I have worked as a freelance documentary filmmaker for a number of companies and organisations including The British Council, Future Planet and Spring Airlines, China. Below are a selction of projects I am have worked on over the course of the last five years.
Please contact me for further information concerning any of the projects below or concerning any future project proposals.
The Aboriginal Communities of Taiwan (working title)
I am currently working on an as of yet untitled film project about the aboriginal communities in Taiwan. The film is an exploration of the various aspects of aboriginal culture and livelihood, with a particular focus on the integration of aboriginal children into the state run and private education systems. I spent three weeks in the summer of 2010, travelling across Taiwan and speaking to various aboriginal leaders, students and even business people about this ever controversial issue. Details concerning the film’s release will be available soon.
The Learning English Video Project (2008-2010)
The Learning English Video Project is a series consisting of seven short films about learning and using the English language around the globe. I began working on the project with Josef Essberger, founder of Englishclub.com, in March 2008. Since then, I have travelled the globe with my assistant producer Joel Carr in search of answers to a series of questions concerning the teaching and acquiring of English as a foreign language. The films were intentionally shot in countries that are different from each other culturally and distant from each other geographically. The idea behind the films is to capture the uniqueness of each location and present them in a way that complements the ideas and suggestions of the interviewees.
Englishclub.com provided full sponsorship for the entire project as well as arranging lesson preparation materials and activities that can be used in accordance with each film.
Watch the films here:
Stories from Morocco, Lessons from Romania, Tales from America, Conversations in Spain, Insights from China, Thoughts from Brazil and Encounters in the UK
Visit the website: The Learning English Video Project
ERASMUS Insights (2009)
ERASMUS Insights is a series sponsored by The British Council and five major UK universities. I wrote the project for The British Council with the intention of promoting the ERASMUS exchange programme to students in the UK. The finished set of films explores every aspect of the exchange; from culture and language to finance and education.
The films were shot at Manchester, Salford, Southampton Solent, Sussex, Reading and Stranmillis Universities and were distributed by The British Council as a “mini-CD” package.
For more information please visit: The Official Website
Talking TEFL (2008)
Talking TEFL is an independent, full-length documentary film sponsored by TEFL.net. The idea behind the film was to explore the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) industry in different parts of the world in order to discover different approaches to teaching. The films looks at teacher training, methodology and practice using Poland, Slovakia and Thailand as case studies.
Talking TEFL was filmed throughout 2007 and was released on DVD in early 2008.
For more information visit: The Official Website
The Bruce Bedlam Story (2006)
The Bruce Bedlam Story is a collaboration in the form of a short documentary film between myself and Future Planet. The film focusses on the life and work of Bruce Bedlam, the man behind the 3D puzzle The Bedlam Cube. Bruce is also a self proclaimed expert on Stonehenge and claims to fully understand the way in which it was constructed. The Bruce Bedlam Story focusses on Bruce’s theory and various other endeavors that make him one of the most unique British inventors of the age.
Production took place throughout 2006. The Bruce Bedlam Story is now available to watch online.
The Veddas (2005)
The Veddas was my first independent documentary film project. In 2004 I travelled to Sri Lanka and lived with an aboriginal tribe in Mahayangana called The Veddas. The documentary film I crafted from the experience is an exploration of the tribe’s culture and their way of life.
Production took place in the summer of 2004. The Veddas was originally screened at The University of Plymouth in 2005. The film is now available to watch online.
070105 (2005)
Intertwined with a backdrop of snow and smog, this short and somewhat experimental film allows for a perverse glimpse into the lives of young university students from all across Europe. It details stories, tales and anecdotes in a variety of languages, adding a mysterious and anonymous twist to this rather ambiguous portrayal of university life.
