Five rooms in one practice.

Director-led, producer-fluent, finance-literate. Built to take a film from idea to release without losing its tone in transit.

• I

  Creative Director

  The creative spine of the project.

  Sets the creative direction end-to-end - concept, tone, visual language, talent direction, edit philosophy. Sits at the table from first brief through final grade, translating a client or producer's intent into a single coherent film.

  Currently Creative Director at HERE & NOW, leading work for brands and broadcasters where the film has to do real cultural lifting, not just sell a thing.

  Includes

  • Concept development
  • Treatments & lookbooks
  • Director's vision deck
  • Creative oversight: pre-pro, shoot, post
  • Brand and franchise stewardship
• II

  Finance Packaging

  A credible path to greenlight.

  Builds the financial architecture that gets a film made - budgets, schedules, recoupment, marketplace positioning. Creative ambition paired with numbers a financier can actually underwrite.

  Comfortable across brand-funded, grant-funded, equity, and hybrid cap stacks. Australian rebates and Screen Australia / state agency programs included where they fit.

  Includes

  • Top-sheet & detailed budgets
  • Finance plans & cap tables
  • Grant & rebate strategy (Screen Australia, state agencies, federal offsets)
  • Sales agent & distributor introductions
  • Investor decks
• III

  Long-form Narrative

  Features and limited series.

  Director on long-form narrative - story-led, performance-driven work designed to hold a cinema screen. Treats every shot as if it had to play 30 feet wide.

  Recent: Miles Away with Pivot Pictures. Prior festival work at Raindance, CPH:DOX, Sydney Film Festival, MIFF, SIFF.

  Includes

  • Feature directing
  • Script development & polish
  • Casting
  • Principal photography
  • Post supervision through DCP delivery
  • Festival strategy
• IV

  Documentary

  Producer and director.

  Develops and directs feature documentaries and doc series - often with athletes, artists, and subculture subjects. Comfortable on both sides of the producer/director line: packaging the project, securing access, and shooting it.

  Recent: A Thousand Miles to Get Your Head Straight, GoPro × Stab Surf, 2024.

  Includes

  • Development & access
  • Field directing & verité shooting
  • Interview craft
  • Archive sourcing
  • Cut-down strategy for festivals, streamers, and brand partners
• V

  High-end Commercial

  Cinema-grade brand work.

  Commercial and branded directing for clients who want a film, not an ad. Narrative spots, brand documentaries, athlete portraits, launch campaigns, live cinema events.

  Available as director-only or full package with HERE & NOW production. Usage scaling from organic social through to all-media in perpetuity.

  Includes

  • TVC and online films
  • Brand documentaries
  • Athlete & talent-led campaigns
  • Live cinema events
  • Full production package via HERE & NOW