BIOGRAPHY
A self-shooting director and edit producer, specialising in character-led observational documentaries which amplify authentic, remarkable voices.
I am particularly interested in anthropology, the arts and human & environmental rights, with a commitment to telling stories that celebrate and interrogate the absurdity of life, both past and present.
No stranger to challenging environments, my body of film and photography spans 6 continents and often involves embedding within communities to unearth hidden truths and work collaboratively with those who have a story to share.
With cultural roots in El Salvador and Italy, I am fluent in Spanish, Italian & French. I have considerable experience working abroad, including with a treehouse-dwelling West Papuan tribe; meeting in secret locations with a former toxic waste trafficking Mafia boss; out in the Kalahari Desert with San hunter-gatherers; up a volcano with the Prince Philip worshipping people of Vanuatu, and documenting politicians and frontline paramilitary fighting to protect the Congo Basin Rainforest.
I am driven by pure curiosity and drawn to breaking new ground (feature docs, pilots, first series, investigative research), as well as experimenting with form, visual storytelling and creative narrative devices. Previous clients include SKY Docs, BBC, Channel 4, VICE, Al Jazeera, WaterBear.
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COMPANY
After a decade working in the film industry (New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures & The British Independent Film Awards), a desire to experiment led to the establishment of Planet Caravan - a collective of inventive audiovisual artists creating short docs, video art, branded content and music videos. Alongside film & tv work, I am open to short form commissions.
TRAINING
Civil Aviation Authority Drone Flyer ID (2024)
Hostile Environment and Expedition Medicine - First Option (2022)
Last DBS Checked (December 2022)
Remote Area First Aid (2021)
Expedition Skills - Wild Human (2018)
Centre for Investigative Journalism Summer School (2014)
MA Modern Languages: French & Italian (2:1), Christ Church College, Oxford University (2006)
Photojournalism & Documentary Photography, Spéos Academy, Paris (2005)
Ethiopia, 2014