This Love Isn’t Taught, narrative short film

Role: Director and Editor

Written by Dior Clarke and Steph Martin

Produced by Sarudzayi Marufu/Euras Films

This Love Isn’t Taught is a bold and intimate story which follows Atlanta, an out-and-proud gay man and 'scene queen' and Jordan, a closeted man trying to reconcile his bisexuality with being a father, and his love for his on-off girlfriend and mother to his young son, Chelcie. I led the creative direction and production of this £45,000 budget short film. Working with my collaborators, I developed the script, led on casting, location scouting, finding HODs and, with my DOP, chose the camera and lenses based on the shot list I created. I managed a 30+ person cast and crew on a three-day-shoot across several London locations. Working with my Sound Recordist and camera team to ensure high-quality footage and sound were captured. I edited the film using Premiere Pro and worked with emerging Music Producer Wilfy D on the original score, and post-production house, Rascal, on the colour grade. The film has just been accepted into a BAFTA-qualifying film festival (to be announced).

Nyetimber Coffee Table Book

Role: Producer

Shoot production | Print | Leadership | Design

I produced this 256-page coffee table book for Nyetimber, the award-winning English sparkling wine producer. The book tells the story of the estate through the seasons, while also celebrating Nyetimber’s skilled growers and winemakers and explaining the craftsmanship that goes into every bottle. I led all aspects of production, including two on-location shoots, managing the creative team (designer, art director, copywriter, editor, photographer), sourcing materials, handling logistics, and overseeing final printing and delivery.

The Out, narrative short film

Role: Producer, Writer, Editor, Director

I led this 15-minute dramatic short film from concept to final delivery. Pulled from my own family history, I wrote the script and led all aspects of creative development and production, including budgeting, scheduling, creating the shot list, casting (working with BAFTA-winning actor Allan Mustafa), sourcing locations, finding and onboarding crew, kit hire, camera tests, leading a 3-day shoot across multiple locations, sourcing licenses, managing a 20+person crew, managing all billing, editing the film on Premiere Pro, leading post-production working with award-winning post-production houses The Mill and Factory on sound and attending festivals and participating in Q&As.

The Out premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Indy Shorts Festival, named one of the Best Short Film Festivals in the World by Moviemaker Magazine. It was nominated for Best Short Film at the British Short Film Awards, won Best Director at the BIFA-qualifying Little Wing Film Festival and screened at London Short Film Festival, among others.

Conrad Art Encounters, digital and print brochure

Role: Producer, Writer, Editor, Director

Digital | Print | Production | Design | Branding

Art Encounters is a bespoke self-guided tour in the form of an illustrated digital brochure to immerse guests in the hotel’s on-property art collection and extend into the region’s heritage, spotlighting local art museums and opportunities to support local creators. Working with an Art Director, we created a bespoke brand for the project. Once this had been signed off, I worked with of eight hotels across the US, Europe, APAC and South America to gather the information needed to create the content. I led all aspects of the production process, including budgeting, creating timelines, liaising with senior stakeholders at Conrad Hilton and working with the creative team to deliver this project.