NHS staff work in environments where lives are often in the balance – sometimes involving tremendous pressure and unimaginable loss. Sharing Hope is an Arts programme for all Swansea Bay NHS Staff. Offering safe spaces to be creative, heal and come out stronger together. I was commissioned to make this short film to help convey to funding bodies, healthcare management…
We need to gather. This is the manifesto of Sanderson Jones' Lifefulness project. The stand up comedian and co-founder of the Sunday Assembly (a non-religious church gathering) approached me to create a showreel of his work which gradually morphed into this manifesto film. https://vimeo.com/581214180
Martin Jones of Castell Howell foods tells the story of their fresh fish brand Celtic Coast Fish. This brand film was produced by Four Waves Media in Swansea and commissioned by Castell Howell. I was brought on by Four Waves Media as director of photography to shoot the film which they edited in house. https://www.celticcoastfish.co.uk/#brand-video
The science is catching up with ancient knowledge of the people from rural Congo. Franck Banza commissioned us to produce this short documentary style film to tell the story of how he took herbal remedies used by his family in Africa and developed them for his health supplement startup Super Bio Boost in Swansea. https://vimeo.com/706510107
Carbon has become a dirty word. Storytelling is one of the key ways in which people understand the problem of climate change and the steps we can take to solve it. I was commissioned by The George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling at USW to direct this 30 minute documentary about the work being done in South Wales as part…
I was commissioned by a Welsh Government funded organisation called DEEP to make a short film explaining the principles behind their work. DEEP is a research group based at Swansea University which seeks to bring together evidence from lived experience and research to improve practice in social care across Wales. https://vimeo.com/737531152
Dance to health - Aesop (Arts Enterprise with Social Purpose) Aesop commissioned us to produce a film that showcased the success and impact of their Dance to Health project in Wales to funding organisations. Dance to Health is a proven falls-prevention dance activity for older adults. Aesop needed an evaluation film which would capture the lived experience of the participants…
The Case Against Ideas. A short film exploring the ideas behind Steve Taylor's revised edition of his book on the problem with advertising. https://vimeo.com/170787492
Ever considered the links between mental health and soil health? In summer 2020 Huw Richards and I visited Glasbren market garden in Carmarthenshire, Wales which produces 50 veg boxes a week for its local community and has a inspiring vision for the future. Here is a film I directed which explores their ethos for connecting with nature and how regenerating our soils can…
