My mentoring is grounded in production experience across the full lifecycle of filmmaking. I have worked as a director, producer, editor and colourist, with experience spanning short films, broadcast content and digital projects. This includes projects that have screened internationally and work developed for online platforms, as well as collaborations with broadcasters and production teams. This experience informs a practical understanding of how films are shaped through decisions made over time, across development, production and post.
I support all stages of production, from early ideas through to final delivery. This includes shaping concepts, structuring projects, refining edits and navigating the technical and organisational demands of finishing work. The emphasis is on continuity — understanding how early decisions carry through the process and how they can be adapted as a project evolves.
My role as a mentor is not to impose solutions. It is to support the people I work with in making their films, rather than approximating how I would make them myself. This involves developing clarity around intention, identifying what a project requires and working through the practical steps needed to realise it.
This approach is collaborative but structured. It is attentive to the specific needs of each project and the individual. The aim is to build confidence, decision-making capacity and a sustainable way of working that can be carried forward beyond a single film. The reward is in seeing the work realised on its own terms.
Throughout my career, I have supported filmmakers, artists and students in developing their work at every stage of production. During the pandemic, I turned my attention inwards and mentored my family through the creation of a series of micro-documentaries on the climate emergency, published on a dedicated YouTube channel. I was closely involved as a collaborator in the earliest stages, but as the work developed, I stepped back into an advisory role, focusing on mentoring and problem solving. This allowed the subsequent films to be shaped by those making them.