BIO

 

Raised in a small medieval city in England by an artist and a history teacher, transplanted to New York City via Bristol (university), Spain (music school), Argentina, Colombia and Cuba (film school), my work is shaped by a wide range of influences, impressions and perspectives, including the faded gradeur of English seaside towns, Latin American neorealist cinema, punk rock and flamenco.

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Across a body of work spanning five feature films, interactive art, video game, award-winning investigations for The Guardian, I have gained a reputation for complex  that moves, provokes and unsettles - never shying away from nuance and the dark side.

 

My latest feature, American Zoo (2026) begins with the discovery of a lost film archive in the ruins of an abandoned zoo in Upstate New York and unravels a Nazi plot to bring back extinct animals. It opened at Tribeca Film Festival 2026, where it received a special Jury Mention for editing.

 

My debut feature XY Chelsea (2019) followed Wikileaks whistleblower and cultural lighting rod Chelsea Manning as she fought for her freedom. It was nominated for two Emmys for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary and Outstanding Sound.

 

My work has been released theatrically in cinemas around the world, on cable and streamers such as Netflix, HBO Max, Showtime and Paramount+, played at festivals including Tribeca, SXSW, London BFI Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, IDFA, Ji.hlava and Visions du Reel, and I have received numerous awards including the One World Media Award, the Amnesty International Film Award, and a nomination for the Cinema for Peace Award.

 

I live in New York City where I love to go on hikes with my one year old son Raven in the last remaining forest in Manhattan.