Creative Portfolio
Showcasing my work as a filmmaker and director.
Indigenous Pedagogies in remote, rural and Special Education
A series of thirteen documentaries for installation in Newcastle's icave cinema. Also viewable in VR. These documentaries explore indigenous teachings and their application across diverse learning environments.
Thirteen 360-degree camera documentaries
Featuring: Uncle Warren, Biami Cave, Milbrodale, Milbrodale Public School, Muswellbrook High School, Newcastle Middle School and Wiripang Public School
Broadcast Production
Producer, Director and Editor
The Shoot Out 2003 - Aurora TV
Featuring short films from The Shoot Out 2003 with celebrity film challenges, promotional material and behind the scenes festival and filmmaking footage.
12 x 15 minute Episodes.
Producer - Director - Editor
Screened on rotation from 2004 to 2007
The Shoot Out 2004 - Aurora TV
Producer - Director - Editor
Featuring short films from The Shoot Out 2004 with celebrity film challenges and behind the scenes filmmaking footage.
12 x 15 minute Episodes.
Screened on rotation from 2004 to 2007
The Shoot Out
Producer - Director - Editor
Australia and New Zealand Film Festival tour programs and DVD compilations of The Shoot Out Filmmaking Festival including promotional material and behind the scenes filmmaking packages.
1999 (73 mins), 2000 (68 mins), 2001 (84 mins), 2002 (85 mins), 2003 (56 mins), 2004 (72 mins), 2005 (82 mins), 2006 (64 mins), 2007 (75 mins) and 2008 (78 mins)
Documentary and Web Content
Producer, Director and Editor
Festival of World Cultures
Festival of World Cultures is held in Gannat France each year. Musicians and dancers from around the world come to celebrate their diversity.
15 short documentaries and online content of the 2015 festival. These films were used for festival promotion and to document the event
Producer - Director
Australian Wool Fashion Awards
Producer - Director - Editor
The Australian Wool Fashion Awards took place at the Royal Easter Show, Sydney each year. Featuring a high end fashion parade of up and coming designers using wool fabrics.
Produced and directed all filming, PR opportunities including live TV crosses. Creation of online content, promotional material and DVD compilations for three years 2009 - 2011.
Kids Up Front
Producer - Director - Editor
Kids Up Front is a national drama academy for children. They run end of year performances and summer camps.
Produced and created promotional and website content of classes and performances from 2000 to 2021.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics Australia is part of a global community which brings sport, joy and inclusion to people with intellectual disability/autism.
Oztheatrics
Producer - Director - Editor
Oztheatrics together with Musical Theatre International run musical theatre festivals in Australia and take students to International festivals.
Produced and directed all filming of a tour to New York and Atlanta for the Junior Theatre Festival 2019. Creation of promotional material and online content.
See What You Can Be
Producer - Presenter
Created as part of the Creative Industries Roadshow project. Featuring interviews with six early career creatives discussing their career pathway.
This is the trailer for six interview presentations of 30 mins each. Shorter versions were also created for online viewing.
Natural History Illustration
Producer - Director
A series of educational videos used as part of an online EdX course, MOOK.
This is the first of eighteen videos that make up the online course. The series received the 2016 edX prize for exceptional contributions to online learning and teaching.
Creative Industries Roadshow was a University of Newcastle research project exploring regional attitudes to creative careers.
Producer - Director
This is a 5 minute teaser of an 2018 ATOM award winning 40 minute documentary plus three short documentaries and a compilation of students works.
Director
A Man's Man
Producer - Director
A documentary about social attitudes to masculinity explored through one families experiences.
A 26 minute documentary winner of the 1997 Newcastle Film Festival documentary prize.
A series of short promotional pieces.
Vines Wine Identity
Editor
An oral history project series documenting memories of the Hunter Valley wine producing community.
Edited 57 oral history videos featuring 23 interviews for online viewing and exhibition at the Newcastle Regional Museum August - October 2018.
Creative Industries Roadshow
Drama Production
Director, Producer, writer short films
One Last Drink
When an experiment involving mosquito repellents goes horribly awry and results in a zombie apocalypse a hero or unlikely trio is required to save the day.
Premiered and won first place at CREATE 2308 Arts Festival which aims to use filmmaking for community engagement.
Director
The Great Pi$$take
Director - Producer - Writer
On a night he was meant to impress his new girlfriends parents, Brian gets caught short and then caught out.
Starring Tim Wright and Nola Wallace, The Great Pisstake is a short comedy which premiered at the ATOM awards and won first place at the Newcastle Film Festival, Riverina Film Festival and audience choice award at Cronulla Shorts Film Festival.
Diagnosis Narcolepsy
Producer
A man runs into many problems on the way to the birth of his first child.
Starring Scott Major, Eric Thompson, Lara Cox and Deni Hines, Diagnosis Narcolepsy is a 16mm comedy completed within 24hours. Directed by Ben Steel it was invited to premier at The Shoot Out Film Festival.
Image is Everything
Producer
When the onscreen cops show the real cops how policing is really done. What could go wrong?
Starring Clayton Watson and Rupert Reed, Image is Everything is a short comedy made in 24 hours and invited to premiere at The Shoot Out Film Festival.
Sweeter
Producer
Who better to provide an exit strategy than an air hostess. Exits are here, here and here.
Directed by Rupert Reed, starring Jenni Baird and Sebastian Goldspink a romantic short comedy made in 24 hours and invited to premiere at The Shoot Out Film Festival.
Living End (Music Video)
Director - Producer
Music Video of 'Not Like The Other Boys' by ARIA-award winning trio The Living End
Work integrated learning project sponsored by BMG Music using third year animation and screen production students at the University of Newcastle
Television Commercials
Four years experience making TVC's for clients such as Red Bull, Royal Agricultural Show Sydney, JetStar, Newcastle Knights, Westrac, working under my own production company Boadicea Productions and Plump Films.
The Shoot Out
Producer - Director - Writer
Shot on 16mm film 2 x 30 secs
Aired Channel 10 Newcastle, Aurora TV and screenings 2001 & 2002