Bio
My enthusiasm for production originated from my time at Harrow College (former Greenhill College). As a GNVQ3 Media and Communications student there, I gained practical experience of video production, including research, script writing and editing methods. I was encouraged and inspired by my video production tutor Nigel Lindley to pursue a career in film making. I was also inspired by the power of film to giving the audience an alternative view of the world and insights to new and unchartered territories, bringing sometimes revolutionary and new ways of thinking. I went on to win a Royal Society of Arts Excellence of Performance award for Media Studies at Harrow College. I then decided to broaden my horizons by studying for a combined honours degree in Information Technology and Education at London Metropolitan University (former North London University). This gave me experience with computers and the opportunity to become proficient in the use of several software packages. I pursued my interest in video further at Middlesex University by studying for a Masters degree in Video. As part of the course, I was required to undertake various productions, including a 10 minute documentary on the Hare Krishna Movement, called "The Great Illusion". I have had work experience twice in BBC UK Promotions (BBC Knowledge and Play UK) where I made trailers for various programmes that were successfully broadcast. This provided an insight into the working environment of the BBC. I also completed a documentary with funds from the Millennium Commission, called "Freedom". This gave me experience of the production process, as I was solely responsible for the entire project, from research to editing and packaging. In 2004 I went on to secure funding from UnLtd (foundation for social entrepreneurs) for the production and completion of a documentary "The Authorities Are Always Right" (www.myspace.com/authoritiesarealwaysright) and in 2005 was requested to produce a promotional film about PACE (Physical Activities Club Ealing). My current production work includes the documentary 'Belonging' for 2007.
When I am not working on films, I have a passion for human rights issues, political and current affairs, environmental issues, skydiving, yoga, humanism and the cinema of course.