HOME IS

In ‘Home Is’, the long-term impact of forced migration is explored by the Barnet Asian Women’s Association through performance.

This short documentary has been used in an NHS GP training context to teach about a social prescribing model of healthcare and narrative medicine.

This video secured local authority funding to support BAWA’s members with digital inclusion.

Produced, directed, shot and edited by myself, Home Is was selected for the Women Over 50 Film Festival and the Barcelona International Film Festival.


This short documentary tells the story of a women's embroidery co-operative in Madagascar. With Meline
(a member of Stitch) as our guide, we see how creativity combats poverty and flourishes into independence.

Directed by Elise Du Feu
Animation by Igor Longinidis
Sound Design by Rico Casazza
Colourist Sara Buxton

I was an assistant producer, graphic designer and assistant animator on this video.


Stories From The Archive - short obs doc video for the Black Cultural Archives


The Southall Ever After project supported the diverse communities of Southall, South London, to reflect on their personal and collective past, present and future through a range of arts-based activities.

This film, and uncut interviews from it, forms part of an ethnographic research project run by University of the Arts London and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

This film would not be possible without Southall Community Alliance, Punjabi Theatre Academy UK, London Transport Museum, Gunnersbury Park Museum and A Rocha UK.

Southall Ever After : filming, sound recording, editing and graphic animation.


I was a camera operator on these videos for the Independent Cinema Office’s ‘The Cinema of Ideas’. Curated and directed by documentary filmmaker Kateryna Pavlyuk , these videos are from ‘Feast from the East’, a film programme, ‘dinner-table’ discussion and cooking workshop celebrating the rich film and food culture of Eastern Europe.
(In partnership with The Ukrainian Institute, London)

Cooking workshop with co-founder of Cook For Ukraine, Alissa Timoshkina

Panel discussion with Alissa Timoshkina and professor of Ukrainian studies Dr Rory Finnin


During the COVID I created a series of videos for the multinational interfaith charity, The Faith & Belief Forum’s first online fundraising gala. This involved COVID-safe socially distanced filming and creative use of archive. The Faith & Belief Forum believes that intolerance has no place in our communities and that diversity adds value. I whole

For more information please visit www.faithbeliefforum.org

Our first online Gala broadened our supporter base as well as raising in excess of £30,000
— F&BF Annual Report

F&BF’s ParliaMentors recruitment video for Instagram

The Faith & Belief Forum’s educational programs

The Faith & Belief Forum in Barking & Dagenham


BETTER Kickstarter campaign video - link to the campaign here

Kickstarter video edit for ‘BETTER’, an award winning Zoe Hunter-Gordon short fiction film about disability, ableism and sibling relationships.


Taster tape fine cut edit, sound mixing and colour correction

The Other Mendelssohn colour grade and sound mix for Newnham College Cambridge


Thinking Pitstops is a voluntary mental health project to support the NHS through COVID

Age UK Barnet is a promotional video for a local old age Charity.


Designs on Britain exhibition promotion for the Jewish Museum London

Hidden stories is a 60 seconds look at the Jewish Museum London Archives.


The Button Collection (in development): When finished, this film will be used in classrooms to teach the surprising value of a make do and mend attitude in 2020.


Clay - Laura De Benedetti is the first in a series of short films about the creative use of clay. Featured at ‘Flicks Festival 2018’ at The Cinema Museum in London and the 100 Minutes of Film and Animation exhibition at the City Lit in 2019.

Clay 2 is a process film which follows the real time creation of a teapot, featuring Ware Ceramics


I Need Your Spirit explores the restorative power of music and community despite personal loss featuring the IDMC gospel choir

The Clock is a short poetic video about ageing told through objects.

Lighthouse Observational filming of AA’s Mark Fisher scholarship performance 2020. Editing and project by architect Sean Gwee

Falling is an unconventional love story in three parts. Cinematography by Ruby Rossini

The London Humanist Choir Shenandoah arranged by Bob Chilcott


Deep in Space and Time is a music video and live studio session recording for B-Croma.

Resonate live studio session recording for electronic band B-Croma.


Dandiya is a short dance video for SAID Indian Dance

No Human is Illegal is a video I edited for the educational charity Migrants of Circumstance.

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