Education
Masters of Arts: Film Studies
University of East Anglia, 2019 Distinction (4.0 GPA)
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Bachelors of Science: Marketing
Minors: Film Studies, International Studies The Pennsylvania State University, 2018 3.94 GPA (First Class)
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Professional Experience
Marketing Portfolio: Examples of marketing work completed on a freelance basis for Film East and Reel Connections
Marketing
Film East
Marketing and Media Manager
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Reel Connections CIC
Marketing Assistant, Freelance
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Programming
Film East
Programmer
Programmer
- Manages the not-for-profit film programming company based out of Norwich, UK
- Strives to inspire, serve and educate young audiences by programming film screenings and events of unique and provoking film collections, with an aim to bring young audiences into the cinema
- Interacts with audience members to enlighten and educated them on the importance of art in society and culture
- Works with independent cinemas across the Norfolk region to house screenings and to engage the local youth in culturally relevant activities
- Sponsored by the British Film Institutes’s FAN Network and the Independent Cinema Office in the UK; Film East’s credo is based on each institution’s initiative for community engagement and supporting the arts
- View Film East's full programme of events
Norwich Film Festival
Submissions Judge
Submissions Judge
- Reviews all short films (over 500) submitted to the Norwich Film Festival for consideration
- Judges the films on categories pertaining to production values and creativity
- Decides whether the film should be included in the festival and if it is worthy of award recognition
Curator
"Global Strangers: Existing Between Borders" (2021). Young Norfolk Arts Festival, Norwich, UK.
Curated film collection of sixteen films exploring the modern migrant experience on screen. View the programme here.
"Sky House" (2022). East Anglian Film Archive, University of East Anglia.
Permanent exhibition in UEA's new Art and Humanities building highlighting archived film equipment and material from the East Anglian Film Archive.
"Marriott’s Way Heritage Trail" (2019). Norfolk County Council, Norwich, UK.
Research on the railway’s impact on local communities, involvement during wartime periods, resistance to
closure and cultural significance from 1880s to 1980s.
Curated film collection of sixteen films exploring the modern migrant experience on screen. View the programme here.
"Sky House" (2022). East Anglian Film Archive, University of East Anglia.
Permanent exhibition in UEA's new Art and Humanities building highlighting archived film equipment and material from the East Anglian Film Archive.
"Marriott’s Way Heritage Trail" (2019). Norfolk County Council, Norwich, UK.
Research on the railway’s impact on local communities, involvement during wartime periods, resistance to
closure and cultural significance from 1880s to 1980s.
Editor
Film East Online
Editor-in-Chief
Upper Ground Production
Editor-in-Chief / Writer
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Concrete Newspaper
Film Editor
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Production
Turtle Canyon Media Ltd.
Intern
Intern
- Worked closely with head producer, director and development officer, both on set and in the office, during all stages of the filmmaking processes
- Received screen credits as: editor, production assistant, third assistant director, sound designer, sound operator and performer
- Assisted in producing, marketing and launching new online streaming service, NextUp Comedy; featured in The Guardian and The Sunday Times
- Managed marketing of films and corporate projects through traditional marketing channels, as well as social media
- Edited the short film “One More Night” and promoted it through national and international film festivals, gaining viewership and award recognition for the film
- Performed marketing research in areas of film funding, market demographics and film distribution
Presentations and Conferences
Lecturer. Working-Class Girls: Gender, Class and Stereotyping in British Cinema. Feminist Art Lecture series for The London Drawing Group (webinar). 12 July 2021.
Presenter. David Bowie is the Englishman from Mars: An Examination of Englishness through Stardom. International Conference on Film Studies: "(De)Constructing Narrative Identities” at Birkbeck, University of London. 8 February 2020.
Presenter. Queering the Aristocracy: The Queering of Aristocratic Men in Edward Berger's Patrick Melrose (2018). Critically Queer Symposium at University of East Anglia. 7 May 2019.
Attendee. Woman with a Movie Camera Summit at British Film Institute. 22 June 2019 and 16 June 2018.
Presenter. David Bowie is the Englishman from Mars: An Examination of Englishness through Stardom. International Conference on Film Studies: "(De)Constructing Narrative Identities” at Birkbeck, University of London. 8 February 2020.
Presenter. Queering the Aristocracy: The Queering of Aristocratic Men in Edward Berger's Patrick Melrose (2018). Critically Queer Symposium at University of East Anglia. 7 May 2019.
Attendee. Woman with a Movie Camera Summit at British Film Institute. 22 June 2019 and 16 June 2018.
Press Accreditation
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF): 2022
BFI London Film Festival: 2020, 2019
Raindance Film Festival: 2020
Norwich Film Festival: 2020
BFI Flare Film Festival: 2022, 2021
BFI London Film Festival: 2020, 2019
Raindance Film Festival: 2020
Norwich Film Festival: 2020
BFI Flare Film Festival: 2022, 2021
Sales
University of East Anglia
Sportspark Membership Advisor
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The Beach Life Gallery/ Bethany Fine Arts Gallery
Gallery Manager and Advisor
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Various retail sales roles including:
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