From radical independent films to international commissions, my filmography spans 40+ years of animation practice. This curated selection includes the work that made my name (Carnival 1985), major commissions (United Nations, David Byrne, Jimi Hendrix), award-winning commercials (BAFTA nomination, Gold Clio), and recent research films exploring trauma processing through autoethnographic animation. I remain available for select film commissions where deadlines are flexible and projects align with my research focus.
Carnival
Carnival
My RCA graduation film. Vibrant oil pastel and flowing ink brush strokes evoke the energy and chaos of London's Notting Hill Carnival.
calligraphic animation
oil pastel
notting hill carnival
straight-ahead
abstract
The Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock
Commissioned by the United Nations to convey, without dialogue, the threat of nuclear annihilation and the importance of disarmament.
United Nations
nuclear winter
multilateral disarmament
nuclear war
doomsday clock
Beleza Tropical
Beleza Tropical
David Byrne saw Carnival and asked me to make a film promoting his album of Brazilian music from the country's repressive regime era.
David Byrne
Brazil
Jorge Ben
negative animation
umbabarauma
Beleza Tropical documentary
Beleza Tropical documentary
In this Channel 4 documentary, Charlie Gillett talks to David Byrne and me about the album and its music from Brazil's repressive regime.
Talking Heads
Susan Young
Beleza Tropical
Charlie Gillett
documentary
Hendrix "Fire"
Hendrix "Fire"
Footage of Hendrix performing at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival is combined with metamorphic animation hinting at pagan and elemental themes, transformative energy flow and the interconnectedness of living things. Images disintegrate and reform, and a visual correlation is drawn between particles of energy and the dynamics of sound. "Fire" was commissioned by legendary producer Alan Douglas to accompany his digital remastering of Hendrix' s work.
Jimi Hendrix
Alan Douglas
Fire
negative technique
shamanic
It Started with a Murder
It Started with a Murder
The first of two films made as part of my PhD research exploring how autoethnographic animation may help process psychological trauma.
stop-frame
silent
experimental
domestic violence
autoethographic animation
The Betrayal
The Betrayal
Second of my PhD films exploring how autoethnographic animation may help process psychological trauma.
stop-frame
psychiatric abuse
autoethnographic animation
experimental
drug addiction
Island 25
Island 25
Commissioned by Channel 4 for Island Records' 25th anniversary.
Island Records
25th anniversary
music animation
Bob Marley
Chris Blackwell
Classic FM
Classic FM
Commissioned for the launch of the UK's first national commercial classical music station.
Classic FM
conductor
watercolour
dip pen
the huntress
US Football: The Big Match/Blitz
US Football: The Big Match/Blitz
Title sequence for a bi-weekly Channel 4 show.
American Football
metamorphosis
BAFTA
Trans World Sport
World Cup Cricket
World Cup Cricket
Made simply with wax crayons and paper.
wax crayons
world cup cricket
Ed Catmull
sport animation
fish eye lens effect
Levi's: Variations on a Theme
Levi's: Variations on a Theme
Best Animation at the 1996 London International Animation Awards and a Gold Clio in 1997.
Levis
Women
empowered
Gold Clio
post traumatic stress disorder
Coca-Cola: World Dance 1997
Coca-Cola: World Dance 1997
Live action combined with my 'negative' watercolour technique.
animation and live action
travelling mattes
hand injury
career ending
Coca Cola
