KATHRYN O'REILLY
KATHRYN O'REILLY
CONTACT: James Little - Screen Talent Agency
Email direct: kathryn1oreilly@yahoo.co.uk
TRAINING / EDUCATION
MA (distinction) SCRIPTWRITING - UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
BA hons. in DRAMA - LAMDA
VIDEO, FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTION - BRIT SCHOOL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Experience working with: Children / High profile actors / Small & Medium Crowds / Animals / Vfx / Sfx / Water tank, Open Lake, Sea, Canal / Musicians / Dancers / Vehicles, A-Frae, Low-Loader, Tracking Vehicles / Drone / Weapons / Stunts
Proficient in Move Magic Scheduling, Final Draft, Final Cut Pro
ACTORS worked with on screen include: Andy Serkis, Juliet Stevenson, Celia Imrie, Tamsin Grieg, Gregor Fisher, Sue Johnston, Joe Wilkinson, Susannah Fielding, Ben Rufus Green, André Holland, Sharlene Whyte, Leah Harvey, Lindsey Coulson, David Westhead, Angus Imrie, Lizzy McInnerny, Joe Allen, Brian Croucher, James Ellis, Rosalind Eleazar, Tom Forbes, Ella Bruccoleri, Amit Shah, Louis Emerick, Nirinder Samra, Juliet Cowan, Delroy Brown, Lizzie Hopley, Miltos Yerolemou, Stewart Scudamore, Gary Oliver, Nina Wadia, Ben Miles, Linus Roache, Joe Alwyn, Jane Asher
As a playwright actors worked with include; Carey Mulligan, Jonny Harris, Jamie Foreman, Maggie Stead, Phil Davis, Matthew Needham
MUSICIANS worked with on screen include: Toyah Wilcox, The Blockheads, Wilco Johnson, Lee Thompson, Topper Headen, Susie Vanner, Anita Chellamah
STUDIOS worked at: Sugar Studios, Dukes Island Studios, Black Island Studios, Centerstage Studios, Kennington Studios, West London Film Studios, Cineview Studios, Camberwell Film Studios, Alva West Studios, 3 Mills Studios, Twickenham Studios
RELEVANT EXPEREINCE
Theatre technician - Includes; Paul Robeson Theatre, Rhoda McGaw Theatre,
Stage Coach, Italia Conti
Drama workshop leader
UNION MEMBERSHIP
Bectu
TELEVISION EXPERIENCE
PA - LWT (London Weekend Television)
ARCHIVE ADMINISTRATOR - ITV SPORT
PRODUCTION SECRETARY - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
Second Assistant Director
TESTAMENT - Series 1 - 8x Eps (Television)
1st Unit
Director: Paul Syrstad
Producer: Jackie Sheppard
DOP: James Ducker
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
TESTAMENT - Series 1 - 8x Eps (Television)
2nd Unit
Showrunner: Paul Syrstad
Director: Tom Ruddock
Producers: Shelley Ruddock, Jackie Sheppard
Company: Roarlight / Angel Studios
DOP: Yannkick Hausler
PERSON OF INTEREST (Short Film / Television)
Director: Aysha Rafaele
Head of Production: Danny Yasruddin
Producer: Meeshan Saxenna
Exec Producer: Joseph Bullman
Company:Halycons Heart Films, Channel 4 Films
DOP: Adam Pietkiewicz
Cast includes: Asim Chaudhry, Posy Sterling, Tom Durant Pritchard, Natasha Atherton, Craig Parkinson, Julia Davis
First Assistant Director
DEEP FAKE NEIGHBOUR WARS - Series 1 - 6x Eps (Television)
Directors: Spencer Jones, Tenisha White, Tom Vinnicombe
Head of Production: Trudy Coleman
Producer: Ali MacPhail
Line Producer: Kirsten Stoddart
Company: Tiger Aspect / ITV
DOP: Daniel Alexander
Cast includes: Katia Kvinge, Yiannis Vassilakis, Luke Kempner, Al Foran
First Assistant Director
COUNT ABDULLA - Series 1 - 6x Eps (Television)
Director: Asim Abbasi
Head of Production: Suzanne Knight
Producer: Husain Casey-Ahmed
Line Producer: Judy Goldberg
Company: Fudge Park Productions / ITV Comedy
DOP: Aaron Green
First Assistant Director Daily
THE COCKFIELDS series II (pick up week) (Television)
Director: Simon Hynd
Exec Prod: Lucy Lumsden
Producer: John Rushton
Company: Yellow Door Productions
DOP: Duncan Telford
Cast includes: Gregor Fisher, Sue Johnston, Joe Wilkinson, Susannah Fielding, Ben Rufus Green
First Assistant Director
SUCH BRAVE GIRLS (Pilot Episode Television)
Director: Marco Alessi
Exec Prod: Stephen McCrum
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer
DOP: Kia Little
Company: Camden Productions
Cast includes: Kat Sadler, Amy Trigg, Paul Bazely
First Assistant Director UK
STATUES NEVER DIE
(Art Video Installation - exhibiting at Tate Britain 2023 as part of What Freedom Is To Me)
Director: Sir Isaac Julien CBE RA
Producer: Angie Daniell
Company: JN Films
DOP: Nina Kellgren
Production Designer: Derek Brown
Cast: André Holland, Sharlene Whyte, Leah Harvey
DOCUMENTARY
First Assistant Director
DIVIDED WE STAND (Short Doc)
Director: Imoje Aikhoje
Producer: Kathryn O'Reilly
Company: Strayborn
Netflix YouTube
DOP: Ariel Artur
Contributors: TBA
Cast: TBA
SHORT FILM
First Assistant Director
FIFTY-FOUR DAYS (Short Film)
Director: Phoebe Torrance
Producer: Dayo Moshood & Ella Greenwood
Company: Broken Flames & Kusini Productions
DOP: Courtney Bennett
Production Designer: Philippa Mumford
Cast: Celia Imrie, Juliet Cowan, Delroy Brown, Cat White, Joshua Williams
Festivals:
Winner Jury Prize best actress - Cat White - Cine Paris Film Festival (2022)
Winner Jury Prize Best Cinematography – Courtney Bennett – Frida Film Festival (2023)
Winner Golden Award Best Screenplay – Cat White – Golden Short Film Festival (2023)
Winner Special Mention Strong Short Narrative - Cat White – Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin (2023)
Winner Best Actress – Cat White – Florence Film Awards (2023)
Winner Best Screenplay – Cat White - Florence Film Awards (2023)
Winner Best East Midlands Film – Cat White – Beeston Film Festival (2023)
Winner Best Short Film – Cat White – British Urban Film Festival (2022)
Winner Best Narrative Short – Cat White – Roxbury International Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Lead Performance Cat White – Women X Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Actress in a Short Drama – Cat White - I Will Tell International Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Supporting Actress – Celia Imrie - I Will Tell International Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Supporting Actor – Joshua Williams - I Will Tell International Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Short Film – Cat White - I Will Tell International Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Short Narrative – Pan African Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Diaspora Short – Cat White – African Movie Academy Awards
First Assistant Director
CERES (Short Film)
Director: Amelia Sears
Producer: Cat White
Company: Kusini Productions
DOP: Lorena Pages
Production Designer: Ellie Jones
Cast: Juliet Stevenson, Hannah Morrish
Festivals:
Winner Highly Commended Award – Amelia Sears, Hannah Morrish – Jane Austen International Film Festival (2023)
Winner Best UK Film – Amelia Sears, Hannah Morrish – Wimbledon International Short Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Ensemble Cast – Juliet Setvenson, Hannah Morrish – Women X Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Director – Amelia Sears - Women X Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Film – Amelia Sears - Women X Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best UK Short – Bolton International Short Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best Women in Film - Bolton International Short Film Festival (2023)
Nominated Best East Anglican Film – Amelia Sears – Norwhich Film Festival (2023)
First Assistant Director
LUMBU (Short Film) - on BBCiPlayer 2025
Company: Raucous Films, BFI & BBC Films
Director: Billy Dosanjh
Producers: Kurban Kassam & Laura Wilkinson
DOP: Joseph Guy
Cast: Shaan Akhtar, Nirinder Samra, Ethan Kudhail, Charlotte Knowles, Shipra Jain Khanna
First Assistant Director
DARKLY BRIGHT (Short Film) shot in UK & Greece
Director: Doug Rollins
Producer: Mark Holden
Executive Producer: Simon Image
Line Producer: Grace King
DOP: Neal Parsons
Production Designer: Felix Coles
Cast: Jonathan Cobb, Anastasia Thiras, Kostas Tekkis, Tina Grigorakou,
Thomas Kelsey, Megan Purvis, Jane Lee Jones, Vaseline Katerini, Alan Turkington
First Assistant Director
ENTERING & BREAKING (Short Film)
Director: Jonathan Cross
Producers: Jonathan Cross, Herries Anderton
DOP: Kit Mackenzie
Cast: TBA
First Assistant Director
HAPPY & GLORIOUS (Short Film)
Director: Riley Rheyan
Producers: Lara Koran, V.C. Lennox
Executive Producer: Tracy Bass
DOP: Tania Freimuth
Production Designer: Kerry Bradley
Cast: TBA
First Assistant Director
LADY (Short Film)
Director: Jordon Stevens
Producers: Lizzie Worsdell, Natasha Cowley
DOP:Samira Oberberg
Production Designer: Mariya Evtimova
Cast: Kacey Ainswortj, Tom Edward-Kane, Beth Waite,
Laura Stevens, David Duncan, Claire Frawley
First Assistant Director
T IS FOR... (Short Film)
Director: Youness Benali
Producer: Clare Hendra
Exec Producers: Morgan Whitlock, Lucy Powell
DOP:Linda Wu
Production Designer: Natalie Pack
Cast: TBA
First Assistant Director
REYNARD (Short Film)
Director: Oskar Brockbank
Producers: Hattie Jackson, Niamh Lynch, Tuli Litvak
DOP: Jack Reynold
Production Designer: James McClean
Cast: TBZ
First Assistant Director
I HAVE MY REASONS (Short Film)
Director: Mikey Altoft
Producers: Mikey Altoft Haitam Banoori
DOP: Myles Wilkinson-Gayle
Production Designer: Fainche McArdle
Cast: Lisa Jones, Matt Sproit, Patsy Rumball, Adam Young, Ruby James
First Assistant Director
AKSIL (Short Film)
Company: Noir
Director: Werner Viver
Exec Producers: Greg Smith, Javier Alejandro
Producer: Alex Ayodele-Otele
DOP: Michael Paleodimos
Cast: Tom Victor, Aleah Aberdeen, Jay Varsani,
Luca Kamleh-Chapman, Gemma Brockis, Alfred Clay
First Assistant Director
SAY WHEN (Short Film)
Director: Alkyoni Taegu
Producer: Lallie Doyle
DOP: Michael Paleodimos
Production Designer: Syd Doyle
Cast: Selina Youngerman, Mark Osmond, Nina Cassells, Mia Parnaby
First Assistant Director
HEADHUNTER (Short Film)
Company: SkyeAngel Productions
Director: Spike Curtis
Producers: Skye Wilson, Angel Jordan
DOP: Toby Lloyd
Cast: TBA
First Assistant Director
PLASTIC SURGERY (Short Film)
Company: Maypole Productions, Nice Guy Pictures
Director: Guy Trevellyan
Producers: Sophie Stacey, Caroline McCrystal, James Petterson
DOP: Helena Gonzalez
Cast: Anna Popplewell, Michael Kennedy, Ella Augustin, India Bah-Nelson,
Shelley Snyder, Stefania Arnica, Jenny Horsthuis, David Buttle, Matt Beauman-Jones
First Assistant Director
THE SKIN OF THE WATER (Short Film)
Company: Viva Film Productions
Director: Britt Berke
Producers: Laurence Glover, Colette Brown, Kate Crisp, Angel Parker
DOP: Robin Horn
Cast: Kate Crisp, Angel Parker, Linus Roache, Ben Miles
First Assistant Director
LARGO (Short Film)
Directors: Salvatore Scarpa, Max Burgoyne-Moore
Exec Producers: Tony Schlesinger, Chris Overton, Rebecca Harris-Turner, Mustapha Wehbi
Producers: Rachid Sabitri, Charles Meunier
Company: Slick Films
DOP: Rick Joaquim
Production Designer: Joana Dias
Cast inc: Zach Elsokari, Tamsin Grieg, Kevin McNally
First Assistant Director
POETIC SHORT (Short Film) shot on film
Company: Polydrom
Director: Shae Thomas
Producer: Alana McQuoid
DOP: Diara Sow
Production Designer: Aimee Meek
Cast: Romany Gilmour, Sam Woodhams
First Assistant Director
WHAT WE WISHED WE COULD BE (Short Film) shot on film
Director: Luke Shelley
Producer: Sophie Stacey
Co-Producer: YasminRais
Company: Slick Films, Dolphragon, Candlelight Films
DOP: Yannick Hausler
Production Designer: Bibi Baker
Cast: Jamie Muscato, Anoushka Lucas
Festivals:
Winner Cardiff Mini Film Festival
Winner London Director Awards Best Director (2025)
Longlisted BIFA (2025)
Selected Northampton Film Festival (2025)
Selected Hollyshorts (2024)
Selected Rhode Island Film Festival (2024)
Selected Norwich Film Festival (2024)
Selected London Breeze Festival (2024)
Selected New Renaissance London Film Festival (2024)
First Assistant Director
THE COLOUR OF MY ROOM (Short Film) shot on film
Director: Jake Alden-Falconer
Producers: Ben Alden-Falconer, Freddie Highmore,
Claire Lindy, Rebecca Gutteridge
Company: Chloe Films
DOP: Adam Barnett
Cast inc: Elaine Cassidy, Sharon Rose, Martin Mora
Festivals:
Selected Little Venice Film Festival (2024)
Selected Sunrise Film Fest (2025)
Selected Phoenix Film Fest (2025)
Selected Nite Hawk Film Fest (2025)
Selected British Shorts Berlin (2025)
Selected Hollyshorts (2024)
Selected Flickers Rhode Island
Selected Kerry International Film Festival
Selected Big Apple Film Festival
First Assistant Director
THE DOLL (Short Film)
Director: Daniel Lipton
Producers: Joseph Bushell, Mickey Angelov
Company: Look Aside Films
DOP: Cassius Kane
Cast: Danny Hetherington, Mari Fflur
First Assistant Director
EGG TIMER (Short Film)
Director: Rosie May Bird Smith
Producers: Hattie Jackson
Company: Slick Films, Biscuit.
DOP: Mike Staniforth
Production Designer: Lyndon Ogbourne
Cast inc: Ella Bruceoleri, Janie Booth, Kerry Godliman, Elizabeth Hill,
Polly Kemp, Steve Lorrigan, Adele Marie, Ross O'Donnellan, Lauren O'Rourke,
Lynne Pearson, Kate Robbins, Amit Shah, Alison Spittle, Gordon Warnecke
First Assistant Director
JUST KIDS (Short Film)
Director: Alessandro Riconda
Exec Producers: Paolo Maria Medulla, Patrizia Vittonatti
Producer: James Knowles
Company: Just Kids Ltd
DOP: Toby Lloyd
Cast inc: Christine Gomes, Montserrat Lombard
Festivals:
Selected Indi Shorts International Film (2024)
Selected Brighton Rocks International Film Festival (2024)
Selected Austin Film Festival 92024)
Selected St. Louis International Film Festival (2024)
Selected Alcine Festival (2024)
Selected FICVI Festival (2024)
Selected Mostra da Curtas Vila de Noia Festival (2024)
First Assistant Director
TILL DEATH DO US PART (Short Film)
Company: Reel Issues Films
Director: Oliver Kember
Producers: Jackie Sheppard, Luke Walton
DOP: Aaron Adrian Rogers
Cast inc: Carolyn Goodyear, Jack Brady, Matthew Carter, Emma Burdon-Sutton
First Assistant Director
SHAME ON YOU (Short Film)
Director: Philippa Ghosh
Producer: Philippa Ghosh
DOP: Stephen Roach
Cast: Robyn Faye, Charly Faye, Tamsin Heatley
First Assistant Director
SPAGBOL (Short Film)
Director: Frankie Wade
Producer: Brooklyn Adebowale
DOP: Treve Jackson Hicks
Production Designer: Clemency Cartwright
Cast: Frankie Wade, Louis Emerick
Festivals:
Selected Waco Independent Film Festival (2024)
First Assistant Director
A MATTER OF MINUTES (Short Film)
Company: Slick Films
Director: Hannah Beach
Producers: Sophie Stacey, Phoebe Campbell_Harris, Nina Georgieff
DOP: Helena Gonzalez
Cast: Emily Renee, Charlie Rowe
Festivals:
Selected Hollyshorts Film Festival (2024)
Selected Cinequest Festival
Selected Brighton Rocks (2025)
Nominated CIFF (2025)
Nominated Essex International Film Festival (2025)
Selected Fantaspoa (2025)
Selected Rhode Island International Film Festival
First Assistant Director
ALICE (Short Film)
Company: Reel Issue Films
Director: Jake Alden-Falconer
Producers: Jackie Sheppard, Luke Walton
DOP: Adam Barnett
Cast: Lindsey Coulson, Lonnie Archibong, Gemma Reynolds, David Westhead
First Assistant Director
175 (Short Film)
Company: Stranger Than Paradise Productions
Director: Kasra Karimi
Producer: Kasra Karimi
Associate Producer: Kathryn O'Reilly
DOP: Arushi Chugh
Cast: Lizzy McInnerny, Suzanna Hamilton, Brian Croucher, Kerry Washington, Mark Edel-Hunt, Francesca Zoutewelle
Festivals:
Winner Best LGBTQ+ Film – Bright Rocks International Film Festival (2024)
Winner Best LGBT short film - Five Continents International Film Festival (2024)
Selected Unrestricted View - Rainbow Umbrella Film Festival (2025)
First Assistant Director
DOES YOUR CONDOM MAKE YOU FAT? (Short Film)
Company: F5-Films
Director: Sophie King
Producers: Siona Davis, Cat White
DOP: Carmen Pellon
Cast: Aine Rose Daly, Angus Imrie, Juliet Cowen, Elander Moore
Festivals:
Selected Rhode Island International Short Film Festival
British Shorts Official selection Berlin (2024)
Selected Bolton International Film Festival (2023)
Selected Austin Film Festival (2023)
Selected Tweetfest (2023)
Selected Hollyshorts Film Festival (2023)
Selected Best Comedy Topaz Film Festival (2023)
Selected Rouen This is England (2023)
First Assistant Director
THE GIRL WITH THE HAUNTED VAGINA (Short Film)
Company: Panad Productions / BFI funded
Director: Samantha O'Rourke
Producer: Rachel Wilson
DOP: Samira Oberberg
Cast: Ian Gain, Sophie Duker, Scott Gutteridge, Declan Baxter, Amber Conra
Festivals:
Runner Up Chapter Queer Film Prize (2023)
Selected Final Girls Film Festival (2024)
Selected Popcorn Funnies Film Festival (2024)
Selected Black Sunday Film Festival (2024)
Selected The Independent Horror Society Indie Film Showcase (2024)
Selected The Dead of the Night Film Festival (2023)
Selected Norwich Film Festival (2023)
Selected Soho Horror Film Festival (2023)
First Assistant Director
MEASURE (Short Film)
Directors: Helen Simmons & Julia Cranney
Producers: Cat White, Savvy Power
Company: Mountain Way Pictures / BFI funded
DOP: Arushi Chugh
Cast: Angus Imrie, Lydia Rose Bewley, Callie Cooke, Rebekah Murrell
Festivals:
Selected The Shortest Nights (2024)
Selected Terror Molins
Selected Oska Bright Film Festival (2024)
Selected Sunderland Shorts Film Festival (2023)
Selected Women X Film Festival (2023)
Selected Rouen This Is England (2023)
Selected Norwich Film Festival (2023)
Selected Bristish Shorts Berlin Lichtspielklub Short Film Festival (2024)
Selected Conquest Film & VR Festival
Selected The Female Eye Film Festival (2024)
Selected Manchester Film Festival (2024)
SHORT OF THE WEEK
First Assistant Director
A VERY SHORT FILM ABOUT LONGING (Short Film)
Company: DMC Film & BBC Films
Director: Eimear McBride
Producers: Theo Barrowclough, Kareem Adeshina, Kate Phibbs
DOP: Sverre Sordal
Cast: Joe Alwyn, Natalia Kostrazewa, Adam Hypki, Lashay Anderson, Sophie Cartman, Spanne Anderson
First Assistant Director
BROKEN GARGOYLES (Short Film)
Company: Reid Productions
Director: Freddy Carter
Producers: Joey Dawson, Annabel Bates, Karl Man
DOP: Angela Zoe Neil
Production Designers: Matt Gant & Megan Bosaw
Cast: James Ellis, Rosalind Eleazar, Tom Forbes
Festivals:
Selected Dam Short (2024)
Selected Indie-Lincs International Film Festival (2023)
Selected Coronado Island Film Festival November (2023)
Selected Norwich Film Festival (2023)
Selected Hamilton Film Festival (2023)
Selected Fastnet Film Festival (2023)
Selected Blackbird Film Festival (2023)
First Assistant Director
WHY WOULDN'T I BE? (Short Film)
Company: Broken Flames Productions
Director: Ella Greenwood
Producers: Maya Bartley O'Dea & Molly McNamara-Langton
DOP: Xenia Patricia
Production Designer: Isobel Baker-Smith
Cast: Elizabeth Berrington, Harry Collett, Susan Lawson-Reynolds, Tut Nyuot
Festivals:
Winner Best Young Director – Ella Greenwood - London Director Awards (2022)
Winner Best Young Director – Ella Greenwood - London Director Awards (2022)
Selected Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (2022)
Selected Kingston International Film Festival (2022)
Selected Romford Film Festival (2022)
Selected Flickers Rhode Island - Roving Eye (2022)
Selected Manchester Film Festival (2022)
Selected Fastnet Film Festival (2022)
First Assistant Director (Daily)
MELODIE SAVIOUR (Short Film) shot on film
Director: Harry Bowley
Producer: Connie Emmy-Martin
DOP: Lorena Pages
Production Designer: Grace Taylor
Cast: Maxim Baldry, Rick Klink, Simon Martin, Katya Kollegaeve, Jane Skinner
First Assistant Director
#HATERS (Short Film)
Company: Odd Eyes Theatre
Directors: Tristan Shepherd & Emilia Teglia
Producer: Emilia Teglia
DOP: Sam Meyer
Production Designer: Elodie Chiper
Cast: Patrick Knowles, Kwabena Ansah, Jordan Duvigneau, Jennie Jacobs,
Lola May, Madeline McQueen, Jordan Peters, Lydia Robinson
First Assistant Director
KARMA (Short Film)
Company: Phoenix Waters Productions
Director: Bizhan Tong
Producers: Kevin Leslie & Bizhan Tong
DOP: Jonty Dawson
Production Designer: Grace Taylor
Cast: John Savage, Kevin Leslie, Cleopatra Wood, Sean Earl McPherson, Sumit Raisinghaney
First Assistant Director
BLIGHTERS (Short Film)
Festivals: Winner of Merit best shorts competition
Company: Santamana Pictures
Director: Fred Kelly
Producer: Louis Strong
DOP: Barny Crocker
Production Designer: Erin Green
Cast: Louis Strong, Peter Broad, Stephen Agnew, Harry Gaff, Jessica Kathryn
First Assistant Director
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Short Film)
Festivals: Nominated Short to the Point International Film Festival Best Short
Company: Candid Broads Productions
Director: David Buchanan
Producer: Oriane Pick
Cast: Lucy Young, Amit Shah, Leo Andrew Davies, Ruth Mair Howard-Jones, Kay Secombe, Agatha Ezzedine
First Assistant Director
KNOCK KNOCK (Short Film)
Company: Affecting Films
Director: Shian Denovan
Producer: Ramon Ricard
DOP: Michael Spry
Production Designer: Isobel Baker-Smith
Cast: Charlotte Wyatt
First Assistant Director
THE COPPICE (Short Film)
Company: Massey Films
Director: Thorsten Gritschke
Producers: Imogen Venn & Archie Johnston Stewart
DOP: Edward Massey
Production Designer: Priscila Vailones
Cast: Charlie Archer, Daisy May
First Assistant Director
PERSONAL EFFECTS (Short Film)
Company: Mountain Way Pictures
Director: Will Webb
Producer: Evie Williams
Line Producer: Fozia Khaliq
DOP: Samira Oberberg
Cast: Ellie Duckles, Rebecca Hesketh Smith, Gretta Bradley, Flynn Allen
First Assistant Director
THE PLUNGE (Short Film)
Company: Deep Seat Productions
Director: Adam Nelki
Producer: Vincent Kavanagh
DOP: Finbar Somers
Cast: Georgina Armfield, Elliot Cable, Will Forester, Sara Jordan
First Assistant Director
UNDER THE INFLUENCE / BREATHE (Short Film)
Company: Bohemian Basterds / BFI funded
Director: Bohemian Basterds
Producer: Darta Vigrieze
DOP: Johnathan Flint
Cast: Daniel Davids, Declan Cole, Leigh Kelly, Eloise Thomas, Jay Brien
First Assistant Director
LOS JACK MACHINE (Short Film)
Company: Free Seed Films
Director:Francois Techene
Producers: Ben Gallagher, Steve Harcourt,
Bertrand Techene, Francois Techene
DOP: Francois Techene
Cast: David Westhead, Jud Charlton, Matt Abercromby, Andy Apollo, Nicola Baran, Anabel Barnston, Gabriela Belard, Miss Doll Blow-Up,Sophia Disgrace, Hard Paln Dun, Pete Edgley, Kia Gama, Herman Gambhir, Tara Godolphin,Lee McPherson, Miss Phoenix, Sagar Radia, Melinte Reitzema, Rob Scatchard, Miss Baby Sol, Faith Sturges, Jack Valla
Festivals:
Best Shorts Award Winner. Nominated: Outstanding cast performance
AOF International Film Festival
First Assistant Director
THE JOKES ON YOU (Short Film)
Director: Katie Smith
Producer: Victoria Muldoon
DOP: Brian Strange
Production Designer: Nia Fausset
Cast: Victoria Muldoon, Liam Bewley, Naomi Cooper-Davis, Evie Watts Evans, Tia Remus Elliott, Blair Barnette
Festivals:
Screened BFI London Comedy Film Festival
First Assistant Director
MY NEIGHBOUR BARBECUED MY FENCE (Short Film)
Director: Victoria Muldoon
Producer: Victoria Muldoon
DOP: Jonathan Howard
Cast: Freddie Hogan, Victoria Muldoon
Festivals:
Semi-finalist Kino Short Film Fest
Selected The Film Bunch, Broad Humour Los Angeles, Grru Hales Berlin
First Assistant Director
GIMP TIGER (Short Film)
Company: Latex Fortress Productions
Director: Sean Gallean
Producers: Alan Wanders, Sean Gallen
DOP: Alessandro Veridiani
Production Designer: Anna Jarocka
Cast: Simson Bubbel, Philippa Carson, Elliot Janks, Flora Sowerby
Festivals:
Selected for Vault Festival
Selected: Wipe Festival, Berlin, Cannes Short Film Corner 2016
First Assistant Director
ARIELLA (Short Film)
Director: Michael Garsin
Producer: Shaheen Schleifer
DOP: Joseph Edwards
Production Designer: Felix Coles
Cast: Monica Forero, Jonny Cox-Vinell, Robert Douglas Metson, Faith Kiggundu, Tanya Nicole, Marc Wesley DeHaney, Katrina Crawford, Milli-Rose Rubin,Tatsiana Shaliuta, Isabella Sylvester, Paulo Andrew Aragao, Jared Gerschwitz, Phelim Kelly, Richie Lawrie, Dominik Rybialek
First Assistant Director
ROBIN OF OAKWOOD (Short Film)
Company: Poly Arts & TigerBarb Films
Director: Lee Viesnik
Producer: Andrew Polyviou
DOP: Andrew Hillary
Cast: Elshan Amaan, Aram Armaghanian, Andrew Polyviou, Paul Kristovic, Jerry Woolley, Ramxi Issa
First Assistant Director
SQUARE ONE (Short Film)
Director: Emily Sargent
Producer: Lizzie Wilkinson
DOP: Emily Almond Barr
Production Designer: Susan Huyett
Cast: Kat Bond, Laura Checkley, Ed Eales-White
First Assistant Director
THE CAR (Short Film)
Company: Aniku
Director: Sheila Marshall
Producer: Sheila Marshall
DOP: Robbie Williams
Production Designer: Rodi Nina Papadopoulou
First Assistant Director
THE GHOST IN THE KAMERA (Short Film)
Company: Fudge Tiger Films
Director: Shona Charlton
Producer: Shona Charlton
DOP: Pascale Neuschafer
Cast: Ria Bella, Maria Mirage
Festivals:
Winner REMI award, World Fest Houston International Film Fest (2019)
Independent Short Award, Gold Children's short (2018)
First Assistant Director
RED FLAG (Docu-Drama)
Director: Imoje Aikhoje
Producer: Victoria Fah
DOP: Ariel Artur
Featuring: Lloyd Mcdonald, Anna Doolan, Yannick Budd
Festivals:
Winner Best Student Film, Bright International Film Festival (2021)
Winner Best Docu-Drama, Falcon International Film Festival (FIFF) (2021)
Nominated Best Student Short – Imoje Aikhoje – London Shorts (2021)
Nominated Best Student Short – Imoje Aikhoje – Vancouver Independent Film Festival (2021)
First Assistant Director
LUCY (Short Film)
Company: Goldsmiths
Director: Adam Tindall
Producers: Janny Zhu, Gwennaelle Counson
DOP: Lia Monguzzi
Production Designer: Jane Francis
Cast: Natasha Campbell, Paul Parker
Festivals:
Winner Best comedy Student RTS (Royal Television Society)
First Assistant Director
ROMCHYK (Short Film)
Company: Goldsmiths
Director: Alexis Boca
Producers: Lara Kozah, Kostiantyn Bidenko
Exec Producer: Suzanne Procter
DOP: Ariel Navarro Pino
First Assistant Director
HOOLIGAN (Short Film)
Company: Goldsmiths
Director: Ian Kaler
Producers: Kezhiah Morgan, Jonathan Fink
DOP: Leyiu Xu
First Assistant Director
PORTRAIT (Short Film)
Company: Goldsmiths
Director: Grace Louey
Producers: Phil Ross, Beier Zhang
DOP: Anant Jain
Cast: Maria Almeida, Kristal Sisodia
Festivals:
Winner Rebel8 Outstanding Emerging Female Director – Grace Louey –
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival (2024)
Winner Youth Program Audience Award – Grace Louey – Dresden Film Festival (2024)
First Assistant Director
ON THE WALL (Short FIlm)
Company: Goldsmiths
Director: Isobel Clark
Producer: Han Le
DOP: Adam Jasinski & Stanislaw Proszowski
Cast: Danielle Dury, Gillian Broderick, Neil Harget
First Assistant Director
ONCE FAMILIAR (Short Film)
Director: Ruben Gonzalez
Producers: Wojciech Czarkowski, Max Schuermann, Lex Gielas
Company: Goldsmiths
DOP: Mike Pain, Agata Morawska
Cast: Jane Lu
Festivals:
Winner Best Short Film Terror Molins (2021)
Selected Aesthetica Short Film Festival (2021)
Selected LSFF (2022)
Selected Sitges Noves Vision s (2021)
Selected Encliunters Film Festival (2021)
Selected Fantastic Film Festival Australia (2022)
Selected Bolton International Film Festival (2021)
Selected Renaissance
Selected On the Pulse Short Film Festival (2022)
Selected Terrorific Amente Cortos (2021)
Selected British Horror Film Festival (2021)
First Assistant Director
WITHOUT YOU (Short Film)
Company: Goldsmiths
Director: Trancredi lo Cascio
Producers: Ya-Han Chung, Nina Krol, Gwenaelle Counson
DOP: Sabrina Yes Men
Cast: Amelia Belam, Marc Ozall
First Assistant Director
THE GIRL WITH THE MOUSY HAIR (Short Film)
Company: Goldsmiths
Director: Thalia Kent-Egan
Producers: Julia Van Geldern, Winnie Hu
DOP: Matthew Ferguson
Cast includes: Jenny Whiffens
VIDEO
First Assistant Director
DINOSAURS IN THE WILD (Video)
Company: Impossible Pictures
Director: Alison MacPhail
Producer: Sheryl Trinh
Cast: Michelle Fahrenheim, Agatha Ezzedine, Andrew Goddard, Mohammed Kamel
First Assistant Director
FOOTBALL & PREJUDICE (Video)
Company: Hope not hate
Director: Shaneika Johnson-Simms
Producer: Jake Pace Lawrie
Cast: Tia Sinclair
First Assistant Director
LINGER LONGER LANE (Video)
Company: Grimm & Co
Director: Paul Clayton
Producer: Deborah Bullivant MBE DL EdE
Cast: Anna Doolan, Brad Bullock, Robert Wolfe, Scott Worsfold, Howard Crossley, Natasha Holmes, Becky Dueck, Rowan McIntosh, Joy Cruickshank
FEATURE
First Assistant Director Daily
LAST SWIM (Feature) Daily
Director: Sasha Nathwani
Producers: Campbell Beaton, Nisha Muller, Sorcha Shepherd,
Helen Simmons, Bert Hamelinck
DOP: Olan Collardy
First Assistant Director
GOOD AS ALL OF US (Feature)
Director: Paul Clayton
Producer: Susie Evans
Company: 4Impact
DOP: George Paine
Cast includes: Mina Anwar, Lucy Benjamin, Gurkiran Kaur, Zain Iqbal, Destini Dolar,
Andrew Lancel, Tom Chambers, Amy Marston, Seb Gardener,
Robert Wolfe, Juwon Adeokun
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
A PIECE OF FORVER (Feature)
Company: Wicked Winters Films
Director: Jade Winters
Producer: Alex Hogben
DOP: Hamish Nichols
Cast: Eleanor Barr-Sim, Ella McCready, Bryony Miller
First Assistant Director (daily)
LAWRENCE AFTER ARABIA (Feature)
Director: Mark J T Griffin
Producer: Ingrid Grupping
Company: Griffin films
DOP: Simon Lawrence
PROMO / COMMERCIALS / MUSIC VIDEOS
First Assistant Director
YOUTUBE (Promo)
Company: YouTube
Director: Ian Aryeh
Producer: Emma Grazette
DOP: Kelvin Richard
Cast: TBA
First Assistant Director
BLUBBER BUTCHER (Promo)
Company: Blinding Shadow
Director: Simon Ross
DOP: Carl Burke
First Assistant Director
CRACK (Music Video)
Company: FightGravity Films
Director: Andy Mihov
DOP: Aaran Green
Production Designers: Fingal Green, Tilda Bonham Carter
Feat. Au/Ra
First Assistant Director
AS THE WORLD BURNS (Music Video)
Company: Dark Matter
Director: Philippa Ghosh
DOP: Fatosh Olgacher
Feat. Philippa Ghosh
First Assistant Director
GOVAKI (Music Video)
Company: PDK Entertainment
Giannis Haroulis
Directors: Jonny Vieco & Akti Konstantinou
Producer: Natasha Kashi Jalonen
DOP: Henry Gill
Feat. Lea Oroz
First Assistant Director
THE BLOCKHEADS 'EXPRESS YOURSELF' (Music Video)
Director: Francoise Terchene
Producers: Ben Gallagher & Steve Harcourt
Feat. Andy Serkis
First Assistant Director
BROTHER LEO 'NAKED' (Music Video)
Director: Cassandra Virdee
Producer: Joey Reid Dawson
DOP: Charlie Jenkins
Feat. Brother Leo
Archery Coach: Adrian Thomas
1x Dancer: Celine Fortenbacher-Poplawska
First Assistant Director
SUSIE VANNER 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' (Music Video)
Director: Matthias Salzburger
Producer: Adriel Thomas
DOP: Ollie Nice
Feat. Susie Vanner
First Assistant Director
THE BLOCKHEADS 'BOYS WILL BE BOYS' (Music Video)
Director: Francoise Terchene
Producers: Ben Gallagher & Steve Harcourt
Feat. Toyah Wilcox, Miss Baby Sol
First Assistant Director
ANITA CHELLEMAH 'GIVE ME THE ANSWER' (Music Video)
Company: 2050 Films
Director: Liam Hooper
Producers: Liam Hooper & Mark Stewart
DOP: Mark Stewart
Feat. Anita Chellamah, Marc Olivier, Timo Kaltio, Dave Tregunna, Lynette Dundas, Dr. Terry Chimes
First Assistant Director
OLD FLAME (Music Promo)
Company: 2050 Films
Director: Liam Hooper
Producer: Tara Trangmar
Cast: Lucy Jackson, Olivia Spencer
First Assistant Director
ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING (Music Promo)
Director: Francoise Terchene
Producers: Ben Gallagher & Steve Harcourt
Feat. Miss Baby Sol
First Assistant Director
CATALYST ZERO / MHI CEO (Promo)
Company: McKinsey
Director: Osato Dixon
Producers: Tavia Weinmann, Zach Davis, Marine Assaiante, Matthew Montemaro
Cast: Lawrence Ballard, Cindy Im, Colin Key, Jules Hart, Melissa Hartzel
First Assistant Director
SPM (Promo)
Company: McKinsey
Director: Osato Dixon
Producers: Tavia Weinmann, Zach Davis, Marine Assaiante, Matthew Montemaro
Company: McKinsey
First Assistant Director
GEMINI PROJECT (Promo)
Company: McKinsey
Director: Osato Dixon
Producers: Tavia Weinmann & Matthew Montemaro
First Assistant Director
LONDON ROUTERS (Promo)
Company: McKinsey
Director: Osato Dixon
Producers: Zach Bagma & Marine Assaiante
Cast: Lawrence Ballard, Rae Lim, Alex Hinson, Erin Darling, Matt Medrano, Eve Mauro
First Assistant Director
NIKE LEAGUE SUPER 5's (Commercial)
Company: LCS
Director: Margot Bowman
Exec Producer: Jayde Thomas
Producer: Mikal Habteab
DOP: Olan Collardy
First Assistant Director
ARLO TECHNOLOGIES (Commercial)
Company: Brave Spark
Director: Simon Ross
Producer: Mike Facey
Cast: Tom Nunes, Peter Boyles, Sharon Braybrooke, Daisie Boyes
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
WHY ME? MASKS (Video)
Director: Nick Alexander
Exec Producer: Tolu Stedford
Producer: Simon London
Associate Producer: Sophie Outhwaite
DOP: Pedro Cardillo
Cast: TBA
MARY A STRANGER (Vertical Drama)
Director: Dan Lowenstein
Exec Producers: Peiyuan Xi, Siyle Liu
Producers: Elio Liu, Zarica Wang
Company: Infinite Starlight
DOP: Dominic Hall
Cast: TBA
JAFACIAN (Feature)
Director: Fredi Nwaka
Line Producer: Shereen Boucher
Company: Are We Dead Yet?
DOP: Justin Black
Cast includes: Peter Andre
SUIT & BONE (Short Film)
Director: Dulani Wilson
Producer: Lincia Daniel
DOP: Stil Williams
Production Designer: Kourosh Asgari
THE INSIDE JOKE (Short Film)
Director: Comfort Emmanuel
Producers: Toby Barber & Bankole Imoukhuede
DOP: Jonathan Nicol
Company: Unbound Studios
Production Designer: Amy Conjaerts
Cast: Olivia Lyere, Reuben Odulawa, Nicole Adeyemi, Junior Afolabi Salokun
ADIDAS (Commercial)
Directors: Jonas Hegi & Julien Simshauser
Producer: Erinn Fitzgerald
Company: Builders Club
1st AD: Elle Lotherington
Cast: Ocean Navarro, Gianna Gi, Paul Eibich, crowd
LIFE SAVING / COPPAFEEL! (Commercial)
Director: Amy Becker Burnett
Producer: Isobelle Graham
Company: Radical Media
1st AD: Elle Lotherington
Art Director: Grace Becker Burnett
Featuring: Danni, Sheerah, Peaches, Skyla, Bell, Tara, Natalie, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Autumn
STUDIO (Commercial)
Director: James Rawlings
Producer: Dominic Bunjevac
Company: Gaggle
DOP: Tom Pierrepont
THIRD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
GET EVEN 2 (Television)
Director: Nigel Douglas
Exec Producer: Alison Davis
Producer: Mike Noble
Company: BBC Children's
Third Assistant Director (Daily)
SILENT NIGHT (Feature)
Director: Will Thorne
Producer: Mark Lacey
Company: Break Em Films
Cast includes: Nathaniel Martello-White, Cary Crankson, Bradley Taylor
Third Assistant Director (Daily)