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On this page, you'll find a selection of short films I've made or worked on. Currently, on external projects I mainly work as a set dresser or SFX artist but I'm hoping to take on more experience in propmaking and set design in the near future.
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The Riddles Three

(2025) A despairing university student just wants to read an email from her lecturer, but what will it take to authenticate her login? This is a satirical comedy film about the challenges of enforced two-factor authentication.

The Riddles Three was awarded audience choice at the 2025 Tiny Terrors halloween film festival, and has been selected for Flatpack Film Festival's Short and Suite Main Competition.

I wrote, directed, and edited this project. It can be viewed here:

The Riddles Three (2025)

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After

(2023) Set in the very near future, 'After' follows the story of Hugo in the immediate aftermath of a turbulent end to his long-term relationship. However, with the recent societal adoption of brain implant technology, Hugo enters a cartoonish and abstract world with a familiar face, subconsciously avoiding his real-world healing.

I was an SFX makeup artist on this film.

Release date TBC

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Swine

(2023) A paroled ex-offender applies to work in farming and is assisted by an attractive woman - their interactions can only end in reform or relapse.

​I was the SFX makeup artist on this film.

 

It was released publicly in 2024, and can be viewed here:

Swine (2024)

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Beautiful Meadow

(2023) Roman is a holiday cottage host, However, he finds his guests triggering bad memories and radical ideology, leading to vicious repercussions.

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I was an SFX makeup artist on this film. 

 

It was released publicly in 2025, and can be viewed here:

Beautiful Meadow (2025)

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After the End

(2023) A documentary crew is sent to a remote woodland in the North to spend time with a group of "apocalypse survivors" who have rejected society.

 

This film was created by the members of Bolsover "Dragonflies" Explorer Scout Unit. I founded the group in 2022 and have been teaching elements of filmmaking to them through our activities. Even the score was made by one of our members, aged 16!

I wrote, directed, shot and edited this film and you can watch it here:

After the End (2023)

PSA:...

(2022) A Halloween night turns sour as one very persistent child is hell-bent on disturbing a romantic dinner as many times as possible. How far will a disgruntled man go to be rid of him?

This film was made over the course of two days as a personal challenge. It was selected for Short Stack and screened to a sold out audience, to much critical acclaim.

I wrote, directed, shot and edited this film and you can watch it here:

[PSA] Check Your Halloween Candy - It Might Save Your Life (2022)

Fluorescent Adolescent

(2022) Iris Prize-nominated short film. Amid the backdrop of the 1980s AIDS crisis, two outsider teenagers bond over a shared love of music.

Fluorescent Adolescent premiered at BFI Southbank and has been screened at the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival (nominated for Best British Short), Short Stack, BUFF, and NOA Film Awards (winner of Best Actor).

I was the Production Designer on this film, and you can watch it on All4 here:

Fluorescent Adolescent (2022) - All4

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