curriculum vitae

[SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS]

July, 2025. Selected for the Experimental Competition at In the Palace Short Film Festival, Bulgaria, with Losing Touch (2024).

May, 2025. Student Shorts Programme at Kinofilm Manchester Short Film Festival, with Losing Touch (2024). Honourable Mention for best UK Student Short film competition.

May, 2025. Did Such a World Ever Exist Programme at Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, Scotland, with Losing Touch (2024).

March, 2025. 'Filmed Up' at HOME Cinema, Manchester, with Christmas Afterparty (2024) .

Novemeber 2024. 'Catalyst Shorts' at Gijon International Film Festival 2024, Spain, with Christmas Afterparty (2024)

May 2024. 'MA Catalyst Symposium' at Funkhaus, Berlin.

June 2023. 'uncertain futures' at K-House Gallery, Manchester.

September 2022. The London Design Festival with Green Graduates, presenting 'Ryebank Fields: Behind the Scenes'

September 2022. 'Charlie Black' at The Alan Hotel, Manchester.

June 2022. 'MSOA Illustration with Animation Graduates' at New Designers Festival, London.

February 2022. 'Videolink', Link Gallery, Manchester.

September 2022. 'Liminal', Carlton Club, Manchester.

June 2022. 'Falling Into Place' BA Degree Show, Manchester School of Art.

June 2019. 'Everything Starts From Something', Foundation Show, Manchester School of Art.

[QUALIFICATIONS]

MA Creative Film Production at Catalyst University: Institute for Creative Arts and Technology, Berlin, Germany: Pass with Distinction.

BA(Hons) Illustration with Animation at Manchester Metropolitan University: First Class Honours.

Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Manchester Metropolitan University: Pass with Distinction.

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