ABOUT

radio picture full sizeDirector/Writer and producer

I’ve wrote stories all through childhood, and always loved ‘producing’ stories with my friends and toys in the back garden, but I tentatively directed and wrote my first short film many years later as using poetry and movement, on 2 rolls of super 16mm.  It felt like coming home! I loved the collaborative process,  with each cast or crew member, expert in their own skillset, pulling together to make a story whatever length,  spring to life, which is where as Director, I come in, although I love the French term, ‘realisateur’  the best,  it suggests a creative direction, which is very much what any filmed content needs.

I love movement, and thanks to studying to be a dancer early on, I’m very happy with choreography, action and suspense. As a writer, I create original, world driven stories, connected to deep, engaging, dramatic stories with humanist, ecological and spiritual themes. I have always written genre splices of thrillers, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, romance, horror and the supernatural. I write strong female characters but I match them with great male characters, because even though I strongly believe a FAR bigger female representation in the film/TV industry is inevitable and right, I think great stories are about all of us. We’re all needed to save this beautiful planet, and I’m excited by a global film market, and the cultural mixes that creates.

I direct narratives of all lengths and formats. Features, shorts, corporate, ads, TV, I love the challenge of tailoring projects their its own dramatic/budget needs. My first feature, GRACIE,  was on a micro budget, but shot on super 16mm, using mainly available light. It’s been a long journey, (I’ve been told I should write a book) but totally worth it! Right now, I’m financing my next feature, DAY SIX, which has lead cast/sales agent attached. I also have a other projects in development, attached as writer or director, or both. I’ve also just completed a zero budget comedy pilot commission, which I directed.

Please click on any title for individual projects, or contact me directly if you wish to talk to me about directing or writing. SHOW REEL on request. 

contact Jane at – janecreates@23-films.com