About

Director/Writer, Script coach and producer

My first short film was shot as an experiment using poetry and movement, on 2 rolls of super 16mm. I loved it, and it fueled a passion for telling stories through moving image that led a few years later, to the set up of 23 Films. My attitude towards filming? For me it is always a collaborative process, and about herding cats! It’s about each person expert in their own skillset, pulling together to make a story whatever length, come to life, which is where as Director, I come in.  Someone has to take charge of herding all the fabulous, different, talented, cool creative cats! I love movement, and thanks to a back ground in dance in my teens, I’m very happy with choreography, action and suspense. As a writer, I create strong, original stories, with universal, humanist, ecological and spiritual themes. I have always written genre splices of thrillers, action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, romance and the supernatural, with exciting worlds. I write strong female characters because I’m a strong woman, but I match them with great male characters, because even though I strongly support a far bigger female representation in the film/TV industry, I believe in balance. We’re all needed to save this beautiful planet. I’m excited by a global film market, and the re-emergence of a British film industry, which we have not seem for decades, thanks to technology, which is brilliant.

I direct drama/narratives, of all lengths, budgets and formats. Features, shorts, TV, streaming, web projects and promos. I’m happy working on many formats, and whatever the camera, I love the challenge of tailoring each project to its own dramatic and budget needs. My first feature, GRACIE, has been released and well received. It was a micro budget film shot on super 16mm, using mainly available light. It’s been a long journey and then some, (and then some, I’ve been told I should write a book) but totally worth it! Right now as we come out of the pandemic, I’m packaging my second feature, DAY SIX. I’ve made several shorts, and have a few other projects in development, attached as writer or director, or both.

Please click on any title from the drop downs, for more about individual projects, or contact me directly if you wish to talk to me about directing or writing. 

contact Jane at – janecreates@23-films.com