I was fully sponsored by Channel 4 on the Directing Fiction MA at the NFTS, graduating in 2020. In 2019 I was one of Channel 4’s “Director’s to watch”
I recently wrapped on short comedy drama RAPTURE, funded by the BFI. My short VOCE is currently on the festival circuit at Academy and BAFTA qualifying festivals. In 2021 I was John Crowley’s assistant on the BBC adaptation of Life After Life with Thomasin McKenzie.
While working at CTVC, I cast BAFTA winning dramas LIKE ME and REFUGEE. I have directed for the Department of International Development, TrueTube and numerous charities including Child Bereavement UK. I initially trained as an actor, winning the prestigious Patron’s Prize on graduation from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (recipients include Daniel Day Lewis and Samantha Bond). I have worked with internationally acclaimed theatre companies including the Sydney Opera House and Kneehigh. Emily is a Clore Emerging Leader 2021.
My work connects audiences intimately with what they yearn for, fear and love.
I believe growth, challenge and kindness are fundamental to the creative process.