Grantchester S10
We had such a laugh on this job, and it was filled with lovely coincidences. We shot at the location where I filmed my first TV ep half my life ago, I knew 3 crew members from other jobs, and @robsongreenonthegram and I discovered he’d met me as a BABY when @sandy_burnett taught him bass back in the day. The most welcoming regular cast, and the most fun and lovely guest cast. On ITVX now!
Grandchester S10 is available to watch on ITVX !
@agentdeborahw@debbie_prawer you’re the best 🌹
little soppy ode: my Nan LOVES this programme. We’ve had many a cuppa watching Grandchester so to be able to be in an episode of it and share this with her made this experience that much more special. Eirlys Myfanwy Furlong ❤️
#grandchester #itvx
Welcoming our new Bush Young Company ⭐ our third 18-25 BYC cohort is here, and ready to make some magic.
Our new BYC members are:
Olise Essien, Meg Gillard, Vikas Gogana, Mannan Guled, Mohamed Hashi, Zarmeeneh Khan, Ayan Philip, Priscilla Oshinibosi, Rosie Owen, Abbey Oyetunde, Ruweyda Sheik-Ali, Jet Shenkyong-ma, Jess Senanayake, Shekinah Singh, Shermya, Ethan Simm, Lawrence Ssonko, Josie Surminski and Mason Thomas-Downes.
Find out more in our latest blog. Link in bio 🔗
If you haven’t watched it already go check out our short film When The Sun Goes Down, out now on YouTube! And let us know your thoughts, we want to hear from you!!! Link in bio to watch the full film. #indiefilm #womeninfilm #southasian #shortfilm #desi
A little late for a 2025 wrap up post. Didn’t think I’d be starting the year with a major knee injury including a snapped ACL, but here we are!
While I rethink what my 2026 is going to look like, here’s a rundown of all my major projects from last year ❤️
🎥 1st Assistant Director on Writer as a Schizophrenic (a short film)
🏦 Wrote/directed/produced Pop Goes the Dollar, the first production for my new company, Codex Theatre.
🌳 Directed Mickley Lane
📝 Started facilitating the Directing Labs for Riverside Studios
🌹 Directed/co-produced Ruthless
🍬 Directed/produced the Maybe I Should Stop UK Tour (and got ACE funding on my first try!)
🍻 Produced The Great British Lock-In
📵 Produced Instructions On How To Be Alone
⚡️ Directed/produced Below the Treeline: A Staged Reading
🗂️ Almeida Young Producers 2025
👔 Directed What’s the Trade?
& worked on a million scratch nights and rehearsed readings and R&Ds and one-off performances 🌈
(crutches in the mountains for good measure 🩼)
Photography credits 📸
Willa Bury (1 & 4) @willaburyphotography
Henry Roberts (2-3, 5-8, 11) @henry_roberts_photography
Me in the tech box (9)
Devi’s tiny camera (10) @_elllipses_
Last week, we screened our two final GFS short films at the Barbican, which is quite possibly one of the most amazing things to ever happen to me. I had the honour of being the Scriptwriter and Director of Photography for 'Singular Birthday Activities for Friendless Weirdos', which was an absolute blast to work on alongside my SUPER talented film family at @ghettofilmschool ! We've come such a long way 😭
It hasn't clicked in my head that we've been leading up to this since 2022. GFS has been integral in pretty much every facet of my life - the wonderful people I got to meet, the amazing opportunities I've been given and the skills I've learnt are things I will carry for the rest of it.
Shoutout to Tony, Alvy and Malikah for everything these past few years, as well as everyone who helped us on our journeys, and of course, the phenomenal cast and crew. None of us could have done this without you!
I have no doubt in my mind that we'll be working together again in the near future and I genuinely cannot wait for it.
But for now: That's a wrap! Back to the blank script pages I go. 💫
Okay we couldn’t resist! Here is a ship-worthy edit of our short film When The Sun Goes Down (coming soon). Everything is indeed romantic ❤️🔥💫🫶🏼
#indiefilm #southasian #womeninfilm #filmmakers #shortfilm #filmindustry #desi #romance
Thank you to everyone who came to the UK Premiere of🌞When The Sun Goes Down🌚
a short romance film about two estranged childhood friends who serendipitously reconnect, at @coldharbourblue
We were overwhelmed by all of the love and support in the room, getting to celebrate our art with those who helped make it happen and supported us from day 1 was the most special thing ever. We can’t wait for the North American Premiere of WTSGD on September 26th in Vancouver BC! 🍿🎥🎟️
#indiefilm #desi
#southasian #womeninfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #femalefilmmakers #lowbudgetfilm #romance #romancefilm #fypage
Pop Goes The Dollar – Camden Fringe Festival 2025 📰
Set designer & maker for this production, written & directed by @esalangates ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Such a brilliant experience working alongside these amazing creatives and actors!
For the set, I created an interactive office space layered with newspaper. As the play unfolded, the paper was torn away piece by piece — mirroring the financial crash and the breakdown of society, as well as Tim Geithner’s unraveling. By the end, the walls revealed a collage of real newspaper articles from the crash.
The aim was to let the audience feel the rising pressure with the characters — blurring boundaries between set and performance in a dynamic, immersive way.
In collaboration with @sarahrandallcd@codextheatre@mairebmcgovern
Photography by @henry_roberts_photography
Thank you to everyone who came to our packed-out, 4.5 ⭐️ run of POP GOES THE DOLLAR 💸
Here is the programme for those who didn’t get a chance to read ✨
