Taste Creative

Growing up in Newcastle, my fondest memory from childhood is writing a fantasy novel. Filled with inspiration and eager to empty my imagination onto the page, I happily sacrificed many of my lunches at school in favour of filling my exercise books with a wild story, about heroism, courage, hope and good triumphing over evil. My artist practice as a... filmmaker, is firmly planted in my personal belief that storytelling is a human right. I actively seek out pathways to include people who traditionally face barriers to accessing filmmaking opportunities because I believe it is a great privilege to share filmmaking and everyones responsibility to be a mentor. As the co-founder, former CEO and current executive director of Bus Stop Films, Im dedicated to helping build a sustainable social enterprise that provides education, training and mentorship opportunities for people from diverse and marginalised communities, so that they can learn about and be involved in the film industry. As the co-founder and non-executive director of Taste Creative, Im dedicated to the creative excellence of our company and our ability to be moving ahead of trends. Im also committed to involving students from Bus Stop Films in gaining work experience and employment opportunities on our commercial film sets. Overall, Im interested in telling stories from diverse Australian communities in order to give representation to them within our cinematic landscape. I believe that by sharing the experiences of diverse communities through engaging cinematic stories we can cultivate inclusion within our society. For me, human rights and filmmaking are intrinsically linked. I believe the film industry is one of the most powerful tools available for the cultivation of positive social change. My desire is to foster understanding and compassion amongst audiences through giving them access to different human perspectives. When we can gain access to the experiences of people who are different to ourselves, we can empathise with them and have prejudices ...Read More