

Writer-Director
I have recently completed development with the BFI on a gothic horror, 'Cocoon', having received both an Early Development Fund and Development Fund for the project.
My latest short film, 'Homonym', is currently on the festival circuit and I am in post-production on the feature inspired by the same concept.
I was nominated for Film London's 2023 Lodestars Awards in the writer's category, and was awarded a scholarship to Sundance Collab's screenwriting courses.
I'm also incredibly grateful be a recipient of the Gane Trust Grant, which has supported my writing and directing work.
My first short as director, 'The Eyes of Marge', screened at several BIFA Qualifying festivals and I was delighted to receive a Best Director nomination at Unrestricted View.
My interests lie strongly in creating work within the horror, sci-fi and dystopian genres (with a bit of black comedy thrown in for good measure) and telling stories with a female narrative at their core; exploring how often these have been, and still are, warped or twisted by other voices.
In Post- Production
Sticks & Stones: Writer-Director
Lily is currently in post-production on her first feature with Disauthority Originals. The film is a supernatural horror inspired by the short film 'Homonym'.

In Development
Cocoon : Writer
Lily is currently developing a feature with the BFI, working alongside producer Matthew Lawes-Wickwar. The original concept for this gothic horror, 'Cocoon', was developed with the support of the BFI and their Early Development Fund before going on to be awarded a Development Fund.
Double Yellow
Writer & Producer
Lily co-founded Double Yellow Productions with actress and writer Megan Smith in 2017.
She wrote the micro-short 'Dibs', which the pair produced together; and was exec producer on 'Best Friends' which won four awards and was selected for 13 film festivals internationally

Homonym
Police ignore a teenage girl’s claims that a malevolent presence is responsible for her family’s deaths; when events at the station take a sinister turn, they are forced to reconsider.

Set against a backdrop of police negligence in the late 1990s, 'Homonym' uses the supernatural to give voice to the female witnesses who are still having their testimonies dismissed and distorted even today. Confronted with a seemingly impossible victim story, three members of the legal system find their prejudices and assumptions being challenged. As events escalate, they might be forced to listen properly for once.
The script was a finalist at Women X Film Festival 2024 (BIFA) and the finished production is currently screening at festivals.
WINNER - Audience Choice - Short Sweet Film Fest 2026
WINNER - Outstanding Horror - Short Sweet Film Fest 2026
NOMINATIONS:
Best Director - Romford Film Festival 2026
Best Short - Romford Film Festival 2026
Best Costume Design - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2026 (BIFA)
Best Sound Design - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2026 (BIFA)
The Free at Last TV Award - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2026 (BIFA)
FURTHER SELECTIONS:
Indy Shorts Film Festival 2026 (Oscar & BAFTA)
Women X Film Festival 2026 (BAFTA & BIFA)
Kino Film Festival 2026 (BIFA)
The Shortest Nights Film Festival 2026 (BIFA)
Worcester Film Festival 2026 (BIFA)
Macabro Film Festival 2026
Women in Film & TV Film Festival 2026
The Eyes of Marge
A self-hating social worker traumatised by his sister’s death from domestic abuse, is plagued by phone calls from an unknown woman looking for her dead sister.

In a grimy, gritty world where the services put in place to protect us are no longer enough, a male social worker becomes subject to intrusive phone calls from an unknown woman. As this evolves into a haunting and his fear grows, the supernatural is used to reflect the very real fears felt by women in our own world every day.
A winner of their 2022 Film Fund, the film was supported by Other Brother Studios with post production by UNIT.
WINNER - Best Horror - Wigan & Leigh Film Festival 2024
WINNER - Best Thriller - Horrorigins 2024
WINNER - Best Sound - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024
WINNER - Best Colourist - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024
WINNER - Best Cinematography - Kino Short Film Festival 2024
NOMINATIONS:
Best Horror - Brighton Rocks 2024
Best Director - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024
Best Cinematography - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024
Best Edit - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024
Best Costume Design - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024
Narrative Drama - The Bay International Film Festival 2024
FURTHER SELECTIONS:
Film Quest 2024
Fastnet Film Festival 2024
Landshut Film Festival 2024
Panic Fest 2024
Kingston International Film Festival 2024
Horrorcon UK 2024
Soho LIFF 2024
San Jose International Short Film Festival 2024
Independent Horror Society 2025
A.R.P.U.
Congratulations, you've been commoditized and you never even knew it...
In a world where data is our only currency, a career-driven young mother is forced to fight for her way of life when a global tech giant comes to claim a debt.
A.R.P.U. – which stands for ‘average revenue per user’ – is a short dystopian film inspired by the Netflix documentary ‘The Great Hack’ and the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The film explores our relationship with our online data, and what could happen when we give it away so freely.
WINNER - Best Fantasy Film - Discover Film Awards 2021
WINNER - Grand Jury Award - Berlin SciFi Film Festival 2021
NOMINATIONS:
Best Short Film - Boston SciFi Film Festival 2022
Best Cinematography - Birmingham Film Festival 2022
Best Actress - Birmingham Film Festival 2022
Best Sound Design - Birmingham Film Festival 2022
Best SciFi - Soho Independent Film Festival 2021
Best Director - Soho Independent Film Festival 2021
Best Actor - Soho Independent Film Festival 2021
FURTHER SELECTIONS:
Manchester Film Festival 2022
Soho LIFF 2021
Toronto Shorts International 2022
London Lift-Off 2022
Hollywood Verge Film Awards 2022

