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Writer-Director

I'm currently developing my first feature film with the support of the BFI, having developed the concept and treatment as a recipient of their Early Development Fund.

 

I was nominated for Film London's 2023 Lodestars Awards in the writer's category, and was recently 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 film as director, 'The Eyes of Marge', was a winner of the 2022 Other Brother Studios Film Fund and is currently on the festival circuit, winning two awards at BIFA Qualifying Unrestricted View Film Festival where I was also delighted to be nominated for Best Director. 

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Prior to this, I wrote short dystopian film, 'A.R.P.U.' which went on to win awards at a number of national and international film festivals.

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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 Development 

Writer

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Lily is currently developing her first 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.

Homonym

Writer - Director

Production recently wrapped on this short supernatural horror and the film is currently in post-production.

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Homonym is a Disauthority production with post-production by UNIT.

The Eyes of Marge

Director

A social horror that flips the gender stereotypes of a stalker/slasher film on their head. 

The original concept was inspired by the conversation taking place around male violence towards women and this seemingly deep-rooted aspect of our society. 

A.R.P.U.

Writer

A.R.P.U. is a short dystopian film set in a world where the only currency is our personal data.

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The film won Best Fantasy Film at the Discover Film Awards, and the Grand Jury Prize at Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival, as well as being selected by BIFA Qualifying Manchester Film Festival.

Double Yellow

Writer & Producer

Lily co-founded Double Yellow Productions with actress and writer Megan Smith in 2017.

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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

A police interview goes awry when a teenage girl insists a malevolent presence is responsible for her family's deaths. The police immediately dismiss her claims, but as events at the station take a sinister turn, they are forced to examine their prejudices or face the consequences.

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Filmed 16th-19th January 2025

Currently in Post-Production

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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.

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Upcoming Screenings:

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Wigan & Leigh Short Film Festival - 21st September 2024

San Jose International Short Film Festival - September 2024

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. 

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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

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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

Past Screenings:

 

Kino Short Film Festival 2024

Kingston International Film Festival 2024

Brighton Rocks 2024

Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024

Fastnet Film Festival 2024

Landshut Film Festival 2024

Horrorcon UK 2024

Soho LIFF 2024

A.R.P.U.

Congratulations, you've been commoditized and you never even knew it...

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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 - Discover Film Awards Best Fantasy Film

WINNER - Berlin SciFi Film Festival Grand Jury Award

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Manchester Film Festival 2022

Boston SciFi Film Festival 2022 - Best Short Film Nomination

Birmingham Film Festival 2021 - Best Actress, Best Cinematography,

Best Sound Design Nominations

Soho Independent Film Festival 2021 - Best SciFi, Best Director,

Best Actor Nominations

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& 4 other International and National film festivals in 2021

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