Prosopagnosia won the Experimental Award at Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. This was the first award that I have won in Scotland and the third award that Prosopagnosia has won! The award ceremony took place at the CCA in Glasgow on 12/05/2022. It was nice to attend an award ceremony that was walking distance from my flat.
Prosopagnosia has been chosen to be part of their new series of short documentaries that they host online. The series looks to present independent and nonfiction filmmaking from around the world.
I was in New York for the Marvels of Media Awards at the Museum of Moving Image. My short film Prosopagnosia won the Experimental Award at the Festival. The exhibition ran from 31 March – 1 May. Prosopagnosia screened in the gallery and some Polaroid photos and a notebook from the film were also displayed. Some photos are below –
I will also be talking at the Documentary Workshop on Sunday 9 October. Here I will present some ideas about identity in creative documentary and I will talk about making Prosopagnosia.
The Neurodivergent Film Festival took place online on July 10 2021. I had two films screening at the festival – What It Feels Like and Dix Pix. I am very pleased to say that both of these films picked up awards at the festival!!!
What it Feels Like was a winner in the Self Determination Category.
Meanwhile Dix Pix won in the Free Form Category. Dix Pix had previously been nominated and shortlisted for awards at several film festivals, but this is the first win. This is sixth award that What it Feels Like has picked up and I am so pleased that both films are still screening several years after they were completed.
Synopsis – Prosopagnosia is a story of identity that uses expressive animation to investigate intimacy, communication and memory.
Prosopagnosia is face-blindness and as a means of understanding this neurodiverse behaviour, the contents of a memory box are explored. Sketchbooks, photographs and diaries are intricately unraveled to tell a unique and personal story.
I’ve recently created a new short animated documentary called Dix Pix.
It looks at queer identity, loneliness and vulnerability.
I am currently submitting the film to film festivals and plan to fully release it online soon.
Information on Dix Pix can be found here.
After a successful showing at Dundee Rep for the Rep Stripped festival, Letters We Leave Behind will be presented in Paisley at a new pop-up arts space. Dates, times and details below –
LETTERS WE LEAVE BEHIND
22 – 23 MAY – PAISLEY 12PM – 4PM
Letters We Leave Behind is an interactive and transgressive performance designed for adults with autism. The show uses puppets and a series of hand written letters to tell an intimate and personal story.
What It Feels Like my short animated documentary on voice hearing has been screening at several international festivals. It recently had its Scottish premiere at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.