The Writing Den - Shorts
The short form is my favorite place to experiment - little bursts of story where horror, humour, and the surreal collide. Some of these shorts I’ve brought to life myself, others have been produced by fellow filmmakers, but each one carries my love for the strange and uncanny.
Short films are campfire sparks: quick, bright, and sometimes unsettling - the kind that linger long after the flame goes out.
Another 48 hour writing and AI animation challenge for Curious Refuge, it tells the story of a spiritual healer who is forcible evicted from her forest home by a greedy landowner. But the forest has a way of reclaiming what is hers...
They Are the Monsters
Created in just 48 hours for the Runway AI Film Festival, Written, directed and produced by me, it tells the story of a much-maligned mystical forest creature living peacefully in the wilderness—until it is hunted and killed. Through a haunting voiceover, the creature questions who the real monsters are, blurring the line between myth and morality.
Blue Birthday
Written and directed by me as a stop-motion animation, Blue Birthday tells the story of Blue, who is abandoned by her father on her birthday and spends her life searching for him. But on her 21st birthday, she receives an unexpected gift—the best present ever. A heartfelt tale of loss, hope, and unexpected closure.
The Castaway Motel
Filmed in just a few hours, this film was Written, directed and produced by me for a local film competition with the prompt of "two people and one motel".A suspenseful and evocative short film set in the shadowy confines of a dilapidated roadside motel. The story follows Dale, a lonely drifter with a troubled past, and Brooke, a seemingly vulnerable pregnant woman with secrets of her own. As their lives collide, a fragile connection forms, but hidden agendas and unexpected twists reveal that nothing is as it seems.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Filmed in just a few hours, and Written, directed, and produced by me, "Satisfaction Guaranteed" follows a lonely housewife whose flirtation with a traveling home salesman leads to a deeper realization about her life. As their encounter unfolds, she finds the courage to break free—not just from the salesman, but from the confines of her unfulfilling marriage—embracing the idea that “life expands in proportion to one’s courage.
If love is a red dress...
Written and directed while studying film production at Vancouver Film School, Red Dress follows Mandy, who is determined to lose weight to fit into a red dress for her high school reunion and rekindle an old flame—but life has other plans! A heartfelt story about self-worth, unexpected twists, and finding confidence beyond appearances.
The loneliness of an Achy Breaky Cowboy
Written as part of a UK-wide competition sponsored by BAFTA, the filmed stageplay follows a middle-aged man still living at home with his mum as he takes a leap into the dating world. But when the woman of his dreams turns out to be more of a nightmare, his search for love takes an unexpected and darkly comedic turn.
There is Only One you
I worked for a while on some freelance contracts with TCL as part of the Ideo studios foray into 3D animation using existing assets. I had to write a screenplay for a short using these characters. This is the first result - a Halloween special about a town where everybody has to conform but one kid won't - and consequences be damned! STORY ONLY!
Witch Friend Are you?
I worked for a while on some freelance contracts with TCL as part of the Ideo studios foray into 3D animation using existing assets. I had to write a screenplay for a short using these characters. This is the first result - a Halloween special about a kid whose favourite haunted story characters come to life and nobody believes her. Story only.