Teaching
As a student who struggled with dyslexia in school, I understand how creating a documentary can be transformative experience. I love being able to share what I know with people who have great ideas.
NFTS Scotland
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2025 - Present
Documentary filmmaking as an individual creator offers both freedom and responsibility. Working solo allows for greater creative control, but it also requires mastering every aspect of the production process—from research and planning to shooting and editing. For independent filmmakers, the ability to manage storytelling, logistics, and technical execution alone is essential to capturing authentic, powerful narratives.
This Certificate in Documentary Filmmaking course aims to support aspiring and emerging early career filmmakers in this process.
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Edinburgh Futures Institute
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2024 - Present
Focusing on individual creative practice, supporting students to deepen their understanding of how moving image can explore and convey their research interests in health. Students build on their skillset in camera and sound, and learn new skills in editing that allow them to translate their understanding of ethics and their research questions into practice. They collaborate with their intended audience, and present their final 2-5-minute short film to an audience of your peers.
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Edinburgh College of Art
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2022 - 2025
A creative research group and course area exploring film's therapeutic potential, led by Dr. Amy Hardie, integrating creative practice with health, well-being, and science, using visual storytelling for health communication, diagnosis, and patient support, often through documentary. It's part of ECA's wider Film Studies, with offerings like the Film Directing MA and MFA Film Art, connecting practice with theory and industry, utilizing Edinburgh's cultural scene for interdisciplinary study.
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