My father is a criminal, my mother is a lapsed Orthodox Jew turned Buddhist hippie. Throughout my childhood I lived two lives, shuttling between them on two continents.

When I was seven years old living with my parents in rural Vermont I ran free and transported myself to all sorts of exotic places and situations. Within a year I was adventuring in those places with my mother who had ‘kidnapped’ me from my then outlaw father. We boarded a cargo ship in NYC, bound for Morocco. After a year on the road following the infamous ‘hippy trail’, we arrived in Australia to begin a new life. My world then became a whirlwind of contrast as I was bandied back and forth each year between road-tripping and scamming in the US with my outlaw father, and life in Australia with my mother and stepfather on their Buddhist retreat centre.

That period shaped my future as an intrepid, always curious filmmaker – traipsing the planet with camera and notepad shaping film narratives out of real lives. It also seeded the work I do now, helping other people find their own authentic stories – the ones that shape where they are…or where they want to be.

Today it seems more relevant and urgent to tell these stories. To support people doing the right thing by the planet and each other. To help these committed people, organizations and companies craft their stories and promote their vision, their ethos. To lift each other up to be seen in that light.

And that’s what I do: work together with my clients to uncover authentic, compelling brand stories that show audiences something deeper and more personal about companies and entrepreneurs.

What really matters to you or your company? Beyond making a profit, maybe it’s giving back – to the community, to the planet. Or providing healthier food choices. Or reducing footprints on the planet, or eliminating harm to others and our environment.

I can help define and clarify your core message and tell your story in a short documentary film for wide sharing on social media.

I aspire to create meaningful content that lends greater appreciation. It is the opposite of a glossy advertising gimmick.

The approach that works best for me is LISTENING. There is no standard client, and no single approach to storytelling and branding.

I feel that my unconventional childhood lead me to be an observer, taking it all in, analysing, questioning and ultimately… feeling. I bring this to my filmmaking. In parallel I am a performing classical violinist, a beekeeper, an intrepid camper, a partner, a mother, a daughter, an Australian and an American, not necessarily in that order.

What’s the story behind you, or your company? Together we can bring it to light…