1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
For over a decade I’ve worked as 1st AD on award-winning features, series, short films, music videos and commercials from some of Australia’s best young filmmakers. Below are a selection of the pieces I’m most proud of.
Full Portfolio and CV available on request.
NARRATIVE
LATECOMERS | SBS Digital Original Series
Directors: Madeleine Gottlieb (Episodes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6) & Alistair Baldwin (Episode 2)
Producers: Liam Heyen & Hannah Ngo
Watch Latecomers via SBS On Demand HERE
PLEASANT AVENUE | Online Comedy Series
Director: Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien
Producer: Andrew Arbuthnot
Winner Best Direction - Online Series Episode - DGA 2025
VOICE ACTIVATED | Short Film
Director: Steve Anthopoulos
Producers: Liam Heyen & Yingna Lu
Winner Best Short Film - 2023 Screen Producers of Australia
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023
THE DISPOSABLES | ABC Series & Special
Directors: Renny Wijeyamohan & Sonia Whiteman
Producer: Karen Radzyner
Watch The Disposables via ABC iView HERE
THE DANCING GIRL AND THE BALLOON MAN | Short Film
Director: David Ma
Producer: Georgia Noe
Winner Best Live Action Short - Sydney Film Festival 2023
Winner Best Short - St Kilda Film Festival 2024
FRIENDS AND STRANGERS | Feature Film
Director: James Vaughn
Producers: Lucy Rennick & Rebecca Lamond
Winner Special Jury Prize - Jeonju International Film Festival 2021
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam - Tiger Competition 2021
COMMERCIAL
MLA | The Generation Gap
Director: Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien & Trent O’Donnell
Producer: Morgan Hind & Alex Hay
Agency: The Monkeys
Production: Rabbit
MG | Rethink Hybrid
Director: Toby Morris
Producer: Alex Bray
Agency: Queen Charles
Production: Austin Studio
AGNSW | Art For All
Director: Kids of Bill
Producer: Grace Hawkins
Agency & Production: Chisel
AME | Marriage Equality
Director: Harrison Woodhead
Producer: Carl Tindall & Jack Stephens
Agency: Principle Co.
Production Co: Paper Moose
PALMOLIVE | P-ahh-lmolive
Director: Toby Morris
Producer: Clare Shervington
Agency: VML
Production: Austin Studio
UBER EATS | Get Almost, Almost Anything
Director: Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien
Producer: Morgan Hind
Agency: Special Group
Production: Rabbit
AUSFILM | The Australian Job
Director: Steve Anthopoulos
Producers: Lucy Whirledge & Jon Buchan
Agency & Production: Paper Moose
WESTFIELD | Bring on the Magic
Director: James Chappell
Producer: Emma Thompson
Agency: Sibling
Production: Photoplay Films
ASICS OCEANIA | This Olympics Be Moved
Director: Michael Cristian Greene
Producer: Hannah Wilson
Agency & Production: Chisel
BUSHELLS | Good Taste Is Timeless
Director: Renée Marie Petropoulos
Producer: Mike Funnell
Agency & Production: Paper Moose
MENULOG | Snoop
Director: Toby Morris
Producer: James Carr
Agency: McCann Australia