As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a film director!
A good film can transport you to different places, even different worlds. It allows you to see life differently to your own; to go on incredible journeys both emotionally and physically; to challenge your views on the world we all inhabit; to confront reality or simply to escape it.
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​Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, which I consider the greatest film ever made, is a beautiful tale of love, family and time against the backdrop of a gripping science-fiction narrative with stunning visuals, tremendous performances and a soul-stirring score. His use of light, sound and silence is what sets his work above so many others.
A Passion for Film
I have an all consuming passion for films and have had since I was 4 years old and watched Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time. It blew my mind. The story. The characters. The images. Everything. It was the beginning of my love of all things film.
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​I have watched an unhealthy number of films. I have studied them relentlessly. I have read books about films, immersed myself in different genres and have always been open-minded about the films I watch.
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My heroes - Nolan, Scorsese, Spielberg, Fincher, Tarantino, Leone, Kurosawa, Wilder, Hitchcock and Kubrick.​
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Testimonial from Spark St Albans - Joe is “a natural director, writer, and cinematographer – we see it every session – he’s also the person others gravitate toward, look up to and feel safe with. That kind of presence can’t be taught. It just is. His creativity, deep knowledge of film and his innate storytelling ability constantly blow us away. But beyond his talent – which is immense – it’s his kindness, his quiet leadership and the way he lifts up those around him that really sets him apart.”
Consume - The Assembly Cut
Consume was made as part of my A-Level Coursework, the film utilises parallel narratives and the horror genre.
Having experienced extreme loss with three immediate family members dying in the span of a year with both my grandads dying within two months, along with my uncle a year later, I of course struggled immensely with grief – this in turn helped create visually how I felt during these times, a feeling of confinement and isolation.
The story is split into two: the first story follows Arthur, a young boy who loses his best friend due to a heart attack isolates himself from others and is stacked by a creature, the second story follows a father who after the loss of his daughter is unable to process what happened. As he sits there, he hears her voice and through nightmarish sequences, both are consumed by their grief.