Experience

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  MindWise

  • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

  • Client Engagement Manager

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  esc films

  • United Kingdom
  • Media Production
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • CEO

    • Jun 2008 - Present

  • Chief Executive

    • Jun 2008 - Present

    I head up esc films, one of NI's most exciting arts education charities. We specialise in therapeutic film-making with a wide range of marginalised communities, helping people to transform their lives through storytelling. Our main focus at present is mental health, LGBTQI+ lives, PTDS and criminal justice. We are most proud of our first feature film, Mickey B, which is a modern adaptation of Macbeth, filmed within NI's maximum security prison, HMP Maghaberry, with inmates as cast. You can stream the film online with subtitles in English, German, Dutch and Polish at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mickeyb

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  Boardroom Apprentice

  • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

  • Boardroom Apprentice Class of 2021-22

    • Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
    • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  esc*productions

  • Belfast

  • Producer

    • Jun 2013 - Jun 2018
    • Belfast

    esc*productions is a team of experienced consultants including writers, directors, film-makers, producers & designers.We are a social enterprise of Belfast’s award-winning charity ESC & between us we have made over 100 short films & 3 features.All our profits support ESC's transformative film-making work with marginalised people.Our work has been screened from Seoul to San Francisco & broadcast on Channel 4, BBC, RTE & PBS.Our awards include Impetus Human Rights Awards, Koestler Awards & The Roger Graef Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film.We work with businesses, charities, organisations and individuals to create solutions because we believe film can transform lives.We specialise in working in sensitive and challenging situations and have recently been commissioned to do a wide range of work within mental health and equality.

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  Northern Ireland mental health arts & film festival

  • N. Ireland

  • Co-Founder & Festival Director

    • Jan 2012 - Sep 2016
    • N. Ireland

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  CultureNorthernIreland

  • PR & Marketing Officer

    • Jun 2006 - Jun 2008