LECTURER, LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, SINGAPORE

Since joining LASALLE in January 2023, I’ve taken on a number of roles including: BA Arts Management module leader, and internships coordinator for the Erasmus Media Arts Culture joint Masters programme.

ARTIST/PRODUCER, PARADE OF FRIENDLY MONSTERS

In times like this, the monsters come, to guide us through the change.
They come from all around the world whenever things get strange.

With fright’ning heads and clanging bells and furs and branches too,
they say goodbye to things gone past, and beckon in the new.

And this November, if you dare (no need to be afraid)
please join the friendly monsters on their winter-time parade!

TRAINER, BRITISH COUNCIL

I’ve worked for the British Council since 2003 on English language teaching and training projects in Singapore, Ethiopia, India and North Africa. In 2023 I co-managed an intensive teacher training course in Rwanda.

FACILITATOR, TRANSFORMING NARRATIVES

A ground-breaking cultural leadership programme to build skills and knowledge, and extend professional networks for cultural leaders in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Birmingham (UK). I co-facilitated the training and provided one-to-one coaching support.

COURSE DIRECTOR, SCREEN/PLAY

I designed, managed and co-taught two 12-week professional development courses in the theory and practice of film programming, funded by Creative Skillset and supported by Goldsmiths, University of London.

Participants think about the meaning and purpose of programming, and take on practical projects that culminate in researching and running their own film screening events. Course alumni have gone on to work for BFI, MUBI, Film London and Fringe! Queer Arts & Film Festival.

LECTURER, INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE & CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

I lead Goldsmiths’s Synapse programme, which helps students across the university to explore and develop entrepreneurial tools, think about their wider future, and consider the impact they would like to make in the world.

CREATIVE CAREERS COACH

I offer one-to-one and group coaching for people looking to develop their practice in the creative industries. Using a range of coaching tools, I help artists, writers, performers, producers and dreamers to identify challenging goals – and give them the support to achieve them. And, unlike in traditional ‘hands-off’ coaching, I can also bring my own life experience, passion and networks from over a decade working as an arts producer, fundraiser and academic.

LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON

Lecturer in Academic English to international students embarking on BA and MA art and design degrees. Projects, workshops and study trips introduce students to reflective creative practice, semiotic analysis and theories of cultural globalisation, seen through the experience of London as an international city.

ASSISTANT MANAGER, GOLDSMITHS COMPUTING

Goldsmiths Computing is known globally for its creative approach to coding, and recently launched the UK’s first online computing degree.

As Assistant Department Manager, I managed department events, exhibitions, communications and special projects. In 2016-18 I set up the renowned 4-week Creative Computing summer school for students at the School of Creative Media, City University Hong Kong.

CURATOR, DESIGN ON FILM

In 2014 I curated an installation and event series for London Design Festival at the V&A Museum, exploring how design alters our perception of reality.

I developed the programme by working with architects, galleries, universities and artists. As well as developing the film programme (sponsored by MUBI), I curated a week-long installation of short films showcasing cutting-edge motion graphics, CGI environments and digital art.

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR, NOLLYWOOD NOW

The Nigerian video film industry – aka Nollywood – is the world’s second largest film industry, yet until recently very few people outside of the African diaspora had heard of it.

In 2010 I curated and managed a six-night festival of Nigerian video film – the first festival of its kind in the UK. Acting as a public celebration of Nollywood’s global achievements, the festival included a panel discussion featuring film-makers, broadcasters and academics, as well as screenings introduced by industry insiders.

PROJECT MANAGER, BFI SCIENCE FICTION SEASON

In 2014-15 I joined BFI Film Audience Network to coordinate the marketing, monitoring, evaluation and project budgets for the nationwide blockbuster season Sci-Fi: Days of Fear & Wonder.

CURATOR, MONDO POP

An ongoing project exploring populist global cinema. Since 2012 the programme has included a Vietnamese hip-hop movie, Jamaican boxing drama, Korean girlpop horror, Congolese thriller, Hungarian cartoon and Filipino slum musical.

DIRECTOR, DEPTFORD FILM CLUB

Screening arthouse, cult, world cinema, trash and a lot of sing-alongs, Deptford Film Club won a commendation for best film programming at the 2012 Film Society of the Year Awards.

My first big arts project, this is where I learned how to secure funding, do market research, manage event licensing, run tech equipment, design posters, plan marketing campaigns, develop industry contacts – and curate cinema.

LECTURER, MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY

Associate lecturer  in arts management, supervising final year independent projects for BA Music Business & Arts Management (2017-18).

PRODUCER, NEW CROSS + DEPTFORD FREE FILM FESTIVAL

I am a founder member and regular producer for this annual ten-day local film festival. Launched in 2012, the volunteer-run festival is produced, for free, by and for residents of New Cross and Deptford in southeast London.

PROGRAMMER, FILM AFRICA

In 2013 I joined the programming team for Film Africa, London’s African film festival. To celebrate 21 years of Nigerian video film, I ran a programme of films and talks at South London Gallery, and edited a Nollywood at 21 zine.

CURATOR, CAT VIDEO FILM FEST

Inspired by projects exploring alternative forms of film exhibition, in 2015 I put together a programme of the internet’s funniest, cutest, silliest YouTube cat videos.

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, SYDENHAM FILM CLUB

In 2011-2013 I was commissioned to set up, programme, promote and manage a monthly film club in Sydenham, London. It’s still going strong today.

PROGRAMME CONSULTANT, BIG RED CINEMA

In 2013 I was asked to set up a free family film club to bring new customers to the Big Red Pizzeria in Deptford, London. I provided legal and technical advice, curated and managed two film seasons, and created design templates for posters and flyers.

CURATOR, Jarman’s EDWARD II

To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the playwright Christopher Marlowe’s birth, I organised a screening of Derek Jarman’s film adaptation of Edward II – inside St Nicholas’ Church, Deptford, where Marlowe lies buried in an unmarked grave.

RESEARCHER, BRITISH COUNCIL SSA AFRICA

Thanks to a grant from the British Council’s Art Connects Us programme, in 2018 I travelled to South Africa to meet the people making the SA film exhibition scene happen.

Over three weeks in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, my research discovered how film exhibitors in South Africa are developing their craft through training, professional development and networks.

PROGRAMMING CONSULTANT, CRYSTAL PALACE AT THE MOVIES

In 2014, Friends of Crystal Palace Subway commissioned me to run a film screening event for their Heritage Lottery Inspired by the Subway project. I put together an evening of 3½ films starring the palace, the park and the subway, framing Crystal Palace as a magical zone of pleasure and transformation.