FILMMAKER. JOURNALIST. COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST.
The best story in your organisation isn’t always the one in the brief
Welcome, I’m Emily! I work with communications, marketing and impact teams to get clear on what a film needs to do, find the people and moments worth following, then produce and direct it.
Come to me with the research, the change, the campaign, the people you think we should interview, or simply: “We should make a film about this.”
You don’t need to know what the film is yet.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOR ORGANISATIONS
Some of my best organisational work can’t be shown here. A lot of films are made for employees, leaders or internal events rather than the public. But take a look at these:
AMINATA TOURÉ
Obama Foundation · Germany
A short portrait of Aminata Touré ahead of President Obama’s Berlin Town Hall, exploring the experiences that led one of Germany’s youngest politicians into public life.
Director · Producer · Shooter · Editor
DR LAVINIA CODD
Queensland Brain Institute
Lavinia survived a stroke at 31. She later became a researcher studying the brain at the Queensland Brain Institute. A deeply personal story sitting right inside the science.
Director · Producer · Shooter · Editor
SCHOLARSHIP PROFILES
University of Queensland
A series about the people behind university scholarships and what those opportunities made possible in their lives and work.
Director · Producer · Shooter · Editor
WE ARE THE TRILLIONAIRES WE NEED
Future Super · Climate Action Week
What would you do for the climate if you has $100, a million or a billion dollars? The film follows that question all the way to the trillions held in super.
Director · Co-Producer · Shooter · Editor
I learnt to find stories as a journalist
Before working with organisations, I spent years reporting and making documentaries in Australia and overseas.
That’s where I learnt to interview, notice what’s happening around the obvious story, work with real people and keep digging when the first answer isn’t the interesting one.
I’m a Walkley Award-winning journalist and filmmaker, with work across SBS VICELAND, HuffPost, BuzzFeed and independent documentary.
That experience is now the foundation of how I make films for organisations.
Got something important to communicate?
It might be research people need to understand.
A change happening inside your organisation.
A campaign or event.
A story of impact.
Or something you know is worth telling, even if you don’t know what the film is yet.
Bring me that.
We can work out the film from there.
SELECTED CLIENTS & PLATFORMS
SBS VICELAND · BuzzFeed News · HuffPost · Obama Foundation · The Project · Future Group · University of Queensland