I started making films as a way to communicate my experience of autism through an audiovisual medium, leaning into experimental film.

Through involvement in the Autism Through Cinema project from 2020-2024, I was able to explore forms of neurodivergent communication and expression in cinema, and establish my voice as an artist, writer and curator.

I am a co-director The Stimming Pool, a hybrid documentary/fantasy feature that captures the world through an autistic lens. The Stimming Pool has achieved worldwide success at festivals, premiering at CPH:DOX and screening at London Film Festival, amongst others. For my work on The Stimming Pool, I was co-longlisted for the 2024 BIFA for Best Debut Director - Feature Documentary. I have also directed several short films that have screened across the world.

My filmmaking centres on phenomenology, sensory ethnography, movement, and metamorphosis. I am interested in how empathy and sensory association can be generated through on-screen encounters, allowing the viewer to understand unfamiliar experiences that cannot be communicated with words. Through my work on The Stimming Pool I developed the Autistic Camera Manifesto, which seeks to deconstruct normative/neurotypical ways of filming and proposes an embodied, invulnerable camera that can reflect a hyper-sensory experience of the world.

In addition to filmmaking, I have been working to increase the visibility and quality of relaxed (neurodivergent friendly) screenings, working with the BFI as a guest curator and co-founding the curatorial collective Stims. Through this collective we aim to programme more relaxed events and work with venues to improve their commitment to accessibility for neurodivergent audiences. I have also previously been a co-host of the Autism Through Cinema podcast, all episodes of which are available on all platforms.

I aim to champion autistic representation behind the camera, in front of the camera, in curation, in galleries, and all places in arts and culture where we have previously been unable to thrive. I owe it to my younger self, and to autistic people who can’t find their place in the world, to strive for a better future for us in the industry.