I LOVE FINDING THE VISUALLY COMPELLING, EMOTIVE and VISCERAL WAY TO TELL THE STORY.

DIRECTING

THE BOOK OF BIRDIE

THE BOOK OF BIRDIE is an award-winning independent fantasy feature: a mesmerizing visual tale combining feminine mystique with a touch of the supernatural.  

When a fragile, imaginative teenager is placed in a dying convent, will her unusual obsessions and hallucinations become a mark of sainthood or dark heresy? 

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2017    90'     UK    FANTASY   YELLOW VEIL PICTURES  MELANCHOLY STAR     Sponsored by Fantaspoa Produções

LICK ME

COMING SOON: IN POST PRODUCTION
LICK ME - Short Film Shoot Challenge @FANTASPOA 2025
A SARNA CINEPUNK + MELANCHOLY STAR PRODUCTION

UNLEASH THE DEMON: SHOT ON LOCATION DURING @FANTASPOA 2025 Porto Alegre, Brazil. Award-winning team, wild script, shooting at a kickass film festival.

A group of Fantaspoa alumni filmmakers gathered at this year’s Fantaspoa Fantastic International Film Festival in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to shoot a short film, “LICK ME,” in and around the festival. LICK ME is a transgressive take on possession and female sensuality told in a visually arresting style: reminiscent of a wild night out you won’t forget, but maybe you want to. It’s a sexy, creepy story that treads the line between body horror and social/cultural views on exploitation and consent.

DIRECTOR: Elizabeth E. Schuch WRITTEN BY: Anami Tara Shucart CINEMATOGRAAPHER: Alejo Rébora CO-PRODUCER/EDIT: Daniela Gimenez PRODUCER: Ma Vilreal

Starring: CATHARINA CONTE, NICOS VARGAS, ALESSANDRA VASCONCELLOS, SAMUEL REGINATTO, ROBERT VESTAL, AMANDA ROTA IN POST PRODUCTION

2026 7’ ARGENTINA/BRAZIL/UK FANTASY/HORROR

GOD’S SOLDIERS

Directed by Elizabeth E Schuch & Konstantinos Koutsoliotas

TV SERIES Drama-led documentary about mid-16th Century conflict in the Mediterranean, supported by historic re-enactment on original locations and a full-size replica galleon.

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2021  2x52min / 1x91min DOCUMENTARY UK/MALTA 

URBAN CANYONS PAUL PARKER PRODUCTIONS

TWIST TIE


SHORT FILM:
A MELANCHOLY STAR PRODUCTION

Josephine, a former dancer, is in the middle of her cheery morning breakfast routine, when an item in her kitchen unexpectedly springs to life, becoming a nuisance. 

She is determined to hunt down the invader, even at her own peril. Is there a link to her past in this mischievous little guest? Perhaps this isn't their first encounter...

“Twist Tie” is a lighthearted look at the possibility of life and love after death. 

CAST: NADINE HANWELL

2024 5’ ENG UK FANTASY/MAGICAL REALISM

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TIDY

COMING SOON: IN POST PRODUCTION
SHORT FILM:
A MELANCHOLY STAR PRODUCTION

UNLEASH THE DEMON: SHOT ON LOCATION IN CANADA

Less is more. 

Less is Less. 

Life is Mess. 

Life is Less.

Margot is on a self-improvement binge, tidying her home and finding her zen in peaceful beige-white influencer serenity. But some things just don’t order themselves as neatly into neutral-toned categories as she’d like… 

CAST: AISHA EVELYNA, RICK MCARTHUR, MUSHY THE CAT

2025 5’ ENG UK/CANADA HORROR/COMEDY