BA Social Anthropology/ MA Visual Anthropology/ MA Acting - East 15 / NCTJ Journalism/ Education PGCE. PhD Research : Ethics: ‘i-docs’ and Neurodiversity : (current )
Camera AP/PD Trainer: DV Talent/ScreenSkills/NFTS : (current)
I bridge the gap between elite Television production and cutting-edge screen industry research. Over a 23-year career in UK television, trained in visual anthropology, I have risen from a runner to a BAFTA-winning and Grierson-nominated Series Producer and self-shooting Director. I have spent over two decades on the frontlines of high-stakes broadcasting, making hard-hitting social justice documentaries, directing flagship current affairs for Panorama and Dispatches, and managing complex safety operations in hostile environments alongside Bear Grylls for the BBC, Channel 4, and ITV.
Today, alongside my film work, I am leveraging my industry experience into advanced PhD research focused specifically on UK neurodivergent production crew and ethical contributor documentation.
As a workshop leader for ScreenSkills, film schools and universities (including Salford Media Centre, NFTS, Met Film School, UAL and Sussex University) - I know how to engage a room and deliver actionable industry toolkits. I am now booking paid international keynotes, broadcaster masterclasses, and corporate consultation sessions that translate my frontline experience and research into practical production solutions.
Keynote & Masterclass Topics:
The Neuro-Inclusive Set: Operational frameworks to attract, support, and retain neurodivergent crew without stretching production budgets.
Beyond the Consent Form.
Evolving Duty of Care: ethical human documentation, and protecting vulnerable contributors in unscripted TV.
From Runner to Series Producer: Modern leadership, psychological safety, and crew welfare in high-pressure and hostile filming environments.
For speaking enquiries, masterclasses, or consulting, please connect with me here or contact: Lily_mint@yahoo.com
CREDITS:
Lego Promo : Menopause, C4 'Dispatches; Broke' - Hard Cash Productions - C4 Detailned Abroad -Blast Films - C5 Mentorn Media - 'Britains Travel Chaos' - C4 - Boobs - Wall to Wall - ITV Studio Ramsay - 'The Savoy Hotel ' , Naked TV – 'Trash Monsters' – Channel 4., Pupil Referral Units with Ashley Banjo (Development), ‘Banged Up: Teens Behind Bars’ – Britespark, House of Extraordinary People – Mark Three Media C5, – ‘This is My Song’– Boundless TV BBC2, C4 ‘Bride & Prejudice’ – 7Wonder -BBC2 – ‘Eight Go Rallying : The Road to Saigon’ – Optomen TV , BBC3 ‘Love and Drugs on The Street: Girls Sleeping Rough’ Films of Record, BAFTA winner : ‘Muslims Like Us’ BBC2 , BAFTA nominated : Panorama – ‘Britain's Hidden Housing Crisis’ - BBC1, Grierson nominated : ‘Poor Kids’ (True Vision) - BBC2. Britain's Street Kids - True Vision - C4, Abortion on Trial (C4), History of Surgery (BBC2), Gypsy Wedding - Firecracker, C4, Gypsy Girls - Fire Cracker - C4, American Gypsy Wedding TLC.
Self-Shooter (FX6, FX9 and FS7) - Interrotron Eye Direct Rig experience. Editor on FCP and Premier
Hostile Environment Experience: ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ - Embed - Panama
BBC 'Current Affairs' and BBC 'Factual' in-house' Development team: Finding, filming, pitching. Commissions won
Stills Photographer – publicity shots for BBC3 and TLC (USA) •
EDUCATION:
Manchester University: 2:1 Degree in Anthropology
Manchester University: MA in Visual Anthropology (GCVA)
East 15 Acting School - MA in Acting. Represented by George Heathcote Management. Sponsored by Sir Anthony Hopkins.
NCTJ Jouralism
University of Sussex - PGCE
PhD Research - University of Hertfordshire
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