She studied Fine Art at Northumbria University before directing the short films Lambeth Marsh (2000), Random Acts of Intimacy (2002), and Flood (2003). In 2010 she made her feature debut with The Arbor, a compelling non-fiction experiment that earned her awards at Punto de Vista, Tribeca and the London Film Festival to name a few. She then embarked on her feature-length fiction career with The Selfish Giant (2013), winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the SEFF and The Europa Cinemas Label at Cannes, nominated for the BAFTA and Lux Awards, among other prizes. It is followed by Dark River (2017), winner of an award at Toronto and Ali & Ava, premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes; present at Karlovy Vary and Toronto.
Festival de Cine de Sevilla
