27-06-25 / PANCHIKO ‘LIFESTYLE TRAINERS’ MUSIC VIDEO

Another music video for Panchiko, using an idea I’d been mulling on for a long time.

11-06-25 / HAMBURG

Just back from Hamburg Short Film Festival with Notes From Planet Three, which had an amazing five screenings between the international competition and the concurrent Mo&Friese Children’s Film festival, plus a last-minute inclusion in the rowdy and excellent Short Film Slam.

The Q&A’s at the children’s screenings included queries like “Do you believe in aliens and if so why?”, “Is the Earth flat?” and, amazingly “Do you consider Pluto a planet?”. I honestly thought it was only us oldies who lived through Pluto being declassified who cared and, given that Pluto isn’t even mentioned in the film, this impressed me no end.

As if five screenings weren’t enough, there was also a really special sixth for my previous film The Terminator. A film about the moon, projected outdoors with the real moon in attendance. It slipped out of the clouds just in time for the show, literally as the projector was being set up. Respect to the A Wall Is A Screen team for pulling that one off!

Big shout to a couple of animated films that I loved. While billionaires are feverishly eating the world and things look bleak, fun films feel more vital than ever. Anything that has the power to distract me from the horrors for even a few minutes gets all my respect, so big love to Nils Hedinger’s Storytelling (Switzerland) and Saki Muramoto’s A Night At The Rest Area (Japan).

It was sad to leave the bubble, return home and reconnect with world events. Multiple global conflicts aren’t getting any better. The lows get lower, the nadir repeatedly surpassed. Masks are off and the warnings were real. Hyperbole be damned, fascism is on our doorstep with a smile and a pamphlet reading fuck you. Be mindful who you vote for x

31-05-25 / ‘NOTES FROM PLANET THREE’ TRAILER

My new short Notes From Planet Three is the result of many night sky adventures in recent years. It has been a long time coming so here’s hoping some festivals take it. Tested already in truncated form as The Terminator, I now feel kind of lost without its daily demands. I’m feeling pretty honoured that it’s in competition at both Hamburg International Short Film Festival AND it’s sister event Mo & Friese Children’s Short Film Festival Hamburg in June.

04-04-25 / PANCHIKO ‘CHAPEL OF SALT’ MUSIC VIDEO

This one was fiddly, time-consuming fun. the final single from Panchiko’s new album Ginkgo, released today.

14-03-25 / PANCHIKO ‘MAC’S OMELETTE’ MUSIC VIDEO

While I’ve been putting the finishing touches to the new short film, I did another music video for the fourth single from Panchiko’s imminent new album, featuring additional tour footage shot by the band.

03-01-25 / PANCHIKO ‘SHANDY IN THE GRAVEYARD’ MUSIC VIDEO

My video for Panchiko's new single SHANDY IN THE GRAVEYARD. Bees versus butterflies, filmed over a few mad days when there were 20+ Red Admirals in the garden at once.

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