Creator and director of award-winning films of experimentation, dance, drama and documentary screened internationally at New York's Artists Forum Festival of The Moving Image, Cinetekton International Film & Architecture Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, LACMA, BAFTA and at the ICA for London Short Film Festival. His films have been commissioned and supported by Arts Council England, the Danish Arts Foundation and Filthy Lucre; screening everywhere from India to South Africa and cities such as Toronto, Copenhagen, New Orleans and Cairo. Promotional video work has been broadcast prime-time on BBC One and The Body Canvas film internationally on Ikono TV.
Paul is regularly an assistant director and other roles on short films, music videos, feature documentaries including for BBC, TV for NBC Universal and Vice as well as commercials most recently for Channel 4, English Premiere League, Save The Children and Warner Brothers. He also assists with the video production aspects of Leicester Square Odeon / Cineworld red carpet premieres including The Irishman with Netflix, 1917 with Dreamworks Pictures, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with Disney, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood with Columbia Pictures and for BFI working for agency Sassy Films.
His short films continued to screen internationally in 2019 with A Film By Abigail in the official selection of the Bali International Short Film Festival and The Divine Visions of Hildegard von Bingen in the Festival de Cine Experimental de Bogota. Lost In The Nameless City and A Film By Abigail were chosen to be part of the Ginkgo Projects' on demand short film programme whose purpose is to entertain and stimulate neurological patients recovering in an Edinburgh NHS hospital. Paul is deeply interested in aesthetics and form, striving to create work of individuality, striking imagery and unique tones. Read his interviews with VideoFocus Bienniale and Gorilla Film Magazine for more background on his work and head to new website Captain Cowboy to see his debut photobook The Light That's Lost as he expands his creativity and ideas into books.
Two feature documentaries I worked on now available on demand:
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Throwbacks to film festivals, exhibitions and other noteworthy news:
18th December, 2018 Shaftesbury Avenue screening, University of Central Florida Publishes The Divine Visions of Hildegard von Bingen & LISBON FILM RENDEZVOUSE
16th November, 2018 Sony's Kingdom Choir Music Video / Audible's "Ruby Wax's No-Brainer" Commercial now online
26th September, 2018 CINETEKTON INTERNATIONAL FILM & ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL - Lost In The Nameless City screening twice
July 6th, 2018 Postcards From The 48% UK Release Tonight Following Edinburgh International Film Festival World Premiere
October 10th, 2017 ARTISTS FORUM FESTIVAL OF THE MOVING IMAGE World Premiere in New York tonight / iTunes Score Released
July 12th, 2017 Columbia Records Artists London Grammar Music Video I Assisted On Now Online
June 28th, 2017 Lost In The Nameless City - Out Of Competition in EXPERIMENTAL FILM & MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL In Toronto
May 5th, 2017 Lost In The Nameless City - WINNER - Experimental Award
March 31st, 2017 Estée Lauder #ConfidenceUncovered Videos That I Assisted On Now Online
February 23rd, 2017 ART VIDEO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF CANNES Invites The Body Canvas Into Film Catalogue
November 7th, 2016 Official Selection in New Delhi at CHINH INDIA KIDS FILM FESTIVAL
July 12th, 2016 Human Proportions Film Commission in Denmark
May 19th, 2016 Award Nominee & Official Selection at NEAR NAZARETH FILM FESTIVAL in Israel
March 31st, 2016 Award Nominee at KINODOT MINIMALIST FILM FESTIVAL in St. Petersberg
October 23rd, 2015 Official Selection & Award Nominee at TIRANA FILM FESTIVAL
October 7th, 2015 Best Short Documentary Award Nominee in Cairo at QABILA FILM FESTIVAL
September 9th, 2015 The Body Canvas broadcast worldwide via satellite & online on IKONO TV (Berlin)
August 17th, 2015 The Body Canvas Screens in Copenhagen
May 8th, 2015 Interview with THE NEW CURRENT & Kaleidoscopic Arts Platform screening
March 4th, 2015 Official Selection & Closing Film at NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
February 16th, 2015 Branches & Bones on Vimeo screened throughout January in Denmark + Danish Filming Journal & Article
December 15th, 2014 TRISPACE GALLERY screening A Film By Abigail at TRISPACE SHORTS in London
May 20th, 2014 Vortex Cinema Club in London at Doopo Doopo Art Gallery
April 16th, 2014 BIFF Review + Schedule Released for A Film By Abigail at WONDERCON ANAHEIM INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
March 18th, 2014 Guest Speaking at BRADFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL [Screening and Q&A]
February 17th, 2014 MARS-II in Official Selection at TRI-CITIES INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL & a mini tour of USA
January 13th, 2014 A Film By Abigail screens at ICA for LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL + LEEDS-LIST "Future Filmakers" Interview
December 13th, 2013 A Film By Abigail at the LACMA for LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
November 24th, 2013 A Film By Abigail in Official Selection LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL screening at ICA
November 18th, 2013 The Body Canvas World Premiere at ZEALOUS X Art Exhibition [Oxo Tower Wharf, Southbank, London]
August 17th, 2013 A Film By Abigail opening film of THE SHORT CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL
August 14th, 2013 MARS-II in Official Selection in India at A SHORT EVENING WITH FILMS
May 12th, 2013 A Film By Abigail RNC AWARD NOMINEE in France at ENGLISH SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF ROUEN
April 9th, 2013 A Film By Abigail Screens In New York City Throughout 2013
February 23rd, 2013 The Body Canvas / 38th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival / Dinmill Promotional Video Online