I am an award-winning FILMMAKER and WRITER, with a wealth of additional creative experience
Writer
I am an author, photographer and book designer. My principal interests are creative output in times of conflict and war.
My first book, about the Bosnian war, Evil Doesn't Live Here, was published in 2001. I am still researching and writing in the same vein.
See My Books for more information, and see below for new projects.
Filmmaker
I went to film school in London (1982-85).
Originally a film editor (BBC and freelance), in the early 2000s I started to evolve as a multidisciplinary filmmaker.
I defined myself as the producer, photographer, as well as editor and sound designer of three feature films that won 15 prizes around the world.
See My Films for more information, and see my credits on IMDb.com.
Film Editor
I have been editing and sound-designing films since the 1980s—first on celluloid and then digitally since the early 2000s. For many years, I worked in London at the BBC and for Channel 4 TV.
Today I am freelance and mainly work in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition, but I also have working knowledge of Avid, Final Cut X, Lightworks, and Protools.
See My Films for more information, and see my credits on IMDb.com.
Book Designer
Apart from designing my own books (Hairan, Ukraine at War, Bosnian War Posters) I also design books for other authors.
The first book I edited and designed (in Spanish) was Cine Paso a Paso (2010, 2020), by Carolina Rivas.
I am currently working on a five-volume illustrated biography (in German) of the Strauss family, and am completing a new anthology of seven plays (in English) by Anton Chekhov.
I will shortly be starting new projects, about which there is more below.
Teacher
I started teaching film editing in Mexico in 2006. I worked in Mexico City and Real del Monte (Hidalgo).
After moving to Barcelona in 2012, I became the head of film editing at La Casa del Cine. I stayed in this position until 2021. Between 2021 and 2023 I taught at ECCIT in Lerida, Spain.
I now give private film editing classes when requested, and am writing a book about film/video editing.