About

Alright, I’m Biz (family nickname, long story) and I’ve been bossing people around on film sets since I was 12.

I’m a director who specialises in high energy playfulness, and a sharp bit of dry wit. That said, (what director want’s to be put in a box) I can slap on the serious hat when needed—I’ve tackled heartrending charity projects, made films for banks (less heartrending), worked with musicians like Jacob Collier, and I’m currently co-directing a feature doc on antidepressants.

Once upon a time, I went to the Slade School of Fine Art, got my hands dirty as a runner on a Danny Boyle film, then ended up editing Jaguar launch films at Pinewood Studios (not the latest one, before you ask).

I went on to kick off the in-house production department at the legendary BMB ad agency (highlights include smashing out TV ads for Hula Hoops). Since going freelance, I’ve worked with some of the biggest dogs in advertising—Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Fallon, Oliver, M&C Saatchi—I’ve directed films for Leica, Apple, Samsung, New Balance, Standard Chartered, and McDonald’s (the nuggets at HQ? Unreal).

My current passion-project-turned-serious has been co-creating the Alan Schaller YouTube channel with my mate Alan Schaller—the absolute don of street photography—which we’ve grown from 0 to 111,000 subscribers, and over 3 million views across 30 videos in 2 years. (You wanted the stats, right?).

As any filmmaker hired by Leica can confidently say: I can self-shoot, and have a ton of my own fancy cinema-grade kit. But I’m just as comfortable standing at a monitor with a coffee in hand, calling the shots. Oh, and I edit most of my stuff—why let some numpty take the glory?

I’ve directed a few short films, including one starring Adjoa Andoh from Bridgerton and produced by ad-maestro-turned-movie-producer Trevor Beattie, which went global and won a bunch of awards.

My latest short called ‘Lanyard’ was made for the NFTS and is doing the rounds right now, picking up awards left right, and also centre. It stars SNL UK writer Lorna Rose-Treen, with a cameo from Ben Ashenden (Deep Cover, Black Mirror, Jurassic World).

Drop me a line—I’m all ears. Except my left one, which is 1dB worse than my right.

Fun fact: I was once a Special Advisor to the Chancellor, complete with an office right over the No. 11 Downing Street door—one creaky floorboard away from running the country. Highlights included making the Treasury’s most-watched film ever (box office stuff), and going straight through security at Heathrow with the Chancellors body guards without anyone checking my bags (a missed opportunity to smuggle two suitcases of Fortnum and Mason biscuits to India).

P.s. if anyone finds my old Downing Street passcard, let me know.