I grew up in Liverpool, and I'm from a working-class family. Having taught media at inner city colleges and universities for 14 years I decided to do a Master's Degree in Film and came away with a distinction from the University of Staffordshire. I primarily work with film and Super 8 film stock in exploring issues of class, gender, sexuality, archive, activism and queer ecology.

I am an international award-winning director. Looking for Barbara (2021) 9 mins, was nominated for Best of British - Iris Prize and was subsequently streamed on Channel 4 for a year between 2022 and 2023 and broadcast live on Channel 4 in November 2022.

Looking for Barbara featured in the Hearts and Crafts category at Fringe! Queer Film and Arts Festival, London in 2021 and won best short film at Some Prefer Cake International Film Festival, Bologna Italy, 2022. It won runner up in the Best Experimental film category at the Women Over 50 Film Festival and won Best Experimental Film at Brighton Rocks International Film Festival, 2022.

Looking for Barbara was screened alongside The Super 8 Years by Annie Ernaux at Depot - Lewes in 2023

Queendom Dir. Agniia Galdanova (2023) and Looking for Barbara Dir. Helen Kilbride (2021) at Cinema in the City at Fact, Liverpool, UK February 2024.

LESVIA; Scottish Queer International Film Festival Closing Night Programme
Lesvia Dir. Tzeli Hadjidimitriou (2024) and Looking for Barbara Dir. Helen Kilbride (2021)
"Looking for Barbara is a short experimental film exploring personal archives—photos and cine film from home. Using the filmmaker’s mid1990s Super 8 footage, it questions memory’s significance and whose stories are prioritised. Inspired by Barbara Hammer, the film blends an-ethereal soundtrack with personal testimony, offering a queer perspective on memory and how archives can be reinterpreted to amplify marginalised narratives". Content notes: Depiction of nudity. Discussion of queer erasure, sex.

I continue to build a strong portfolio of short films and I'm currently working on a film project that explores the queerness of the shore line between low and high tides.