Charlie is a sincere, thoughtful and natural filmmaker with an instinctive desire to celebrate the beauty of normality. A brave filmmaker with an uncanny ability to unearth a sensitive story - and with limited resources, Charlie’s films have a level of empathy and cinematic sensibility that you’d expect from a director with many more years and resources behind them. Charlie’s most recent works includes United by Summits for Adidas Terex, a series for four films, filmed over four months, in four countries. Charlie’s sensitive filmmaking reflected how inclusive nature can be by focusing on community, personal goals, and empowerment in these inspiring films. Last year Charlie directed a film for Copa 90 and the mental health charity MIND. The film is about how grassroots Sunday League football can be a vital lifeline. It’s a beautifully shot and a heartfelt depiction of how regular people have been affected by the intense isolation of lockdown. The film showed a clear authenticity that is reflected in all Charlie’s work and is what drives his desire to tell human stories. Charlie graduated with a Media degree, and then spent the next two years working every job from a (self-confessed) terrible sales advisor in PC World to a (self-proclaimed) great bartender to finally an editor at McCann Manchester where he really got to learn about the industry and home-in on what inspired him most. Throughout it all he never stopped making ‘stuff’ in his spare time, running around town with his camera, capturing the mundane in all its glory. Whether it was photography, short films or music videos – “because it was fun, and that was enough for me.” Undeniably gifted, Charlie has a can-do attitude and extraordinary ability to immerse himself into situations and cultures that most filmmakers would run a mile from. Allied to a dogged hard-working spirit and genuine likability have allowed Charlie to explore his curiosity in the unheard voices that inspire so much of his work. His deep understanding and respect for the poetry of the British aesthetic have seen him shooting campaigns for Fifa, Reebok Classic , BBC, BT Sport, Copa 90 and Umbro as well as powerful short films, charity films and music videos.