This was a fantastic script to work on from the get-go, so I just wanted to make sure I did it justice really. And for me, that meant making it feel completely authentic; less like a piece of performance and more like an actual documentary catching Merryn going about her daily business. So when it came to finding our main woman, it was all about who was the best with improvisation. I’d fire off a load of questions and it just so happened to be Lauren who came back with the best answers – hilarious and just completely Merryn from the first time we met her. We then carried that process through to the shoot – the whole thing being question and answer.

Rosie May Bird Smith is an award-winning writer and director working across film and commercials. Specialising in script writing, film craft and humour - she has produced a range of high-profile films for some of the world’s largest and most influential brands. Last year she was awarded ‘best young and emerging talent’ at the British Arrows and was ranked in the top three globally for best use of humour at Kinsale. Her latest short Herd Immunity won Gold at the British short film awards, alongside a 1.4 award for brilliant filmmaking and best film and best director at the Papaya Films Young Directors Gala. Whatever guise it takes, her work is always interesting, unexpected, and personified by a certain wit, reflecting her determination to make her audience laugh, or at the very least sit up and pay attention.