An award-winning writer and director, Anastasia's work examines lonely, messy and morally reckless characters, often by way of folklore, horror and magic realism.

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During 7 years directing theatre, they received exclusively 4* and 5* reviews for their productions, winning both OnComm and OffComm awards, alongside further nominations.

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Since 2020, Anastasia's focus has been film. Their debut short 'All Girls' premiered at Aesthetica Film Festival, where it was selected by Directors Notes as one of 10 "Must Catch Shorts by Promising Directors". It went on to win Best Director at Women X Film Festival, alongside further nominations for Best Picture, Best Writer, Rising Star (for Bruce-Jones) and Best Ensemble. Their second short, 'Microwave', was funded by BFI Film Academy and premiered at Encounters Film Festival. Their next short, 'The Last Hurrah', a heist movie set in an elderly care ward, was shot in September 2024 having won funding from Cine Circle. 'Frostlands', their most personal short to date, was selected for the Beacons Development Award with BBC Wales and Ffilm Cymru and wrapped filming in December 2024.

 

Their debut feature, 'False Positive', was optioned by Emergence Films last year and goes into production in 2025.

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