Filmmaker Statement

Bubbly a film which scrutinises one small but explosive moment, at times humorous, at times uncomfortable, and its deliberately laser focused in its singularity, honing on the performances and captured on a zoom lens with long takes, by DOP Ahmet Husseyin - until you see the cracks emerge. The film draws on personal observations in the music industry and the power dynamic within management-artist relationships, and often an ugly imbalance in the sexism at work in that relationship. It's about what's revealed during the conflict, always on the edge of exploding, until the mask slips, and we get to an emotional truth that neither of them were expecting,  The film started as a lockdown project in London, January 2021, when I met Barry Ward and we shared ideas, until 'Ray' arrived, and then workshopped with Barry until actor and singer Anoushka Lucas joined us, who added her personal experiences in the industry, and the shady manager's she's dealt with, and Bubbly was born.