Jo writes, directs and produces under her own production banner Aston Productions – and two of her recent shorts have won nine awards between them. Now venturing into episodic television, she’s a BAFTA Crew 2021 member and has also been enlisted in the Directors UK ‘Inspire’ programme, working alongside director Jennie Darnell, and has a variety of episodic as well as feature film projects in development.
Selected credits
date | production | producer / production company |
television: |
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| 2022 | THE SLEEPER (co-production) | Domonic Barlow / Story First, Aston Productions |
| 2022 | COLD NIGHT RISING (co-production) | Richard Bradley, Jo Lewis / Aston Production, |
| (written by Tom Williams) | Lion Television, Hipster Films | |
shorts: |
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| 2021 | PERFECT WARD | Mario Theodorou / Aston Productions |
Winner: Berlin Flash Film Festival 2021 |
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| 2016 | DEIRDRE | Katherine Selway / Aston Productions |
Winner: Best Drama - LA Shorts 2017 |
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Winner: Best Director - LA Shorts 2017 |
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Winner: Best Drama - NYC Indie Film Awards 2017 |
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Winner: Best Director - NYC Indie Film Awards 2017 |
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Winner: Best Drama Short - Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival 2016 |
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| 2014 | COVER ME | Laura Carter / Aston Productions |
Nominated: Best Emerging Woman Director - Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival 2014 |
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| 2012 | HOLDING ON | Laura Carter / Aston Productions |
Finalist: Best Director - Thurrock International Film Festival 2013 |
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Finalist: Best Fiction - Thurrock International Film Festival 2013 |
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Finalist: Best Short Film - St Albans Film Festival 2013 |
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optioned: |
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DEIRDRE OF SORROWS | Nadia Jaynes / Little Monk / Aston Productions | |
in development: |
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ECHO | Rachel Gold / Horse Bay Pictures | |
LOYALTY (co-written with Fionna Hunnisett) | Aston Productions | |
OLI (co-written with Omar Khan) |
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