As Artistic Director, I facilitate the theme of the Festival; this means working out what we as a team, and you as an audience, want to think about each year, and most importantly, feel we've been inspired by, when the show's over. I work with a fab group of volunteers who screen films all year round to create the Kendal Film Programme, and wrangle our jury in November to pick the hotly contested award winners.
My highlights of the Festival are watching the evolution of storytelling, and storytellers. It's incredible to observe what's becoming important, and to whom, and ensuring unexpected voices and tales are heard and seen at Kendal.