Monikas style is inspired by photographers such as Saul Leiter, with an obstructed viewand use of reflections, she is not afraid of bold lighting, matched with the measured cameramoves on the gimbal. She is fascinated by the subconscious emotional response to thecrafted image and lighting, and how human visual perception influences storytelling infilm.She strongly believes in the process of collaboration and exchange of differentperspectives. The most explosive creative conversations tend to lead to the mostinnovative work. She always strives to create an open and collaborative atmosphere onset to not only craft the best possible films, but also for everyone to enjoy the process.Her work has been selected for BAFTA accredited festivals such as Aesthetica, Open CityDoc, IDFA, Sheffield Doc Fest, London Short Film Festival, Encounters, and many more.Her most recent work includes Half breed - a cinematic film of stage performance forSoho Theatre and HARM - a feature film based on a stage play. Both films have beenbroadcast on BBC4, and HARM received the highest viewing figures for the whole BBCLights Up season. Monika also recently contributed to The Circle - a documentary, with elements of dance and movement that has been long-listed for BAFTA Best British Short Filmand accepted to Encounters; an Oscar-qualifying festival. It has won awards at LIFF2019 and the prestigious Film the House - parliamentary award for Best UK Short. It recently premiered at The Guardian website.She is part of BFI x BAFTA CREW
Adobe Premiere,Self shooting
Short Film, Theatre