Coffee

A Jamaican grandmother passes hard-won wisdom to her granddaughter in the aftermath of a break-up. A short film about resilience, and about choosing how you react when things fall apart.

The idea for Coffee came while I was stuck on another project. Remembering the old advice to just write anything, I wrote the first draft in a single evening. It grew into a ten-minute film about the quiet, invaluable wisdom passed between generations, the kind of story I think is universal, whoever you are.

I wrote and produced the film with director Jordan Pitt under One Umbrella Productions, working with a team including cinematographer Lee Daley. It went on to have a life on the festival circuit that I'm still proud of.