Leaving her hectic, West End lifestyle behind her, our heroine heads for the sleazy dockside at Harwich and a late-night ferry to a new world.

London was all Routemaster buses and lavish post-production suites. On Donsö you get lobster traps on 'flak mopeds', but you can forget Soya milk on your Chai Latte.

She sniffs the night breeze and oil fumes from the vessel's aft. She asks herself: "Will I miss having a runner? What time do we arrive? Is the shop open yet?"

1. Life is short and precious. Choose projects and clients carefully.

2. It isn't arty, but the award I got from Promo Promo means more than my film festival prizes. Few challenges measure up to turning a 16mm shoot around in one week from casting to broadcast.

3. There's no substitute for absolute thoroughness in the run up to a shoot. On the shoot, there's no substitute for experience.

CURRENT WORK

We're currently working on a documentary film about Downs Syndrome and selective abortion as a personal and societal choice.

Film i Väst is supporting the documentary.