PRODUCER

Fiona’s mission is to produce powerful, emotive stories that captivate audiences and promote empathy. 

She is a 2023 Film Independent Producing Lab Fellow and was awarded the 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Producer's Grant for 'Smoke Country,' an Australian feature by director/writer Rosie Westhoff that interweaves the climate crisis with an intimate portrait of a family displaced by wildfires.

Fiona produced the documentary series ‘Go Gently’ with Emmy-nominated Dash Pictures, hosted by climate activists Bonnie Wright (Harry Potter) and Pattie Gonia. A West Coast road trip that follows their encounters with individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting and celebrating our relationship with the environment. She recently produced ‘Fireline’ by Director/Writer Robin Takao D'Oench for Indeed’s Rising Voices S4, supported by Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad, and 271 Films, which premiered at Tribeca 2024 and won ‘Best VFX’ at HollyShorts 2024.

Other experience includes 2nd Unit Production Manager on ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, a Shondaland/Netflix HETV series, and Series Associate Producer on the IDA-nominated Netflix/Boardwalk Pictures series ‘My Love: Six Stories of True Love’, named among the 'Best of 2021' by IndieWire, that shot in Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Spain & the US.

As a Producer fellow of Film Independent's Project Involve, Fiona produced 'The Mason Ring' and 'All I Ever Wanted.' 'The Mason Ring' received the HBO Max 'Best Short Film' award at the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, while 'All I Ever Wanted' won 'Best Comedy Short' at HollyShorts and screened at BFI Flare. Fiona is a WIF member and participated in their mentoring program.

She produced BFI Network-funded & Tribeca Film Institute’s Pond5 program-supported ‘Our Sister’ directed by Rosie Westhoff, which premiered at BFI’s London Film Festival. Awards include: ‘British Short Film’ at the Academy & BAFTA qualifying Leeds International Film Festival 2020 and ‘Best Short Film (Over 19yrs)’ at Film the House, held at the House of Lords.

Alumni of the Torino TV Series Lab, Italy, with ‘How To Be’, a YA series she and Director Rosie Westhoff are developing based on Amazon Best Sellers booklist for Living with Disabilities Biographies & Children's Autism - 'How to Be Autistic’. The series won the Young Directors Awards ‘Dream Pitch’ category and received early development funding from the BFI NETWORK Young Audience Content Fund.

Award-winning pilot ‘Distemper’, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and directed by Elias Plagianos, starring Abigail Hawke and Chiké Okonkwo, based on pathologist and LGBTQIA+ icon Dr. Louise Pearce.

Documentary short film ‘Game Changer’ directed by Sarah Wilson Thacker about US-born Armenian footballer Sydney Vermillion, who fearlessly overcame barriers to proudly represent the Armenia women's national team.

Fiona trained as an actor in London, receiving her BA Honors at Middlesex University and the prestigious WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Art). Forever hungry for a story, Fiona is also a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator - a job that has helped hone her instinct and understanding of dramatic narrative.