COSTUME DESIGNER

‘Halfway’ shows the story of Aminah who draws on the strength of other women at a halfway hostel after a decade of imprisonment as she prepares for her release into the wider world.

Directed by Alfie Barker

Screening at Leeds Film Festival November 2023.

https://www.leedsfilm.com/whats-on/british-short-film-competition-1/

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER

In the near future where parenthood is strictly controlled, a couple's seven-day assessment for the right to have a child unravels into a psychological nightmare.

Director: Fleur Fortune

Costume Designer: Sarah Blenkinsop

A prequel to the ‘A Quiet Place’ franchise, set in New York City the day the monsters arrive.

Directed by Michael Sarnoski

Costume Designer Bex Crofton Atkins

Zoe is a joyful teenager whose infectious love for life elevates everyone around her. Her sweet 16 is coming up; everything is going well in Zoe’s world. But a smile can paint a thousand stories.

Struggling with her mental health whilst maintaining the goofy, happy image that everyone knows and loves, Zoe faces an inner turmoil that overshadows what is meant to be the most exciting night of her year.

Starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Anna Acton, Priya Blackburn.

Candid Broad Productions

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER

Director Andrew Haigh

Costume Designer Sarah Blenkinsop.

‘Higher States’ music video by Sundara Karma.

Edited & Director: Oscar Pollock

Costume Designer: Olivia Hulme

Starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton

Directed by Hettie Macdonald

Costume Design by Sarah Blenkinsop

‘Workhouse’ music video by Nubiyan Twist

Produced by Henry Napier-Brown (Rooted Productions)

Directed by Jack Benson (Her Films)

See Saw Productions.

Starring Colin Farrell, Jack O’Connell.

Costume Design by Sarah Blenkinsop.

Set on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, the series’ location work took place primarily in the Arctic, shooting on the frozen seas north of the Svalbard Archipelago. The cast and production team sailed as far as 81 degrees north to film sequences in the pack ice, one of the furthest points north a drama series has ever filmed before.

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER

Directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, the National Lottery advert follows a couple’s enduring love and sense of hope over three decades.

It begins in 1994, on the night of the first-ever National Lottery draw. As the numbers are drawn, a dropped Lotto ticket sparks an attraction between the two protagonists, Edward and Isaac.

Costume Designer Sarah Blenkinsop

Directed by Tom Hooper

Sky TV

Directed by Ed Lilly

Costume Design by Grace Snell

Assistant stylist on 2018 M&S Christmas advert, starring Holly Willoughby and David Gandy.

Netflix

Costume Design by Sarah Blenkinsop

Two estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.

My role was working within the Costume Breakdown team, ageing costumes such as Johnny Depp’s cobwebbed prison coat to crowds of wizards and circus performers.

Costume Designer: Colleen Atwood

Head Ager: Steve Gell

A man abducts a flower shop owner and holds her captive in a small, soundproof room in an effort to extract a dark secret from her past.

Starring Luke Evans, Kelly Reilly.

Director: Suzi Ewing

Costume Designer: Sharon Long

My role was working in the Costume Breakdown team to age and breakdown hundreds of various military costumes. This involved dyeing, painting, replicating multiple costume repeats and fabric manipulation to achieve an aged and distressed appearance.

Costume Designer: Jeffrey Kurland

Head Ager: Jack Taggart

I trained as a Costume Textile Artist, breaking down and ageing hundreds of various items of costume. From military webbing, to uniforms; my role was to learn the techniques and skills to realistically ageing military uniforms.

Costume Designer: Anna B. Sheppard

Head Agers: Jan Dieckmann & Gillian Wood