HELEN LYONS-CURRAN

AWARD WINNING WRITER, DIRECTOR & FILMMAKER

Helen Lyons-Curran is an award-winning writer, director, and filmmaker. Her passion for cinema blossomed early on, fostering a diverse taste in genres that greatly influences her work as a filmmaker. Emphasising the importance of a robust narrative and well-developed characters, Helen firmly believes in the power of a compelling script as the foundation of any project.

Having specialised in single-camera drama at The Manchester Film School, she graduated with a First Class BA Honours Degree in Film Production along with a PGCE qualification for teaching Film.

Starting out working in production, then later as a freelance editor, afforded Helen a wealth of experience which has been channelled into her craft. Deciding to mainly focus on self-led projects, Helen formed PickaXe Films, an independent production company which has recently partnered with another venture to produce two upcoming projects.

Helen's work has achieved multiple awards and nominations including a Royal Television Society award for her graduate WWII short, Delicacy. Brit-Grit Horror-Noir film, Ends Meat, is available on Amazon Prime. Her gritty drama, Choke, has recently been acquired by M62 Films as part of their Northern Film Collective.

Presently, Helen is in pre-production with suspenseful road-thriller, Last Strike, and developing two feature screenplays – a revisionist western and a coming-of-age crime drama. Her debut feature is in development.

Helen has a penchant for weaving intimate and personal stories against grand backdrops, with a particular focus on female-led narratives and LGBTQ characters. Helen is passionate about her craft and enthusiastic about collaborating with those who share her creative vision.