ABOUT

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. 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. 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 road-thriller, Last Strike and her debut feature, Ends Meat.

Helen's work has achieved multiple awards and nominations including a Delta Short Film Award from the long-running Festival of Fantastic Films and a Royal Television Society award for her WWII short, Delicacy. Her gritty drama, Choke, was acquired by M62 Films as part of their Northern Film Collective. Brit-Grit Horror-Noir, proof-of-concept mini-movie, Ends Meat, is available on Amazon Prime.

She has recently completed the feature screenplay for Blood, Wrath, and Mercy - a revisionist western and is developing the screenplay for a coming-of-age crime-drama, Summer of '76.

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