The Team

MICHELLE JONES

Writer & Director

Michelle Jones is the Writer/Director of UNCLE. A director who is inspired by the works of director Ava Duvernay. Whose work does more than just story tell but inform and inspire change. As a writer, Michelle’s stories are often inspired by the world around her, obsessed with stories that come from a female perspective that deal with the subject matter of identity. Michelle has a great passion for storytelling in all its forms but especially in the medium of film. Her love and passion for filmmaking have developed over the years from her first university short film to her award-winning stop-animation film for Nokia. A new director with 18 years’ experience as an art director in the advertising industry. Currently the Head of Creative for the Mayor of London.

ERIC MYERS

Director of Photography

Eric is a multi-award-winning director and self-taught DOP. His portfolio spans over a decade and comprises music videos, comedy skits, commercials and film. Eric is known as one of the best in his field and is known as one of the best UK directors in the video industry. He has worked with some very notable people in the industry, such as Skepta. Although Eric has become almost a specialist in music video production, his passion is film especially sharing stories from underrepresented groups in society. Eric formed a production company with his wife, Adi in 2018 called MEDIA WORX. The company has been nominated for a NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARD for Entrepreneur of the year 2020 for its focus on inclusion in the creative industry.

ADI ALFA

Producer

Adi Alfa is an actress, writer, director and producer hailing from Liverpool, UK. After spending her whole childhood and adolescence in the care system she found the arts as a kind of therapy. She studied at Liverpool John Moores University and gained a BA (hons) Drama and English degree before going on to move to London and train at IDSA. Adi is a multi-award-winning actress and was also nominated for a BEAM award in 2016 for Best Actress (in association with ITV) this year (2020) she has been nominated for a LEGACY AWARD for Best Actress and a SCREEN NATION AWARD for Best Actress in a Web Series. Adi has written several short films and a TV pilot in the works. As a director she has directed several music videos and short films.

ZINA ALFA

Producer

Zina Alfa is an award-winning tv and film producer, broadcast journalist and content creator she has worked at SKY, ITV, TalkSPORT, Dazed, Forbes HuffPost and many more. Having started her career producing national news, Zina eventually went on to become a political commentator at TalkRADIO. She then moved to WWP where she was in tv and film development whilst producing shows and short films. Now she creatively consults for companies such as Lucozade, True Africa, FinTech Alliance and runs her own production company.

MURIEL NARH

First Assistant Director

Writing for fun from a young age, Muriel grew to love creating stories that challenge people’s perspective, glimpse into private moments, release the unspoken, inspire or just feel good. Taking her passion further she went on to study creative writing, scriptwriting and later, decided to branch out into directing when the need to tell a story visually became just as important as writing them, taking courses at Raindance and Met Film School. As a keen filmmaker and loving the collaborative nature of the industry, Muriel also freelances as a 1st AD when not creating her own projects. Working on projects aired on ITV2, TraceTV, BET and BBC amongst others. An LFF award-winning writer herself Muriel, occasionally works with new writers, helping to develop and strengthen scripts and concepts.