Eleanor loves to get passion projects off the ground and has recently produced a number of short films. Her main focus is writing and she is currently studying for an MA in Screenwriting at Raindance Film School. Her pilot ‘Give Me The Cake’ came in the top 15% of the BBC Writer’s Room open call and she regularly workshops her ideas with the Sundance Collab team. She recently filmed a proof-of-concept for her bilingual television series The Champagne Socialist, directed by Raphaella Wagner.
IN DEVELOPMENT
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Writer
MARE STREET - TV Series
Orange is the New Black meet Call the Midwife in this series based on the Elizabeth Fry Refuge. In 1860s Hackney a group of pious, well-meaning ladies prepare to welcome the first cohort of challenging female convicts who they must rehabilitate in order to maintain funding. But the conflict of religious conversion versus practical rehabilitation plagues the institute from the outset, threatening the existence of their cause and increasing the probability of the workhouse being the convicts’ final destination.
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Development Producer
TIME SHARE - Short Film
A disillusioned 40-year-old tries to appreciate the gift of a lifetime whilst confronting the mutual resentment involved in meeting her teenage-self. TimeShare is a company that insists on quality (but rarely delivers it) and maybe something as important as meeting your younger self shouldn't be arranged by a nefarious time travel agency.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/timeshare-comedy-short-film#/
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Writer
THE CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST - Script
The Champagne Socialist is a 45 minute, 8 episode bi-lingual drama set in 1928 London and Berlin. It establishes this period of history firmly in the female gaze, and explores themes of self-discovery, class struggle, femininity and emancipation from the past. This is Champagne, with it's frothy, decadent sparkle but it's also Socialist, so lessons will be learned and morals will be questioned. Ultimately, this is a story about unlikely friendships across a spectrum of backgrounds and beliefs and how 'unprecedented times' can either pull them apart or bring them together.
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Producer
ENLIGHTENED - SHORT FILM
The directorial debut of Mark Edel-Hunt. Three witches meet in a London allotment to welcome the end of the world.
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Producer/Script Developer
AUNTIE - SHORT FILM
The film debut of critically acclaimed theatre director Monique Touko (The Clinic, Malindadzimu, Fair Play) Aunty explores modern anxiety, told through the eyes of someone whose invisibility cuts through the noise to ask the question; is it all worth it?
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Writer
THE GRAPES OF AUDE - SHORT FILM
On the night before her wedding, Celine Massip tries to hide her recent miscarriage from her French/British family, only to discover that her younger sister, Hannah is pregnant from a one night stand.
Previous Work
Concept/Script - Eleanor Jackson & Sarah Sawyer McCarthy
Script/Direction - Sarah Sawyer McCarthy
DOP - Eleanor Jackson
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Producer
STRAIGHT JACKET - SHORT FILM
Joy has some wild fantasies, but she’s become a master at the art of repression. On a day like any other, she gets up and dons her repressive straightjacket. All is going according to plan, until one thing too many goes wrong and it tips her over the edge… Her fantasies take over, and we’re left wondering whether there's a price to pay for repressing our desires?
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Actor/Story
MUSIC VIDEO - BETH KEEPING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY5Y9eQl0es
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Writer/Actor
THE PACT - Short Film
In 2019 Eleanor launched a successful kickstarter to find the creation of a proof of concept for her short film ‘The Pact’, a bilingual story about a chance meeting and mental health.
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Creator
ISLOLATION INSPIRATION
Throughout COVID, Eleanor made daily videos inspiring others to connect with local and up- and -coming artists.
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Director/Story
MUSIC VIDEO - Kima Otung
A music video inspired by those experiencing homelessness. Sponsored by SHELTER.