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Writer - Director - Producer

Louise is an award-winning film maker. In more recent years she has transferred her skills to focus her work to her love of screen, and has worked with organisations like the BBCs The Space and alongside film maker Ben Williams to create a series of shorts exploring dance and disability. Louise was a mentee on the BBCs Media Trust 50/50 Screenskills Reframing Disability mentoring programme 2021-2022 and continues to write, direct and produce short films alongside developing her screenwriting. She recently won Best Film Indie Short at the New York Film Festival, and Best Director, Best Film, Best Screenplay at Feel the Reel festival for How Long (2025) which she wrote, directed and produced.

Physically Being Me This filmed was created in 2013 and aimed to raise awareness of and the profile of six professional disabled dancers in the UK. Release date Dec 2013 Aired Sky's Community Channel 2015-2017 Filmed by the Community Film Unit	Contemplation What does a dancer look like? This film was created in 2013 to explore the misconceptions in society that dancers have a certain aesthetic. We get the viewpoints of a number of disabled dance artists in the film. Commissioned by People Dancing, Released Spring 2014	Singin in the Rain Commissioned by The Space this digital short took a 2D photograph as the starting point and creative audio description to bring the image to life. taken from the 11 Million Reasons collection. Released 2017	Chicago Commissioned by The Space this digital short took a 2D photograph inspired by Chicago as the starting point and creative audio description to bring the image to life. taken from the 11 Million Reasons collection. Released 2017
Adaption Commissioned by People Dancing and the MS Society this film explores the theme of adaption - adapting choreography between one disabled and one non disabled hip hop dancer/s. How they work together and find what works. Released 2015	Black Swan Commissioned by The Space this digital short took a 2D photograph inspired by Black Swan as the starting point and creative audio description to bring the image to life. taken from the 11 Million Reasons collection. Released 2017	Progression Commissioned by Dance4 and People Dancing, Beth's Story is a short film from Beth perspective, a learning disabled dancing. Beth tells us what dancing means to her and how it feels. She talks of her hoped and aspirations. Released 2014	Inclusion A promotional film to encourage disabled youth dancers and inclusive dance groups to take part in UDance 2014 Released 2014
Motion Commissioned by People Dancing and ParaDanceUK, this film explores a brother and sister duo (disabled and non disabled) who take part in ballroom dance competitions, and what the experiences mean to the both of them. Released 2015	Sensation A look at the life and works of choreographer Isabel Jones and her approach to working with visually impaired and blind dancers. Released 2015	Enter Stage not quite Right This full length film explores whether the theatre industry is accessible for those with chronic illnesses. Why do we have the models of working that we do and what changes are needed within the arts and sector leaders to make for a more inclusive profession. Released February 2022 TBC	Enter Stage Short This is a shorter version of the film that explores whether those with chronic illnesses can work accessibly in the arts. Why we have certain models of working and what we need to do to make a change. Release date TBC

Louise Wildish

Film Writer - Director - Producer

Physically Being Me

This filmed was created in 2013 and aimed to raise awareness of and the profile of six professional disabled dancers in the UK. Release date Dec 2013 Aired Sky's Community Channel 2015-2017 Filmed by the Community Film Unit

Contemplation

What does a dancer look like? This film was created in 2013 to explore the misconceptions in society that dancers have a certain aesthetic. We get the viewpoints of a number of disabled dance artists in the film. Commissioned by People Dancing, Released Spring 2014

Singin in the Rain

Commissioned by The Space this digital short took a 2D photograph as the starting point and creative audio description to bring the image to life. taken from the 11 Million Reasons collection. Released 2017

Chicago

Commissioned by The Space this digital short took a 2D photograph inspired by Chicago as the starting point and creative audio description to bring the image to life. taken from the 11 Million Reasons collection. Released 2017

Adaption

Commissioned by People Dancing and the MS Society this film explores the theme of adaption - adapting choreography between one disabled and one non disabled hip hop dancer/s. How they work together and find what works. Released 2015

Black Swan

Commissioned by The Space this digital short took a 2D photograph inspired by Black Swan as the starting point and creative audio description to bring the image to life. taken from the 11 Million Reasons collection. Released 2017

Progression

Commissioned by Dance4 and People Dancing, Beth's Story is a short film from Beth perspective, a learning disabled dancing. Beth tells us what dancing means to her and how it feels. She talks of her hoped and aspirations. Released 2014

Inclusion

A promotional film to encourage disabled youth dancers and inclusive dance groups to take part in UDance 2014 Released 2014

Motion

Commissioned by People Dancing and ParaDanceUK, this film explores a brother and sister duo (disabled and non disabled) who take part in ballroom dance competitions, and what the experiences mean to the both of them. Released 2015

Sensation

A look at the life and works of choreographer Isabel Jones and her approach to working with visually impaired and blind dancers. Released 2015

Enter Stage not quite Right

This full length film explores whether the theatre industry is accessible for those with chronic illnesses. Why do we have the models of working that we do and what changes are needed within the arts and sector leaders to make for a more inclusive profession. Released February 2022 TBC

Enter Stage Short

This is a shorter version of the film that explores whether those with chronic illnesses can work accessibly in the arts. Why we have certain models of working and what we need to do to make a change. Release date TBC

Film
Writer - Director - Producer