Jill Daniels

Jill Daniels is a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London's School of Arts and Creative Industries. She is an internationally recognized filmmaker and scholar with expertise in experimental documentary filmmaking, memory studies, and autobiographical cinema. Her films explore themes of exile, identity, and political resistance through innovative narrative structures and hybrid documentary techniques.

• Senior Lecturer, University of East London (since 2009)
• Co-founder, High Ground Films (1985)

Her research focuses on intersections of memory, place, and subjectivity, particularly in post-war and nationalist contexts. She investigates how experimental film practice can mediate trauma and resistance through poetic and epistolary forms. Recent work like Resisters (2021) examines anti-fascist struggles across historical and contemporary Berlin.

Jill's publications reveal trends in documentary theory, creative practice research, and hybrid filmmaking. Key works include monographs on memory in autobiographical documentaries and analyses of found footage remediation. Her films have premiered at venues like the Journal of Media Practice & Education editorial board and international film festivals.

• Best Documentary, Small Axe Film Festival (2018)
• Best Experimental Film, Ann Arbor Festival (2017)
• Honourable Mention, Athens International Festival (2014)
• Special Mention, Granada Festival (2010)

She supervises PhD students in Film and Fine Art Doctorates, contributes to editorial boards, and presents at conferences like Visible Evidence and MeCCSA. Jill integrates academic rigor with film practice to address political and historical narratives.