Curious Spirit Pictures

Curious Spirit Pictures I help purpose-led brands uncover the spirit and heartbeat of their story - so it’s truly understood, felt, and remembered by the people who matter. Safe.

I also lead Education-through-Storytelling workshops for teachers to boost engagement and retention I’ve never been comfortable with the word content. Content is beige. Forgettable. Made to be consumed and discarded. It fills space without saying anything—and for a long time, I felt myself being shaped into exactly that. At film school, my creative partner and I were pushed to imitate. Follow tren

ds. Replicate success. We were encouraged to make work that looked like everyone else’s, not stories that felt true. Later, in education, I saw the same thing from another angle: rigid frameworks, repeated curricula, information over curiosity. Stay in line. Don’t deviate. But when everyone follows the same line, you don’t stand out—you disappear. Everything changed when I lost my creative partner. Standing by his coffin, I made a promise to keep telling the stories we believed in. In the quiet that followed, I immersed myself in storytelling—how stories work, why they move us, how we learn through them, and why we remember them long after facts fade. It changed how I made films and how I taught. Engagement deepened. Ideas stuck. People leaned in. Curious Spirit Pictures grew from that belief: helping educators, organisations, and individuals create stories that connect, are felt, and remembered. Because content fills space. Stories change people.

Today I was invited to share my creative journey with Level 2 and 3 learners at South Essex College. I remember as a 16 ...
10/06/2026

Today I was invited to share my creative journey with Level 2 and 3 learners at South Essex College.

I remember as a 16 year old that I had to have a plan for my career, that it was expected of you to know exactly what steps and what order you had to do things to be successful in a career. Yet life doesn’t work like that!

My journey to being a freelance creative may not have followed the expected route and I may not be successful in the way that I (and others) expect, but every twist and turn has made me a better, deeper storyteller and creative and being able to share my story and my top 10 tips was a privilege.

06/05/2026

Welcome to our new followers!

Tasha Thor-Straten, Julie Stanford

It might not be Star Wars, but this poster design for Ian G.Beck and mines children's book was inspired by the classic S...
04/05/2026

It might not be Star Wars, but this poster design for Ian G.Beck and mines children's book was inspired by the classic Star Wars posters created by Tom Jung, Tom Chantrell and Greg & Tim Hilderbrandt.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Had a fantastic morning out last week with Annie from Rayleigh Marketing, talking cameras and practicing with shots and ...
28/04/2026

Had a fantastic morning out last week with Annie from Rayleigh Marketing, talking cameras and practicing with shots and camera movements in Rayleigh.

Meet me by the clock tower!🤗

Last week, I met the lovely, award-winning Dan Baker from Curious Spirit Pictures for some help and tips on my content creation.

More of my clients are using me to create their content, and I thought I would brush up on my skills. Dan was really knowledgeable and gave me some very useful advice.

Thanks very much, Dan, and it's lovely to have you in Annie's Social Media Club

Annie
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A lovely evening leading my storytelling workshop for the Chelmsford & District Welsh SocietyEveryone has a story and st...
23/04/2026

A lovely evening leading my storytelling workshop for the Chelmsford & District Welsh Society

Everyone has a story and storytelling is crucial in helping to shape a develop our cultural identies. It was therefore great to hear so many different stories and inspire others to get those stories out there.

A lovely evening leading my storytelling workshop for the Chelmsford & District Welsh Society. Everyone has a story and ...
23/04/2026

A lovely evening leading my storytelling workshop for the Chelmsford & District Welsh Society.

Everyone has a story and storytelling is crucial in helping to shape a develop our cultural identies. It was therefore great to hear so many different stories and inspire others to get those stories out there.

It's easy to get caught up in a moment and find its a bit of blur when you look back, so a huge thank you to Ellie Hoski...
22/04/2026

It's easy to get caught up in a moment and find its a bit of blur when you look back, so a huge thank you to Ellie Hoskins at for capturing me collecting the Creative Business of the year Award at the Mayor's Awards dinner on Friday.
Castle Point Borough Council

20/04/2026

Excited to be delivering my storytelling workshop for the Chelmsford & District Welsh Society this week. Stories Dont just help capture a persons experience, but also teaches and helps embed and preserve cultural identity.

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