- Lynne has worked as a Director at First Take since 1993. First Take is an Independent Production Company based in Liverpool, UK. The ethos is to make films that make a difference, working in diverse communities.
Lynne has recently completed the feature film '1 in 200', as Writer Director, working with the recovery community, people in recovery from drugs and alcohol issues. It is part-funded by the British Film Industry (BFI) and is a political thriller around homelessness in the UK, where over 300,000 people are homeless, equivalent to 1 in 200!
Lynne co-wrote and directed her first feature film 'Big Society The Musical' in 2012 in response to the austerity cuts made by Cameron's government as he espoused his Big Society idea. The film was selected to open the London Labour Film Festival in 2014 and premiered at the Liverpool International Music Festival in the same year.
Lynne has directed several short films including 'Enough Rope' about a direct action based on a true story, which was shot on location in France with BAFTA award-winning Vicky McClure. It was selected for Hamburg Radar International Film Festival and Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival. Her short film 'Tmesis' was selected for international festivals in Sau Paulo, London and Helsinki.
Lynne has worked on co-productions nationally and internationally including an 8-part documentary series broadcast throughout Europe, which was a co-production with Sydvest Films, Norway, working with Prix Italia award-winning Exec Producer Bob Long. In 2018 the short documentary 'The Unlimited House of Krip', which Lynne edited, won best short at the Liverpool Pride British Short Film LGBT Film Festival, and was nominated for 'Best of British' at the Iris Prize 2018.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jay Farley, First Take
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