Ella Faye is a multi-award winning director, writer and producer from North East England. Selected as one of North East Screen's 'Directors to Watch 2025', Ella has been working as Shadow Director on sitcom Smoggie Queens S2 (Hat Trick Productions for BBC). Ella’s work has been screened globally, winning Best First Time Film at Tees Valley International Film Festival 2024, Best Pilot at the Berlin Women Film Festival 2023 and quarter finalist of the Female Pilot Club Comedy Initiative 2025.

DIRECTING

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DIRECTOR’S SHOWREEL

ELLA FAYE DONLEY

AEOLIAN MUSIC VIDEO - CHARLES COSTA

DIRECTED BY ELLA FAYE DONLEY

KINDRED SPIRITS

KINDRED SPIRITS (2025)

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY ELLA FAYE DONLEY

PRODUCED BY ELLA FAYE DONLEY of EQUINOX PRODUCTIONS

COMING SOON

CARRIE (2024)

DIRECTED BY ELLA FAYE DONLEY

PRODUCED BY ELLA FAYE DONLEY of EQUINOX PRODUCTIONS

LEAP OF FAITH (TRAILER)

DIRECTED BY ELLA FAYE DONLEY

THE PAINTER AND THE POET

DIRECTED BY DAN THORBURN

SHADOW DIRECTOR ELLA FAYE DONLEY

PRODUCING

PRAGMA

ASSISTANT PRODUCER ELLA FAYE DONLEY

DIRECTED BY ELLIE HEYDON

PRODUCED BY PHIL DUNSTER AND FAY MOHAMED

WRITTEN BY LUCY HEATH

BRIDGES PILOT

PRODUCED BY ELLA FAYE DONLEY of EQUINOX PRODUCTIONS

WINNER Best Webseries Pilot, Berlin Women in Cinema Festival 2023.

ACTING

Hold My Hand

Short Film

Actor

Written by Kaleb D'aguilar, Directed by Will Dolan, produced by Firewood Pictures (2024).

Information Environment

Short Film

V/O Artist and Collaborator

A short film by Jessie Brett, in collaboration with Ella Faye Donley. (Ethiopia, 2021).

Production Experience

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