Biography:

Victoria Mapplebeck is a BAFTA award winning artist and film director. Victoria’s films explore autobiographical stories which ask universal questions about our relationship with technology, parenting, health and wellbeing. For the last decade, Victoria has been shooting continuously with smartphones. She is passionate about the innovation, intimacy and accessibility of smartphone filmmaking. In 2015, she wrote, filmed and directed ‘160 Characters’ a smartphone short for Film London. Shot entirely on an iPhone 6, ‘160 Characters’ brings to life the secrets buried in a vintage Nokia. When the film launched online it received a Vimeo Staff pick.