Insomnia made a cinephile of Rebecca early on and, since childhood, she has found storytelling to be her lifeline – be it to express herself, escape, explore worlds and characters, attempt to capture the ephemeral, or interrogate socio-political issues. Born to a Maltese father and half-German mother, and raised between the mountains of Switzerland and the Mediterranean Sea, Rebecca is fluent in English, Maltese, Italian and French. Having travelled voraciously, she is particularly interested in stories which are at once universal and imbued with regional flavour.

Rebecca holds a BFA (Hons) in Film and Comparative Literature from the University of Warwick, UK. She went on to the directing MFA stream at the American Film Institute where she wrote and directed MENDED SPECTACLE. Moving to Art Centre College of Design, after securing a generous scholarship, Rebecca wrote and directed MAGDALENE. SIMSHAR was Rebecca’s first feature as writer-director, and she toured with the film’s theatrical release across five continents.

Recently, Rebecca adapted Juliana Maio’s novel CITY OF THE SUN for producer Sara Risher (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET); and was commissioned to write THE CROSSING for Samson Films (ONCE) and Boudica Films (BODY OF WATER).

She is currently developing three TV series, as well as those on Kukumajsa’s Creative Europe slate. Previously, Rebecca worked with the camera departments on Spielberg’s MUNICH and Amenabar’s AGORA; the art departments of ITV Granada and Sagafilm; and the development team at Kennedy/Marshall.