Jackdaw is

Bec Boey & Joseph Brett

Bec is a writer, actor and co-founder of Jackdaw. 

She is a graduate of the Royal Court Young Writers’ Programme and the BBC Writers Room London Voices group, and as a BEATS fellow was mentored by Vinay Patel. 

Her writing work includes Jade Dragon webseries, Troll Hunters, Sleep Tight (Jackdaw), Locusts (Audible), Temporal (StoryPunk and Sweet Talk Productions). Her horror feature film The Lambeth Worm is in development with Joi Productions and the BFI. Her comedy series Tiger Bairn, with Brock Media, has been commissioned to pilot script by the BBC.

Joseph is an award-winning film-maker, animator and cofounder of Jackdaw.
Joseph’s work includes Little Tibet (feature length documentary), Jade Dragon webseries, Troll Hunters, Sleep Tight, Ken and Carol Lose the Plot, and music videos for artists including Ezra Furman, Efterklang, The Leisure Society and Allo Darlin, as well as an animation for Red Hot Chilli Peppers. His music video work has been featured in Creative Review, Cool Hunting and It’s Nice That. He is also known for his claymation recreations of classic scenes from cult horror movies.

Why the bird?

The humble jackdaw may not be the most intelligent of the corvus family, but it is certainly the most resourceful.

Jackdaws know what it means to beg, borrow, steal. If you are a sheep, you've probably lent wool to a passing jackdaw - they like to pluck it directly from the sheep's back for maximum freshness, helpfully shearing the sheep at the same time.  

Our attitude to getting things done is much like the jackdaw's: we improvise, we make do and mend, we cruise around nicking from skips, and we borrow from friends. We also lend to those friends so everyone is happy.