It took Ulysses 10 years to find his way back to Ithaca – similarly, it has taken me 10 years to stumble my way through several different professions and paths, only to arrive where it all began. In the place where 24 frames flicker every second. Since the age of 4, when I first laid eyes on Bagheera and Baloo in the 1967 version of The Jungle Book, I have been mesmerised by stories. 24 years, two English literature, and one filmmaking degree later, I find myself ready for the first time to tell my own stories.