First established in Leeds in 2016 by aspiring filmmakers, Oxygen is a boundary-pushing and provocative production company. At every level, we champion, embody and amplify the underrepresented and unheard in our community. We constantly aim to forge a new and safe space for emerging and visionary creatives – both in front of and behind the camera – and in the stories we tell we continue to break ground by exploring and sharing challenging and taboo subjects.
Created using entirely self-funded budgets and in-kind support, our films have received critical acclaim and have won important awards internationally, as well as found a home in the hearts of some of the most vulnerable and excluded from society. By supporting Oxygen, you help us in our tireless fight to create real change in our community and the film industry, providing a nurturing and encouraging environment for the next generation of film and creative talent.
we’re breathing new life into oxygen.
gage oxley (they/them)
managing director.
A keen filmmaker for over sixteen years, Gage is no stranger to film production and the landscape of the screen sector in the UK. Gage worked as the Youth Engagement Coordinator and Creative Programme Manager at the BAFTA and Academy Award Qualify organisation Leeds Film. As such, Gage has developed strong relationships with major organisations such as BFI, ITV, BAFTA, Arts Council England and various UK film hubs.
jessica redhead (she/her)
head of communications
After completing a Masters in History from the University of York, Jessica has worked in communications at various festivals, including Ilkley Literature Festival where she currently works as Digital Engagement Officer. In addition to working with Oxygen on the release of A Series of Light, helping it to reach 21.2 million households in the first eighteen months, Jessica also works as a freelance script supervisor.
eleanor hodson (she/her)
head of intimacy
Eleanor’s film prowess stretches the length of the UK; she mentored on and managed the BFI Film Academy in Bradford and Leeds and has since trained with Oxygen as an Intimacy Coordinator, one of the youngest in the world. Her passion for safe behaviour and representative depictions of sex, sexuality and sensuality is second to none. Eleanor recently spearheaded intimacy on Oxygen’s critically acclaimed hit Amazon show, A Series of Light.
lily corke butters (she/her)
head of strategy and progression
Exactly a year after graduating from The Northern Film School with a First Class Honours in Filmmaking, Lily made her directorial debut with the independent short ‘It’s Fine’ about the harmful sexual experiences that many young women endure. She has a range of freelance, independent filmmaking experience on drama and documentary projects, as well as working as an offline editor on numerous shorts. Her two missions within Oxygen Films are to sustain an inclusive and accessible working environment for crew members and to push for increasing the on-screen representation within the films Oxygen produces.