About
I am a BAFTA nominated producer-director with extensive experience making documentaries in Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, South Africa, the UK and the USA for broadcast television. I have travelled and filmed extensively throughout South America, in particular, Brazil. I can shoot on a variety of camera platforms, speak fluent Portuguese, good Spanish, have a clean driving licence, have an up-to-date hostile environment course qualification and possess an i-visa for the USA.
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“Bold, compelling and revelatory.” Broadcast
“Unforgettable – an exemplary documentary series.” The Times
“Striking and gritty.” The Independent
“Simply the best thing on tv for years.” The Sun
“A fascinating insight into how the news is shaped…seriousness of purpose” The Times
“An excellent portrait of army life.” The Guardian
SELECTED CREDITS
2010/2011 Self-shooting Producer/Director
Two Four Productions for UKTV/BBC
‘THE T.A. AND THE TALIBAN’
“Compelling, touching and an eye-opener. A lovely unobtrusive study of the relationship between men and their sons.” Broadcast
“Simple, powerful stuff..the stories were heart-rending…enough to make even the most hardened militarist wondering what we hope to achieve in Afghanistan and if it can be worth all this blood and treasure.” The Daily Telegraph
“The extraordinary drama of the documentary is balanced by workaday misfortunes suffered by the soldiers and by the simple yearning of a boy for his absent dad. It’s also a stirring statement about human powers of recovery.’
The Radio Times
6 x 47 mins. 12 Illuminating and intimate character-driven stories of civilian Territorial Army reservist soldiers serving on the frontline in Afghanistan. Filmed characters in battle and at rest, exploring how these ordinary individuals can turn from being electricians, bouncers, teachers and designers in one moment into fighting soldiers the next, enduring and often embracing appalling shocks and hardships, and the challenges of leaving loved ones at home. Executive Producer Mark Scantlebury and Ameila Hann
2010 Self-shooting Producer/Director
Fever Media for BBC1
‘REMEMBRANCE WEEK: AFGHANISTAN’
Stories of life on the frontline in Afghanistan for a 5 x 45 mins week long series marking Remembrance Day. Stories included Soldiering in Helmand, Medical Training with the Afghan National Army and Helicopter Power. Highest ratings for any BBC1 daytime programme.
Series Producer Caroline Matthews Executive Producer Tim Harcourt
2009 Producer/Director
BBC Factual for BBC2
‘TOP DOGS: ADVENTURES IN WAR, SEA AND ICE WITH JOHN SIMPSON, RANULPH FIENNES AND ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON’ for BBC2’
1 x 60 mins. Britain’s greatest living explorer and record-breaking yachtsman follow John Simpson into Afghanistan’s borderland battlefields to discover and understand the brutal and morally treacherous world of the war reporter. They travel to Tora Bora, meet an array of characters including Taliban suicide bombers, President Karzai, warlords, soldiers and refugees, and test Simpson’s decision-making as he produces live news pieces for the BBC News at Ten. Executive Producer Ludo Graham.
2008 Self-shooting Producer/Director
Steadfast TV for ITV1
‘DOCTORS AND NURSES AT WAR’ for ITV1
3 x 60 mins. 5 weeks filming battlefield medicine in Afghanistan. Explored trauma surgical unit in Camp Bastion hospital including medical and moral decision making in high pressure scenarios and new techniques. Filmed frontline paramedics as they tend men and women from of 2nd and 3rd Parachute Regiments and Afghan civilians wounded in ambushes, by suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices. Series Producer Michael Simkin
2008 Producer/Director
Tiger Aspect for Sky One
‘ROSS KEMP IN AFGHANISTAN’
5 x 47 mins. Developed, produced and directed 5 highly charged documentaries following Ross Kemp on Britain’s frontline in Helmand Province with Royal Anglian Regiment. Highest rating for a Sky Programme. Executive Producer Clive Tulloh and Series Producer Matt Bennett.
2007 Producer/Director
Tiger Aspect for Sky One
2007 BAFTA AWARD WINNING SERIES
‘ROSS KEMP ON GANGS: COLOMBIA’
1 x 46 min investigative documentary. In depth and up close examination of the persistent lethality of paramilitary gangs and their assassin foot soldiers during Colombia’s recent peace process presented by Ross Kemp. Executive Producer Clive Tulloh and Series Producer Matt Bennett
2006 Producer/Director
Tiger Aspect for Channel 4 and Amnesty International
‘SECRET POLICEMAN’S BALL’
Produced and directed interviews with acts at Secret Policeman’s Ball 2006 including Chevy Chase, Eddie Izzard, Graham Norton and Russell Brand.
2006 Producer
Tiger Aspect for Sky One
2007 BAFTA AWARD WINNER FOR FACTUAL SERIES
`ROSS KEMP ON GANGS: THE NUMBER IN SOUTH AFRICA for TIGER ASPECT PRODUCTIONS 1 x 46 min documentary on South Africa’s notorious Number prison gangs and the Americans street gang on the Cape Flats presented by Ross Kemp. All character and subject research including gaining unparalleled access to gang leadership inside Pollsmoor maximum-security prison and on the Cape Flats during a period of intense gang warfare. Script development, budget management, arrangement of all filming permissions and shoot logistics. Executive Producer Clive Tulloh and Series Producer Amelia Hann.
2006 Producer
Tiger Aspect for Sky One
2007 BAFTA AWARD WINNER FOR FACTUAL SERIES `ROSS KEMP ON GANGS: BLOODS AND CRIPS IN ST LOUIS’
1 x 46 min documentary on street gangs in the heart of the USA presented by Ross Kemp. All character and subject research, script development, shoot organisation, filming for broadcast on Z1 and budget management. Executive Producer Clive Tulloh and Series Producer Amelia Hann.
2005 Producer
Tiger Aspect for Sky One
‘FINAL CHANCE TO SAVE THE JAGUAR WITH BILL BAILEY’
1 x 46 min on the conservation of the Jaguar in the Brazilian Pantanal and Amazon regions presented by the comedian Bill Bailey. Development, organisation of locations, all local logistics, and second camera shooting on HDZ1 for broadcast in some of Brazil’s most extreme and isolated terrains. Arrangement of filming with Isolated Indigenous groups. Executive Producer Clive Tulloh Director Lucy Cooke.
2004 Producer
NISARGA SRL. / ITALY / ARGENTINA CINEMATIC RELEASE
‘WHISKEY, ROMEO, ZULU’ (FEATURE DRAMA)
1 x 105 minute 35mm film reconstruction documentary re-telling the events preceding the LAPA Airlines Boeing 737 crash in 1999 in midtown Buenos Aires. It exposes the collusion between the Air Force and the airline to evade air safety controls.