Posts Tagged ‘Documentary’

Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

In July 2000, 21 year-old British air hostess Lucie Blackman goes missing whilst travelling in Tokyo. She vanishes without a trace sparking an international investigation. Led by a team of tenacious Japanese detectives the discoveries lead them to Tokyo’s dark underbelly and ultimately to the tragic truth about Lucie’s brutal murder.

1 x 90′ documentary feature film

Directed by Hyoe Yamamoto

Netflix – 2023

The Phantom

In 1983 Carlos DeLuna was arrested for the murder of Wanda Lopez.  DeLuna protested his innocence, claiming there was another Carlos who committed the crime.  Six years later DeLuna was executed for the murder but had the State of Texas made a heinous mistake?

This true crime documentary examines the unjust truth behind his case.

1 x 90′ documentary feature film
Oxford Films for Netflix – 2021

Directed by Patrick Forbes

Day Zero

As water comes perilously close to running out all over the planet, Day Zero examines the perfect storm of climate change and population growth, challenging our ideas about water and spurring us towards crucial action.

Narrated by BAFTA award winner Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Filmed on location over three years, we witness local crises as they happen with compelling up-close-and-personal stories. Connecting the threads between the 2018 Cape Town water crisis and the 2019 Australian wildfires; the devastating effects of deforestation in the Amazon and the irreversible impact of human action on natural water resources in Florida, Mexico and the American Mid-West, Day Zero’s astonishing insight and access show how these localised disasters expose an impending global catastrophe, creating chaos and conflict all across the world.

1 x 90′ feature length documentary

Keo Films – 2021

Maiden

Maiden is the inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

Tracy’s dream was opposed on all sides. Her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it. The chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her. But Tracy refused to give up. She re-mortgaged her home and bought a second-hand boat, putting everything on the line to enter the race.

With the support of her remarkable crew she went on to shock the sport and prove that women are the equal of men.

1 x 90′ feature documentary
New Black Films for Sony Pictures – 2019

Directed by Alex Holmes

Climate Change – The Facts

After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and the potential solutions to this global threat.

Interviews with some of the world’s leading climate scientists explore recent extreme weather conditions such as unprecedented storms and catastrophic wildfires. They also reveal what dangerous levels of climate change could mean for both human populations and the natural world in the future.

1 x 60′ documentary
BBC – 2019

Directed by Serena Davies

Miami Mega Jail

Louis spends time in one of the most notorious sections of Miami County Jail: the fifth & sixth floor of ‘main jail’ a vast holding pen for the un-convicted where most inmates are awaiting trial.

2 x 60′ documentary
BBC for BBC2 – 2011

Directed by Emma Cooper

Available on Netflix

Love & Hate Crime

Love & Hate Crime is an award-winning documentary series which looks at the rising tide of hate crime in the US. Each episode goes inside an ongoing murder investigation to find out just how dangerous it is to be ‘different’ in America today.

5 x 60′ documentary
TopHat Productions for BBC3 – 2018/19

Directed by Ben Steele and Simon Gilchrist
Executive Producer – Darren Kemp

BROADCAST Digital – Winner – 2018
GRIERSON Nominated – 2018
RTS Nominated – 2019

Life & Death the Pentecostal Way

Pentecostalism is now the largest Christian faith in London. What is it about this rapidly growing religion that makes it so appealing?

This one-hour observational documentary will follow the stories of members of the congregation at defining moments in their lives. Through powerful personal stories it will lift the lid on a vibrant faith that is fast becoming one of the dominant religions in Britain.

1 x 60′ documentary
BBC for BBC2 – 2016

Directed by Tanya Stephan

Are Health Tests Really a Good Idea?

Michael Mosley puts himself through a battery of health tests available to people who feel perfectly well. From an expensive heart scan to a new national screening procedure to detect the earliest signs of bowel cancer, Mosley sets out to discover which if any of the tests are worth doing.

1 x 60′ documentary
BBC for BBC2 – 2016

Directed by Serena Davies

NYPD: Biggest Gang in New York?

In the wake of the shooting of five Dallas police officers, BBC Three investigates why tension is rising between America’s police forces and ethnic minorities.

Shot on the streets of New York, the film follows ‘Cop Watchers’ – men and women who track the NYPD in a cat-and-mouse game to try and film arrests and possible cases of brutality.

NYPD officers also speak out, alleging systemic racism and a policy of targeting ethnic minority communities in order hit their arrest quotas.

1 x 60′ documentary
Renowned Films for BBC3 – 2016

Directed by Ben Steele

Inside Cern

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, Horizon follows the highs and lows of an extraordinary story in particle physics. In June 2015, teams at CERN started running the large hadron collider at the highest energy ever. Rumours quickly emerged that they were on the brink of a huge discovery. A mysterious bump in some data suggested a first glimpse of a brand new particle that could change our understanding of how the universe works.

Horizon follows the scientists as they hunt for the elusive signals that would prove if there is a new particle or if it is just noise from their machine.

1 x 60′ documentary
BBC Horizon for BBC2 – 2016

Directed by Serena Davies

Life on the Psych Ward

How do you discharge a patient from a psychiatric hospital when they’ve committed terrible acts of violence in the past?

Life on the Psych Ward delves into the lives of three patients at the Bethlem Royal Hospital, one of the most dangerous places to work in the NHS, as they face the prospect of discharge after decades under lock and key.

1 × 60′ documentary
Rare Day for Channel 4 – 2016

Directed by Guy King

Deadly Islands

(aka Mystery of the Lost Islands)

In a unique approach that blends all of the blue chip qualities of a natural history documentary series with an investigative twist, audiences will follow renowned zoologist Dave Salmoni in the role of detective as he sets out to crack some of the last big secrets of five remote locations.

Dave’s skills will be tested to the limits as he lives alongside some of Mother Nature’s fiercest predators, while trying to solve the mysteries of the lost islands.

6 x 60′ natural history
Silverback Films for Discovery US – 2014

Executive Producer – Keith Scholey
Series Producer – Huw Cordey

Score performed by the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra
Score mixed by Richard Aitken

Soundtrack available on iTunes

One Deadly Weekend in America

A feature-length documentary about a perfectly average summer weekend in 2015 when 87 people across the USA were killed in incidences of gun violence. From South Central Los Angeles to South Caroline, the film tells the stories of seven young lives cut short by shootings and explores America’s troubling relationship with guns.

One Deadly Weekend in America is not an easy watch, but it serves three main purposes: it’s a wonderful tribute to the victims; it’s a searing indictment of their deaths; and it’s a beautifully made documentary. You get the sense that some of these killings happened out of the blue, some had a creeping inevitability and every single one was preventable. One Deadly Weekend in America is possibly the best thing you will only ever watch once.” 
The Guardian

1 x 90′ feature documentary
Voltage TV for BBC3 – 2017

Directed by Ursula Macfarlane