FULL CREDIT LIST

“I Shot My Parents” 1 x 60min documentary for BBC. The dark story of Nathon Brooks – a 14-year-old from Washington State who, in 2013, took a revolver from the gun cabinet at his family home and shot his mother and father three times apiece in the head while they slept. Miraculously, both survived. How could they forgive their son, now serving 15-and-a-half years in prison, for assault with a deadly weapon? 

“Asunder” 1 x 75min feature documentary. Entirely archive based film, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of The Somme and its effect on the communities of the North East of the UK. Bold and immersive, Asunder tells the story of the home front during one of the bloodiest battles in history. Premiered at Sunderland Empire in July 2016, accompanied by a live score by Sunderland’s Field Music and Newcastle’s Warm Digits alongside the Royal Northern Sinfonia. Fully mixed version to be released in 2017. Produced by artist and filmmaker Esther Johnson and Bob Stanley for 14-18 Now.

“Children of the Snowland” – Feature length Doc, dir/prod. By Marcus Stephenson and Zara Balfour. Graham has been cutting this independent feature doc over the past year. Shot almost entirely on go pros, we travel back to an ancient way of life with children who thought they would never see their homes and families again, as they try to understand who they are, and their place in the developing world. But whilst on the journey of a lifetime their foundations are rocked yet again by the biggest earthquake to hit Kathmandu in living memory. Mayfly Productions

“Solitary Nation” - 1 x 60min Observational film following several characters as they experience Maine State Prison's Solitary Confinement Wing. An intimate and brutal portrait of their lives and experiences, which amounts to a damning portrait of the practice of keeping prisoners alone for months or even years. Dir. Dan Edge. Mongoose Films for PBS. “Solitary Nation is about as hopeless an hour of television as you can imagine, which is exactly the reason to watch it." NY Times

***UPDATE*** The two different versions of the film which I cut for BBC 2 and PBS were combined to make "The Last Days of Solitary", a feature length film broadcast in the UK as part of the Storyville strand, and has been nominated for two 2017 Grierson Awards - Best Single Documentary - International, and Best Current Affairs.

“Chemsex” 1 x 90min Feature documentary for Vice on the use of drugs for sex in the gay community in London in 2014. Extremely frank and honest portrait of a scene in crisis. Dir. Max Gogarty and William Fairman. LFF & IDFA official selection. Cinema release Dec 2015. “Stark and unflinching, 4 stars” – Timeout. BFI’s top 3 LGBT films of 2015 “Scary but valuable, 4 stars” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian. 4 stars from Attitude, The Times, Little White Lies, Total Film, Gay Times.

“Death of a Gentleman” Independently produced feature length polemic about test match cricket’s struggle for relevance in the modern world. A tale of sporting dreams versus money, greed and power. Official Selection, Sheffield Doc Fest 2015. Dir Sam Collins. Cinematic release Autumn 2015. “Rousing and Powerful” “Persuasive and Gripping” - BFI Top 3 on iTunes Doc chart after successful cinema release and festival run.

“Children of the Gaza Conflict” 1 x 60min documentary. A savage but tender portrait of the lives of five children directly affected by the conflict in Gaza in 2014, and the lasting implications on their families. Dir James Jones. BBC2

“Saved” 1 x 60 min ITV 1. Gripping Drama doc based around the idea ‘would you risk your life to save someone else?’ Bold and cinematic reimagining of real life drama. Dir. Jonathan Rudd The Garden for ITV “Cleverly creating a momentum of rolling cliff hangers” - The Guardian “If you start watching you won’t stop..” - The Guardian

“Kangaroo Dundee - Natural World Special” – 2 x 60min. Feature length portrait of a man who has dedicated his life to rescuing baby kangaroos from the pouches of their mothers killed on the outback’s roads. First ever two part special for Natural World. AGB Films for BBC2 (Natural History Dept) *Nominated for ‘Best Wildlife Documentary 2013’ by The Grierson Trust* “A lovely bit of programme making… allows you to intimately marvel at a life utterly different from your own” - Caitlin Moran, The Times

“Our War: The Invisible Enemy” Ep 2 of 3, 60 min documentary. Using material shot by British soldiers in Afghanistan to tell first hand the stories of a brutal conflict that will define a generation. A touching, intimate, and painfully honest portrait of a modern war. BBC *BAFTA winner for Best Factual Series 2012* “…a sobering snapshot… captures the gallows humour and banter driven spirit that binds the men together” - Time Out

for the completists, there are many more going back to 2005 and beyond details available on request!