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I’m a self-shooting producer/director of visually arresting and journalistically rigorous documentaries across a range of genres for the BBC, Channel 4 UK, ITV UK, CNN, Discovery and Paramount+. I specialise in current affairs. culture, travel, science, technology, and Russia.
I directed and shot a highly controversial Dispatches for Channel 4 that exposed financial links between the House of Lords and Russian Oligarchs, as well as a BBC Panorama about one of the biggest stories of recent years—the radioactive poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. My credits include numerous projects for Discovery, including The Unexplained Files, Life on the Line, How Do They Do it? I’ve also worked as a director on The Culture Show, shot films for BBC Reel, CBS, CNBC, and Discovery’s Body Bizarre. My treatments have been stylish, innovative, and format-driven. I’m also an award-winning journalist writing for the Guardian, Financial Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Observer, and other British newspapers.
Experience Level
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Language
Russian
Fluent
French
Intermediate
German
Intermediate
Work Experience
Shooting Producer/Director at Paramount
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025Feature-length inside story of Putin’s power grab told through female voices.
Shooting Producer/Director at The Weather Channel
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024Venom, the fountain of Youth. Doc about Steve Ludwin, snake wrangler turned venom connoisseur.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery – The Dyatlov Affair
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023Gripping drama doc about the world’s most mysterious hiking disappearance.
Shooting Producer/Director at CNBC - Buying a House for a Pound
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023About a scheme to renovate the centre of Liverpool by selling houses for £1.
Shooting Producer/Director at Storyhunter - Ballet of the Spreaders
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023A revolutionary new way to save the planet using carbon capture.
Shooting Producer/Director at BBC Reel
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Films about the Russian branch of the Templar Brotherhood and leech therapy.
Shooting Producer/Director at CNN - Great Big Story
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Films about the resurgence of Soviet arcade games, life in the religious sanctuary of Kizhi Island, the Church on Spilled Blood, and the green screen grandma.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery – Body Bizarre
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018High-profile medical procedures – films include the 20-hour separation of Brazilian conjoined twins.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery/WAGTV - Strange Evidence
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018Film about Moscow’s Lefortovo Tunnel, otherwise known as The Tunnel of Death due to high collision rates.
Shooting Producer/Director at Unexplained Files – Discovery
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014Two stories of a major drama-doc series, including extensive recon in South Africa.
Producer/Director at How Do They Do It? – Discovery
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Five stories for Discovery’s popular science series, including Kamaz racing trucks and nickel mining on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
Shooting Producer/Director at Siberian Cut – Discovery
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Pilot for a series about lumberjacks braving the wilds of Siberia.
Shooting Producer/Director at X-Machines – Discovery
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Episode following the construction of the 2014 Winter Olympic site in Sochi.
Producer/Director at The Tonight Programme – ITV
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Investigative doc entitled Death of the High Street about the future of British retail.
Shooting Director/Producer at Life on the Line – Discovery
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Film about the production line in a vast locomotive factory in Southern Russia.
Shooting Producer/Director at C4 Dispatches - Lords, Billionaires & the Russian Connection
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009Produced and directed a film about the growing influence of Russian oligarchs in the UK and their financial connections with peers in the House of Lords.
Producer/Director at Channel 4 News
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008Produced and directed investigative items via the Indy Fund for Channel 4 News.
Series Producer at Visionaries, BBC World
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007Pitting great visionaries of the past against contemporary figures in arts and science.
Director at The Culture Show, BBC Two
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006Director on the BBC’s flagship arts magazine programme for its first two seasons, directing over fifteen films about major cultural events and figures.
Producer/Director at Oliver Stone talks to Kirsty Wark - BBC Four
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005Arts documentary on film director Oliver Stone based around an exclusive interview about his historical epic Alexander.
Producer/Director at Anthony Caro talks to Andrew Graham-Dixon - BBC Four
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 200530 minute arts documentary about Britain’s most eminent sculptor, Anthony Caro, including extensive access to his North London studio.
Shooting Producer/Director at Paramount
January 1, 2025 - November 15, 2025Feature-length inside story of Putin’s power grab told through female voices.
Shooting Producer/Director at The Weather Channel
January 1, 2024 - November 15, 2025Doc about Steve Ludwin, snake wrangler turned venom connoisseur.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023Gripping drama doc about the world’s most mysterious hiking disappearance.
Shooting Producer/Director at CNBC
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023About a scheme to renovate the centre of Liverpool by selling houses for £1.
Shooting Producer/Director at Storyhunter
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023A revolutionary new way to save the planet using carbon capture.
Shooting Producer/Director at CNN
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021Films about the resurgence of Soviet arcade games, life in the religious sanctuary of Kizhi Island, the legendary Church on Spilled Blood, and the green screen grandma.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018High-profile series about cutting-edge medical procedures – films include the 20-hour separation of Brazilian conjoined twins.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018Film about Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo Tunnel, otherwise known, because of the high incidence of collisions, as The Tunnel of Death.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014Two stories of a major drama-doc series, including extensive recon in South Africa.
Producer/Director at Discovery
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Five stories for Discovery’s popular science series, including Kamaz racing trucks and nickel mining on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Pilot for a series about lumberjacks braving the wilds of Siberia.
Shooting Producer/Director at Discovery
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Episode following the construction of the 2014 Winter Olympic site in Sochi.
Producer/Director at ITV
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Investigative doc entitled Death of the High Street about the future of British retail.
Shooting Director/Producer at Discovery
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011Film about the production line in a vast locomotive factory in Southern Russia.
Shooting Producer/Director at Channel 4 Dispatches
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009Produced and directed a film about the growing influence of Russian oligarchs in the UK and their financial connections with peers in the House of Lords.
Series Producer at BBC World
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007Visionaries, Series Producer, 7x22 minutes.
Producer/Director at BBC Four
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005Arts documentary on film director Oliver Stone based around an exclusive interview about his historical epic Alexander.
Producer/Director at BBC Four
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 200530 minute arts documentary about Britain’s most eminent sculptor, Anthony Caro, including extensive access to his North London studio.
Education
BA - Drama at Trinity College, Dublin
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025MA - Drama/Directing at University of London
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025BA Drama at Trinity College, Dublin
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025MA Drama/Directing at University of London
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025Qualifications
British Press Awards, Digital Journalist of the Year
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025Irish Arts Council Literature Bursary
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025American Zoetrope Script Competition, Quarter-finalist
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025Hartley Merrill Prize, Award winner
January 11, 2030 - November 15, 2025Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality
My credits include numerous projects for Discovery, including episodes of The Unexplained Files, which featured extensive drama recon, Life on the Line, an observational series about factory production lines and Body Bizarre, about extreme medical conditions.
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