Rob Alexander is a filmmaker, producer and editor. He splits his time between the UK and NL. He works across long-form documentary and short-form commercial projects, delivering work that has screened at major international festivals and earned BIFA and Grierson nominations. His latest feature, Off the Rails, which he produced and edited, opened at the Thessaloniki Film Festival and went on to win best film at the Academy Award Qualifying DocEdge in New Zealand and screen at Buenos Aires Film Festival. He has also created brand and corporate content for clients including NOWNESS, Chanel, Faberge, Tate, Christies, Jo Malone, Ben Sherman and Visit Wales.…

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Rob Alexander is a filmmaker, producer and editor. He splits his time between the UK and NL. He works across long-form documentary and short-form commercial projects, delivering work that has screened at major international festivals and earned BIFA and Grierson nominations. His latest feature, Off the Rails, which he produced and edited, opened at the Thessaloniki Film Festival and went on to win best film at the Academy Award Qualifying DocEdge in New Zealand and screen at Buenos Aires Film Festival. He has also created brand and corporate content for clients including NOWNESS, Chanel, Faberge, Tate, Christies, Jo Malone, Ben Sherman and Visit Wales.…

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Rob Alexander is a filmmaker, producer and editor.

He splits his time between the UK and NL.

He works across long-form documentary and short-form commercial projects, delivering work that has screened at major international festivals and earned BIFA and Grierson nominations.

His latest feature, Off the Rails, which he produced and edited, opened at the Thessaloniki Film Festival and went on to win best film at the Academy Award Qualifying DocEdge in New Zealand and screen at Buenos Aires Film Festival.

He has also created brand and corporate content for clients including NOWNESS, Chanel, Faberge, Tate, Christies, Jo Malone, Ben Sherman and Visit Wales.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Director at Film Wales supported documentary currently in production
January 9, 2026 - Present
Filming, research and editing on long form international theatrical documentary
Editor at IDFA 2025
January 1, 2025 - March 12, 2021
Creative short for the IDFA Pavilion cinema to promote their V. Kossakovsky season, including exclusive interview material.
Producer/DIT at NOWNESS
January 1, 2024 - April 12, 2024
2024 creative short film for the NOWNESS channel on artist Yulia Mahr.
DOP at Ben Sherman
January 1, 2023 - August 20, 2024
Various brand campaign films, shot for different platform ratios.
Director/Camera/1st Edit at ARTE
January 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023
Hope in Hollywood, presented by violinist Daniel Hope and featuring Thomas Newman and Ben Wallfisch, co-produced with Kobalt Germany.
Producer / Editor at BFI / Ffilm Wales
September 20, 2022 - Present
Ongoing disability documentary in production. Work includes filming, editing and producer services.
Editor at Counterpoints Arts
January 1, 2022 - April 11, 2022
Counterpoints: a creative short film celebrating 10 years of the organization, promoting arts, migration and cultural change. Working in the edit with a decade of visual archive
Producer/Second Camera at NOWNESS China
January 1, 2022 - August 12, 2026
Elemental: creative short film series of 5 films to date for the NOWNESS China channel on the art of perfume, in partnership with Chanel, including DIT and subtitle workflow.
Producer/Editor/Camera at BFI / Film Wales / Scotland
January 1, 2021 - August 19, 2023
Off the Rails, a feature documentary following Urbex influencer Rikke Brewer as he copes with survivor guilt after the death of his close friend Nye Newman by undertaking increasingly dangerous train surfing and urbex stunts. BIFA nominated; won/selected at DocEdge Film Festival and screened at Buenos Aires International Film Festival.
Producer/Promo Editor at Amber Content
March 15, 2019 - August 12, 2021
Breath: a non-verbal documentary exploring the ageing human body, supported by Film Wales, MEDIA EU and UK Arts Council. Showcased at the V&A and Eden Project; subject of two TED talks (launched on World Earth Day).
Producer/Editor/Camera at VICE International
January 14, 2019 - March 1, 2021
Amber & Me, a feature documentary following twin girls Amber and Olivia as they come to terms with Amber’s Down Syndrome (released in cinemas March 2021).
Producer/DOP/Editor at Frederik Zavvi
January 1, 2018 - May 12, 2018
Faberge: short documentary on Faberge designer Frédéric Zaavy.
Co-director / Producer / Camera at Gary Numan: Android in La La Land
March 14, 2014 - December 31, 2016
Life on the road with Gary Numan as he moves to LA and returns to the studio for the first time in almost a decade. Premiered at SXSW; later UK theatrical run and BBC broadcast.
Producer at The Man Whose Mind Exploded
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Film4 / Netflix documentary short exploring the life & world view of Drako Zahazahar, muse to Dalí and dealer to the Stones. DocFest selection and Picturehouse run; Grierson nominated (2014).

Education

at EAVE European Audio Visual Entrepreneurs (Producer Workshops: Milan, Luxembourg, Cardiff)
January 11, 2030 - July 9, 2026
at Ronda Multi-platform Business School (Spain)
January 11, 2030 - July 9, 2026
at Power to the Pixel Cross-media Lab
January 11, 2030 - July 9, 2026
at Creative England Market Traders (London & Berlin)
January 11, 2030 - July 9, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    Ben Sherman Brand shoot

    One of several brand films I have shot for Ben Sherman

    Off The Rails

    Rikke Brewer and Aiden Knox struggle with the death of their best friend Nye Newman, and subsequent mental health issues, in very different ways, that threaten to tear them apart. In pursuit of 15million clicks of fame and money, and a career as a youtuber, outgoing Rikke seeks the dangerous thrill of UrbEx stunts as a way to numb his loss and pain. Aiden, more introverted, seeks solace in Parkour, while working menial jobs to pay for his increasing reliance on alcohol. As they process Nye’s tragic death, deeper scars from difficult childhoods emerge. Exclusive rights to 10 years of their self-shot archive reveal a rich story of their formative years. As we watch the stunts with sweaty palms and open mouths, we ultimately engage with the warmth and humanity of these two extraordinary young men.
    —Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

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