About Me

I'm an award-winning British Director and BAFTA-nominated Producer based in Rio de Janeiro with over 13 years of experience making critically acclaimed documentaries for the BBC, Discovery, Channel 4, TLC and Animal Planet. I have lived in Brazil for 5 years, speak fluent Portuguese, have good local knowledge, can use a variety of cameras and have my own kit including a DJI Phantom drone and travel all around Brazil shooting documentaries and branded content.

Factual singles and series for television and cinema include: DAILY PLANET VAMPIRE BATS (Discovery Canada), TOO BLACK FOR TV (The Guardian) BAFTA-nominated AN IDIOT ABROAD (SKY), Netflix Prize finalist & New York Festivals Best International winner RISE UP! (CANAL FUTURA), INSIDE THE GANGSTER'S CODE (DISCOVERY), 419: THE INTERNET ROMANCE SCAM (CHANNEL 4), THE MAN WITH NO PAST (CHANNEL 5) BABY BIBLE BASHERS (CHANNEL4).

I have been in the industry since 2002.

Too Black for TV
Added on 6/16/2017
With over 8 million social media views, this film for the Guardian is about Nayara Justino who thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one of Brazil’s biggest TV shows. But some regarded her complexion to be too dark to be an acceptable queen. Nayara and her family wonder what this says about racial roles in modern Brazil.

Credits

Self-shooting Producer Director – Daily Planet

March, 2017 — April, 2017
Television – Discovery Canada

Self-shooting Producer Director – Too Black for TV

August, 2015 — February, 2016
Online – The Guardian

Self-shooting Producer Director – Meet the Superbrains

September, 2015 — October, 2015
Television – Discovery UK

Work with Barney Lankester-Owen

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