Paul Burgess is a highly experienced, award-winning editor and director, with over 25 years experience making documentaries and feature-docs for all major international broadcasters. Recent credits include: "Free At Last: Unresolved Stories Of Apartheid" (VPRO) - (Winner of the Prix Italia - Global South Award (2025), Winner: Outstanding Documentar... Read More

Paul Burgess is a highly experienced, award-winning editor and director, with over 25 years experience making documentaries and feature-docs for all major international broadcasters. Recent credits include: "Free At Last: Unresolved Stories Of Apartheid" (VPRO) - (Winner of the Prix Italia - Global South Award (2025), Winner: Outstanding Documentary Series in South Africa's Arts and Culture Awards (2025); Nominated for a BANFF Rockie Award (2026). "Rock Out" (Live Nation) a feature doc on the Queer music legends of the 60’s and 70’s directed by Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. "Making Love With The Paint (BBC)" a portrait of British artist Maggi Hambling (Grierson Awards (2021) - Best Arts Documentary (Nominated). Director Misha Wessel wrote: "Editor Paul Burgess was instrumental in shaping our three part series 'Free at Last'. His deep understanding of the subject matter, strong creative perspective and ability to strike a powerful balance between delivering information and evoking sincere emotion, lifted our storytelling to a much higher level." Read Less