MARK is an award winning documentary and feature film director with many year’s experience making films in many different genres for cinema, broadcast, corporate, charity and commercial. Mark’s skills include directing for documentary and drama – treatment and script writing, working with actors, actuality self-shooting, lighting,... Read More

MARK is an award winning documentary and feature film director with many year’s experience making films in many different genres for cinema, broadcast, corporate, charity and commercial. Mark’s skills include directing for documentary and drama – treatment and script writing, working with actors, actuality self-shooting, lighting, conducting interviews: All aspects of post-production including editing, picture mastering, grading, audio mixing, rights clearances of archive stills, film and music and quality control of deliverables. Having founded and run his own production companies,  Mark is highly adept at navigating the complexities of liaising with execs and the requirements of major broadcasters.  In addition, Mark has worked with a very wide range of world renowned artistic figures and celebrities in the worlds of music, dance, art, film and television. Mark is highly organised and his wealth of experience and natural artistic curiosity enable him to communicate easily with figures from all walks of life, talent and fame.


MARK studied fine art Goldsmiths College birthplace of famed ‘YBA’S’ (Young British Artists) like Damien Hirst and Sarah Lucas, and more recently the Oscar winning artist turned film maker Steve McQueen. Mark went on to study film production at the prestigious Film School of the Royal College of Art where former students included Ridley Scott and his brother the late Tony Scott. Mark went on to direct a number of influential films for television, including the controversial and influential FREEZE for BBC1 - the first television documentary on DAMIEN HIRST and the emerging ‘YBAS’. Mark made many more films on all aspects of the arts including films on pop musicians DAVE STEWART, PHIL COLLINS, BRYAN FERRY & POP ARTIST RICHARD HAMILTON, DESIGNER OF THE MINI ALEC ISSIGONIS, LEGENDRY DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER TRISHA BROWN for the BBC and Channel 4. Mark took on the disturbing subject of a teenage vampire cult in KENTUCKY TEENAGE VAMPIRES for FIVE, The Story of Rod Ferrell, a self-confessed vampire who killed his ex-girlfriends parents and is now on Florida’s death row. This inspired a stylish art-house horror feature film that picked up 4 awards at the Milan International Film Festival 2008, including Best Film, Best Editing, Best Actress, Best Cinematography. In 2010 Mark completed A BIPOLAR EXPEDITION, a feature documentary for More 4’s True Stories that follows a Midland’s businessman to a fantasy castle in Jamaica as part of a bizzare quest to find a wife from a group of 12 Ukranian women who join him there. Also in 2010 Mark completed DANCE DANCE DANCE 3D for Sky Arts – a spectacular 60min dance showcase that went on to win the International 3D Society Award for Entertainment and Music at Mann’s Chinese Theatre Hollywood. Mark recently completed the feature documentary STUDIO 17: THE LOST REGGAE TAPES about a unique studio at the heart of Jamaica’s music revolution in the 1960’s & 70’s. It premiered on BBC 4 and was selected for both the Nashville Film Festival 2019 and the Pan African Film Festival 2020 and many others since - including a cinema tour in the UK and Canada in 2022.

SELECTED CREDITS:
2015-19 STUDIO 17 - THE LOST REGGAE TAPES, 90 Mins Feature Documentary Widestream Films, BBC 4, Iambic Dream Films.  BBC, Cinema.
 
The incredible story of a treasure trove of some 2000 original session tapes recorded in the formative years of Ska and Reggae at the legendary Studio 17, now being restored in New York. Broadcast on BBC 4 October 2019, selected for the Nashville Film Festival 2019, Pan African Film Festival 2020, Trinidad & Tobago International Film Festival 2022, Gent International Film Festival 2022, Leeds International Film Festival 2022. Cinema screening tour in Canada and the U.K in 2022 to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence from Great Britain. DIRECTOR / CAMERA / PRODUCER
 
2022 – THE FIRST 90 YEARS – PRESENTED BY SIMON SCHAMA for WJR.
10 Min fundraising film for the major charity, supporting the disposessed around the world. DIRECTOR / CAMERA / EDITOR
 
2015-2022 WILLIAM TILLYER: THE GOLDEN STRIKER, 90 Mins Feature documentary Widestream Films. Amazon Prime
The life and work of artist William Tillyer who turned 80 in 2018, and his curious 50 year working relationship with his art dealer Bernard Jacobson. DIRECTOR / CAMERA / EDITOR
 
2014 – WHAT DO ARTISTS DO ALL DAY ? Michael Craig-Martin
30 Mins Widestream Films for BBC 4 TX Mon 19th May 2014
Follows aclaimed artist Michael Craig-Martin as he prepares for a major sculpture exhibition at Chatsworth House. DIRECTOR / CAMERA / EDITOR
 
2013 KAPLANKAYA – BRANDSEERS Promotional film about a vast new leisure and housing development on the Aegean coast of Turkey. 
DIRECTOR / EDITOR
 
2012 / 13 OBESE - A YEAR TO SAVE MY LIFE SERIES 2 (FAT – THE FIGHT FOR MY LIFE) SKY 1 3 X 50 Min episodes (of 10) Obs doc series following 10 super morbidly obese people as they struggle to loose weight, under the mentorship of LA fitness coach, Jessie Pavelka.
DIRECTOR / CAMERA / EDITOR, episodes: Alison, Leanne, Darren.
 
2012 – PERFORMING THE IMPOSSIBLE – Widestream Films
Launch film for a charitable new ballet company, The New English Ballet Theatre. 10 Mins
DIRECTOR / CAMERA / EDITOR
 
2012 – SPECIAL YOGA CENTRE. Short introduction to the charitable work of a new yoga centre for children with special needs. DIRECTOR / CAMERA / EDITOR.
 
2012 - KILBURN HIGH ROAD – THE STREET WHERE I LIVE
MANIFESTO NYC
10Min musical ‘vignette’ on London life.
DIRECTOR / EDITOR / CAMERA
 
2010 DANCE DANCE DANCE 50 Mins Fresh One for SKY ARTS 3D
A spectacular dance film shot in 3D presented by Arlene Philips and featuring some of Britain’s top choreographers and dance troupes including English National Ballet, Shobana Jeyasingh, and Combination Dance. International 3D Society Award for Entertainment and Music at Mann’s Chinese Theatre Hollywood. DIRECTOR
 
2010 A BIPOLAR EXPEDITION – TRUE STORIES – ROAST BEEF / WIDESTREAM FILMS MORE 4
65 Mins feature documentary about Midland’s businessman Paul Downes who invites 12 beautiful Ukranian women to join him at a spectacular castle in Jamaica with the hope that one will marry him. CAMERA / DIRECTOR / EDITOR
 
2008 - K9 COPS. Gritty observational documentary series shot on the front line with the St.Paul / Minneapolis police canine unit. 10 X 50 Mins. Granada TV for Animal Planet.
DIRECTOR / CAMERA
 
2007 – 2008 DAMIEN AND FRANK –  SCIENCE (WT) 90 min, Feature documentary about Damien Hirst - the world’s most successful living artist and his curious relationship with accountant and business partner Frank Dunphy. DIRECTOR / EDITOR / CAMERA.
 
2007 VAMPIRE DIARY – 85 min Feature film for cinema & DVD 90 Mins. Widestream Films, Sterling Pictures & Bard Entertainments. Holly, a woman making a video diary about the Vampire-Goth sub-culture comes across a real vampire – or does she? Staring Anna Walton and Morven Macbeth
 
Screened at LLGFF, San Francisco LGFF, PiFan international Film Festival, Oldenburg Film Festival, Valencia Film Festival. Winner Best Film, Best Editing, Best Actress, Best Cinematography Milan International Film Festival 2008. CO-DIRECTOR / EDITOR.
 
2005-6 EATING WITH… CILLA BLACK / RONNIE CORBETT. Optomen Television BBC22X30 Min (of 8)  Celebrity journeys through their lives in food. PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
 
 
2003 –2004 VINCENT, THE FULL STORY 3X 50min ZCZ for Channel 4. The full story of Vincent Van Gogh, the most popular, celebrated artist ever. His work is also the most expensive. He seems very familiar, but the full story is largely unknown. Presented by Waldemar Januszczak. DIRECTOR / EDITOR.
 
2003 TABLOID TALES – HEATHER MILLS – Story of ‘The worst year in my life’ – The year she married Paul McCartney – 40Mins Brighter Pictures for BBC1 PRODUCER – DIRECTOR.
 
2000 - ANIMAL INSTINCT - two women are on a bizarre mission to meet a man at a seedy industrial estate. Darkly comic 10 minute digital drama.
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR
 
2003 JULIE BURCHILL - WHAT KILLED MY DAD? 60 MIN SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY Common Features for BBC 4.  A personal story about the 'killer dust' asbestos.
DIRECTOR - EDITOR
 
2002 CONRAN - THE MAN BEHIND THE BRAND 2X 30 MIN Uden Associates for FIVE – Terrence Conran talks about his career in design, retail, and restaurants.
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR
 
2002 MADONNA AND CHILD 2X 30 MIN Uden Associates for FIVE – Symbolism of religious paintings bought up to date.
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, EDITOR
 
2001 RIBA STIRLING PRIZE 3 x 3min short films on short listed buildings. ZCZ Films for Channel Four.
DIRECTOR, EDITOR
 
1999 - 2000 SHOCK OF THE OLD - 3 of 6 LANDMARK 50 MINS Uden Associates for Channel 4 on the shock of buildings when they were new. Presented by architect Piers Gough.
ROMANS @ BRITANIA.CO.UK - ROMAN BUILDINGS
THE SMOKE FILLED ROOM - ENGLANDS HALLS
THE WHITE STUFF - THE STRUGGLE FOR MODERNITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
 
1999: THE REAL ISSIGONIS - 50Mins Uden Associates for Channel 4 The intriguing life of Sir Alex Issigonis, designer of the revolutionary Mini car.
PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
 
1999: KENTUCKY TEENAGE VAMPIRES 50mins United Productions for FIVE Rod Ferrell a ‘vampire’ brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend’s parents in Florida.  The impact of his actions on ‘vampire’ friends and community in his hometown of Murray Kentucky. The ‘buckle on the bible belt.' Includes a death row interview with Rod.
DIRECTOR
 
1998 : DESIGNS ON YOUR.... CAR 50mins TV6 for Channel 4 Top British designers Richard Seymour & Dick Powell design a revolutionary electric car with a small plastics company in Norway. PRODUCER / DIRECTOR
 
1998: DYSON T.V. COMERCIAL 30secs DIRECTOR
 
1997 : VANESSAS DAY WITH ZANDRA RHODES 30mins Anglia TV for FIVE DIRECTOR
 
1996 : TRISHA BROWN – JUST DANCING AROUND? 50Mins Euphoria for Channel 4. Follows world famous dance choreographer Trisha Brown who transformed dance in 1960’s New York as she choreographs and prepares for the premier of a major new work.
DIRECTOR
 
1996 : PHIL COLLINS - BIG BAND 50mins Indigo Productions for BBC1. Follows Phil as he re-arranges a number of hits in the Big Band style. The film continues to observe rehearsals and the opening night at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with musical guest legends including Quincy Jones and Tony Bennett.
DIRECTOR
 
1995 : DAVE STEWART - GREETINGS FROM THE GUTTER OMNIBUS 50 mins Charlotte St. Productions for BBC1. Inside the psychological mindscape of ex- Eurythmic Dave Stewart as he writes and records a new album. Also features Annie Lennox.
DIRECTOR
 
1994 : PICASSO VERSUS MATISSE 50mins Charlotte St. Productions for BBC2.
The works of two highly competitive art giants compared. Which is the greatest? Includes interviews with Francoise Gillot, Bridget Riley, Patrick Heron, Anthony Caro. DIRECTOR
 
 
 
1994 : ABOUT FACE OMNIBUS 50mins: Charlotte St. Productions for BBC 1.
A history of the self portrait, from ancient to modern – From Rembrandt’s paintings to ‘Brit artist’ Marc Quinn’s “Blood Head” – and more. DIRECTOR
 
1993: DAMIEN HIRST - FREEZE - OMNIBUS 50mins Charlotte St. Productions for BBC 1.  
The first major TV documentary on Damien Hirst. “Freeze” was the show Damien organised that transformed the British art scene. This film follows Damien and several of his iconoclastic YBA contemporaries, Sarah Lucas, Tracey Emin, Liam Gillick, in a compelling portrait of the London art world at an extraordinary and unique moment. DIRECTOR
 
1992: THIS IS TOMORROW –  50 mins Without Walls  Mark James Films for Channel 4.  Pop artist Richard Hamilton (The ‘Father of Pop’) talks about his life and work. In particular, his time at Newcastle Art College where he taught a young art student Bryan Ferry. (Roxy Music) Bryan describes the enormous influence of Hamilton and the film looks at the relationship between Pop Art, Pop Music and popular culture. Paul McCartney describes how he worked with Hamilton on the cover for The Beatle’s “White Album.” DIRECTOR
 
1991: NIGHT CALLER – The wacky world of late night phone in radio.  30 mins Uden Associates for Channel 4 DIRECTOR
 
1991: CLASSIC CARS 2x 30 mins Uden Associates for Channel 4  : “Red and Sexy” – Italian Sports cars and “Shrink Wrapped Classics” about collections of famous and valuable cars past.  DIRECTOR
 
1991 & 1992: TURNER PRIZE – Profiles of artists Damien Hirst, Fiona Rae, Anish Kapoor & Grenville Davey - Wall to Wall for Channel Four 4x 30mins Channel 4: DIRECTOR
 
1990: UPHOLDING THE BRICKS - 50 mins Uden Associates for Without Walls Channel 4. The work of American Minimalist ‘brick artist’ Carl Andre, as seen through the eyes of BBC’s legendary ‘Tomorrow’s World’ broadcaster Raymond Baxter, who turns out to be Andre’s uncle!
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR 
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