Season 1 consists of eight freestanding episodes about captives, each one set in a different country and centred on a specific hostage situation. Eyewitnesses re-tell the events of the episode and authentic broadcast footages is intercut with reconstruction witnesses they tell their stories linearly, breaking down the period of captivity day by day.
The season has an all-star team on board including Director and Producer Doug Liman ( The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow ). We are proud to say that Paul Holland edited Episode 5 – Chechnya.
“Captive” has been reviewed to have “ranks well above the typical cable-TV documentary. It is cinematic and slickly produced, with production value visible in nearly every frame and equally impressive from a journalistic standpoint”. We can’t wait to watch the series. Congratulation’s Paul!
Paul Holland recently edited #DeathPenaltyFail – One is Too Many for Sundog Pictures, directed by Bruce Goodison.
Meet Anthony ‘Ray’ Hinton, a man who spent 30 years on Alabama’s death row. Ray was innocent. #DeathPenaltyFail explores a very human story of loss, and unpicks the devastating impact that the death penalty can have. But Ray’s story is not entirely unique, we learn that there are many others who have suffered the consequences of this flawed system. A total of 156 people have been exonerated from death row in the U.S. The question is: How many innocent people have been executed?
Congratulations Paul Holland and Sundog Pictures on this important film.
#DeathPenaltyFail a new campaign to promote the repeal of the death penalty across the US. The series of short films highlight America’s system of capital punishment. For more information on the campaign, please see http://deathpenaltyfail.org/
Edited by Ella Newton-Unreported World investigates the reason why people are struggling to find a home and the reasons why too few houses are being built.
We are proud to say that Graham Taylor is editing this unique project. The film is being made to help the mountain people of Nepal. It tells the story of 3 children who were sent away by their families at age 4 for an education. Now aged 16, they’re returning home to see parents for the first time in 12 years. By raising awareness this film can improve the situation and reconnect more children with their families.
Directed/produced by Zara Balfour and Marcus Stephenson, Exec Producer Christopher Hird – this documentary tells an important story that needs to be told.
Set in the early 1980s, fear grips a small American town when a cunning, manipulative sociopath emerges from the shadows. Targeting young females with his irresistible charm, The Chameleon carefully covers his tracks by masking his identity with multiple disguises, while the authorities race against the clock to save a survivor who has been his captive for 12 days. Watch the trailer -here-
October Films’ The Chameleon has now won 2 awards at Sydney Indie Film Festival for best Production Design and Best Film. It has also won a bronze leaf at the Mexico Film Festival and Best feature Film at the British Independent Film Festival!
Our congratulations to October Films and To Paul Holland who edited the film.
George Clarke travels the country looking for new and interesting spaces made in ways that are unique. He also sets about making his own designs. From people making homes out of shipping containers, horseboxes and old buses, to those building tiny huts or incredible tree houses in the middle of the woods, this series celebrates the small space innovators.
Roy Williams and Belle Borgeaud both worked on this brilliant series, there are only two episodes left, if you missed any catch up on 4OD!
Catch the final next Thursday 3rd November on Channel 4
Would you marry a stranger you first meet on your wedding day? A group of singletons put their trust in a panel of experts to help them find their perfect match. Can science help us fall in love?
Married at First Sight is back, with our editors, Belle Borgeaud, Miles Green and Alex Archer all working on the new series.
Check it out on Channel 4, Tuesdays at 9pm or you can catch series 1 on 4OD, click here
The search is on for the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year with the first programme of the new series transmitted at 8pm on Tuesday, October 11.
The competition sees artists across the country compete to paint a winning landscape. This is the second series of the show, which is produced by London and Glasgow-based independent production company Storyvault Films. Last year’s LAOTY was the best-performing, non-scripted series of all time and second-biggest series ever for Sky Arts. The series is presented by Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell – a leading figure in the arts. The show not only highlights the tremendous artistic talent from every corner of Britain and Ireland, but also how the beautiful British countryside has inspired past and present generations of artists.
Congratulations to our editors Aidan Sansom, Trevor Smith, Dave Berezai and Becky Solomon who all worked on the series.
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Plimsoll for Nat Geo and Disney+ Director: Tom Barbor-Might Editor: Felix Black Felix’s career is studded with epic retrospective documentaries that bring intimate and new perspectives on well-known subjects that you didn’t think could surprise you anymore, so when Plimsoll productions was looking for… Read More
Expectation TV for BBC One Editor: Martin Craswell As Murder 24/7 returns for its third instalment, Martin Craswell joins the team at Expectation for the second year running to edit the series. This fly-on-the-wall ob doc follows police procedure from first responders to… Read More
Raw for Netflix Editor: Charlie Webb One of many of Charlie Webb’s collaborations with Raw TV, this immersive documentary weaves unprecedented footage and survivor accounts to recount the 2012 sinking of luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia. Premiering on Netflix 10th July… Read More
Storyfilms for Amazon Prime Editor: Chris Scurfield Chris Scurfield is adept at cutting true crime documentaries so when Storyfilms got in touch with us about this new 2-parter for Amazon Prime, we knew immediately that his talents would be just what they needed. In this… Read More
Two Four for National Geographic and Disney+ Editors: Abraham Teweldebrhan and Jake Löfdahl Abs set the tone and styles of this new series Best of the World with Antoni Porowski which celebrates ‘the most exciting, meaningful and forward-thinking destinations, experiences and travel trends across the… Read More
Bango Studios for BBC Scotland and BBC1 Editor: Abraham Teweldebrhan Kevin Bridges: In Search of the Beautiful Game – Bango Studios/BBC Abraham Teweldebrhan comes back with a comedic and heartwarming twist on the sports doc which he’s so adept at cutting. Following Scotland’s qualification… Read More
Orchard Studios for ITV1 and ITVX Execs: Nat Lippiett and Dan Grabiner Editor: Ian David Smith Ian ‘Smurf’ Smith makes a foray into reality TV with this new ITV 3-parter fly-on-the-wall series following the daily lives of Rebekah and Jamie Vardy. The series… Read More
BBC Studios for BBC Two Exec Producer: Jonathan Smith Editor: Charlie Hawryliw This one is a long time in the making, Charlie Hawryliw spent a year editing this 3-part factual documentary series based on the hit BBC Sounds podcast ‘Believe in… Read More
Love Monday for Sky Arts Editors: Matt Scragg and Steve Flatt Our editors covered both sides of this classical music competition 3-parter for Sky Arts documenting the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition in which 20 young conductors from all across Europe compete for a… Read More
Studio Ramsay for Fox and Channel 4 Editors: Alex Soskin, Dave Berezai and Sean Schmolz Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service – Studio Ramsay/Fox/Channel 4 Satusfaction has a long standing relationship with Studio Ramsay, we’ve been able to provide them with a plethora of talented… Read More