A feature doc for National Geographic and Channel Four (UK)

"Shocking and heartening..." -- The Independent

"Impeccably researched, sensitively handled and engaginly peopled...
Albino United is much more than your standard tale of triumph over adversity." -- TimeOut Critic's Choice

"Albino United is a rough and ready film that shows there are glimmers of heart in the darkness." -- Radio Times

"This shocking and moving documentary allows the camera to do the talking. The story is powerful enough..." -- The Mail

Well folks, it's finally here. The mighty trio of Marc Hoeferlin, Juan Reina and myself have just finished Albino United, a raw and gritty story of an albino football team in Tanzania confronting the prejudices and mythic beliefs that have led to many gruesome albino murders in that part of the world. It was an epic and emotional journey for both the characters in the film and us as well.

For those in the UK, you can catch it here on 4OD

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"Far From Gone does more in 40 mins than most feature docs can pull off in twice the time. Brilliant!" -- Sheffield Doc/Fest --

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On That Day premiered during Channel Four's (UK) Happy Birthday Iraq Season: The Fifth Anniversary of the Iraq War

A film directed by Marc Hoeferlin and myself, recently went out on More4 in the UK. We spent around five months in the edit piecing together the massive puzzle of archive and eyewitness accounts that we had gathered as research for Broomfield senior's deeply moving fiction film "Battle for Haditha."

WATCH TRAILER see here

Time Out Critics Choice see here

Telegraph Choice of the Day see here

Observer Pick of the Day see here

The film will open at this months Labor Party Conference

Hot off the press, just finished a short film for Amnesty International on destitute asylum seekers living in the UK. The film (made by Marc Hoeferlin and myself) will be used to spearhead Amnesty's campaign against the UK governments' increasingly backward stance on the issue of asylum. While the UK only sees roughly 2% of the world's asylum seekers, 75% of those that apply are usually turned down. (An interesting fact: in 2006, 88% of Iraqis whom applied for asylum were refused.)

Needless to say, it was a fascinating insight into the massive underworld of destitution in this country and I hope that things will change, even if slightly. We focused on the testimony of three characters: a Zimbabwean teacher, an Iranian football star, and a Congolese educator. It was a very quick turn around and some very long hours...

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Have a look at the trailer here

I have recently come back from a 5 week project in Zambia, a UNHCR refugee settlement known as Meheba to be precise. The camp sits right on the border with DRC Congo in the northern copper belt district. It was an immense place, a 850 sq k/ms settlement with only 15,000 souls there. There was no running water, no electricity, and no modern means of communication.

I went there to film a story about two Congolese pastors, Steven and Boniface, whom had survived the genocidal conflict of their home country and managed to become the life force of hundreds of people in Meheba Refugee Camp. I followed them on an amazing journey as Steven and his siblings left Africa to be granted asylum in Europe, leaving Boniface and his family back at the camp. It was a heart wrenching story with some of the most powerful music I've heard and filmed...

The trailer will be up soon but in the meantime have a look at some pics...