Breathing Grounds
Telling the story of native British species, from extinction to reintroduction, Breathing Grounds is a natural history documentary I had the pleasure of producing and directing along with a small crew.
Working closely with local communities in the Wye Valley, it tells the story of how individual keystone species hold the power to heal and revitalise a shattered ecosystem. Beavers cleaning the rivers, Wild Boar reforesting the woodlands and native predators such as Bears, Wolves and Lynx reshaping our ecological climate towards sustainability.
Loch Camping In The Scottish Highlands
Scotland praises itself on its right to roam laws, allowing anyone, for any reason, to walk (and camp) virtually anywhere. In this mini series, filmed guerilla style, we put these laws into practice, and spend one week away from London exploring the wilderness.
Loosely following the Great Glen Way along the shore of Loch Ness, there’s mountain climbing, hiking, campfire cooking and bushcraft, all whilst sleeping beneath the stars.
A British History of: Squirrels
For almost 10,000 years, Red Squirrels thrived in their homeland of Britain. But in 1876, American Grey Squirrels were introduced, marking the beginning of the end for our native species. This documentary lays out the extensive history of the war between the two, and discusses the efficacy of extinction mitigation in the forms of culling, drugging, and native predator reintroduction.
The Crown’s Canvas
Ian Pelham Turner is a journalist, photographer and TV presenter, and spent many years as the personal photographer to the Royal Family. He was responsible for capturing baby Prince William’s first Christmas portraits along with Charles and Diana, to whom he was the personal photographer.
In this film, we sit in interview with Ian Pelham Turner and discuss the history of his career - from working with Princess Margaret, to stopping the Royal train to photograph the Queen Mother
3 Nights of Wild Camping:
Married to the ethics of natural reintegration, wild camping is the epitome of human rewilding. In this lo-fi short, the relationship between man and wild is explored in context of going off grid , alone, for four days. Building campfires, foraging for wild food, photographing fauna and drinking river water.
The film discusses themes of societal dependence upon technology, and disconnection from the renewable provisions of nature.
A British History of: Wild Boar
Wild Boar have been living Britain 700,000 years - yet many of these years were spent absent. In this film, we deep dive into the cultural, environmental and economic history of the native species, ranging from the Anglo-Saxons all the way through Thatcher’s Britain up to modern day.
The key question asked is, despite a multitude of proof, why don’t the UK Government recognise them as not only native, but existing in the first place?