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Documentary Work

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I filmed, produced and directed 'The Secret World of Fight Clubs' for Channel 4 that has become the second most watched film of their Untold strand. With exclusive access to two very different fight clubs, we uncover what really happens in and out of the ring and what motivates organisers and fighters. What attracts people to such violence? This film also asks bigger questions about what and how we express masculinity and why such violence appeals to those who fight, organise and view these events.

I was proud to produce a landmark Channel 4 documentary 'Jews Don't Count' fronted by David Baddiel for Mindhouse Productions, executive produced by Louis Theroux. We interviewed high-proifile celebrities including David Schwimmer, Sara Silverman & Stephen Fry, delving into the rise in modern anti-Semitism, making a film that 'The Guardian' called "a doc so shocking it sounds like a siren"

The Truth About Antisemitism | David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Channel 4 Documentaries
Channel 4 Documentaries

The Truth About Antisemitism | David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Channel 4 Documentaries

Documentary Work

Showreel 2023
03:23
Secrets of the Universe series promo
03:33
Trailer | David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Channel 4
00:45
We Are The Baye Fall: Pilgrimage of 5 Million in Senegal
20:42
Actuality-led documentary showreel
08:14
Presenter-led documentary showreel
07:37
Testimony & Archive-led documentary showreel
08:44
A Healthier Planet: How We Travel
06:12
Chasing Ocean Giants Clip
02:28
Sweet Sweet Codeine: What Happened Next? - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
07:32
Annie Visits The Plastic Surgery Capital Of The World: South Korea
06:15
South Africa: A Journey Into Music Clip
03:26

The Storyteller

A loving but unpredictable London taxi driver is desperate to win back his children. He is determined to educate and inspire them with traditional folklore from his native Ghana but soon the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin to break down.

WINNER - BEST WORLD SHORT – SOHO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (NEW YORK)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM - INTERNATIONAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (NASHVILLE, USA)
BEST FICTION FILM - RENCONTRES DU FILM COURT MADAGASCAR
BEST SHORT FILM – DENTON BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (TEXAS, USA)

PREMIERE - ENCOUNTERS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

OFFICIAL SELECTION - 20+ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS

Alex Emanuel

Producer / Director

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I am an experienced producer/director with the ability to distil complex subject matter into accessible narratives, creating gripping films that emotionally resonate with audiences. I am very interested in developing stories from a seed of an idea through the narrative building, production, and post-production processes, owning a film from start to finish. I pride myself in my ability to connect with contributors from across broad spectrum of humanity, from NASA astronauts to African activists, able to draw out authentic and honest insights, whether engaging experts during interview or capturing intimate actuality footage with vulnerable people in sensitive environments.

 

I am a first-rate self-shooter, comfortable behind the lens whether lighting and conducting formal interviews or covering frenetic action in extreme locations. I also delight in projects where there is budget to collaborate with camera and lighting crews shooting on cinema lenses.

 

I am very creative in the edit, comfortable working alongside experienced editors, or cutting myself on Adobe Creative Suite. Either way, I interrogate the emotional response I want to illicit from each sequence, before building the story with layers of engaging first-person testimony, sound design and music, alongside a selection of meticulously researched archive, self-shot actuality, confessional insights from presenter-talent and dramatic narrative sequences with actors.

Documentary Work

Alex Emanuel

Producer / Director

The Storyteller
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