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Documentary Work

Documentary Work

Critical: Between Life and Death | Official Trailer | Netflix
02:13
Kids in hiding: How ICE tore Minnesota families apart | Unreported World
23:51
Faking It | Can a fish and chip shop owner make it as a high-end sushi-chef? | Channel 5
02:17
The Secret World Of Fight Clubs | UNTOLD | Channel 4 Documentaries
27:09
Trailer | David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Channel 4
00:45
How I Survived Putin's Brutal Russian Prison
13:45
I Followed A Superstar DJ for 227 Days from Glastonbury to Ibiza’s Wildest Parties
10:54
Faking It | Trying to fake it as a makeup artist in London | Channel 5
02:16
I Climbed Mont Blanc As A 19th Century Feminist Icon
13:55
Chasing Ocean Giants Clip
Secrets of the Universe series promo
03:33
We Are The Baye Fall: Pilgrimage of 5 Million in Senegal
20:42
Trailer | David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Channel 4
Channel 4

Trailer | David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Channel 4

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

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Alex Emanuel is an award-winning producer-director and self-shooting filmmaker whose work combines cinematic craft with emotional access.

Across films for Netflix, Channel 4, Discovery+, BBC, The Times and National Geographic, Alex has built a reputation for drawing intimate, honest performances from contributors and presenters in high-pressure environments, from emergency medicine and social crisis to wild landscapes and adventure-led factual storytelling.

His recent work includes producing and directing on Netflix’s Critical, filming and directing Unreported World for Channel 4, and directing Chasing Ocean Giants for Discovery+, a blue-chip adventure series shot in the Arctic Circle. His work has been recognised by the RTS, Grierson Awards and Press Gazette Future of Media Awards, including for My Baby, Psychosis and Me, David Baddiel: Jews Don’t Count and Untold: The Secret World of Fight Clubs.

Alongside his broadcast work, Alex has produced premium digital and branded films for major media and commercial partners, bringing the same editorial rigour, visual ambition and contributor care to content designed for brands, platforms and online audiences.

Alex Emanuel

Producer / Director

The Storyteller
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