Angus Macqueen

Maradona: The Fall (2022)

One of world football's biggest names is the focus of a new documentary on DAZN. When it comes to discussing who are the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of boots, Diego Maradona is one of those names which is immediately placed towards the top of ...

Lee Miller: A Life on the Frontline (2020)

A documentary celebrating Lee Miller, a model-turned-photographer-turned-war reporter who defied anyone who tried to pin her down, put her on a pedestal, or pigeonhole her in any way. ...

The Day Mountbatten Died (2019)

On 27 August 1979, Lord Mountbatten, great uncle to Prince Charles, was blown up at sea by the IRA off the west coast of the Republic of Ireland. Three others were killed on the boat that day, including two teenage boys. Later that afternoon, in a second s ...

Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar (2018)

The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath (1932-63), published in February 1963, shortly before her death. ...

Working With Weinstein (2018)

Documentary exploring the harassment charges against Harvey Weinstein and his relationship with the UK film business. ...

UN Sex Abuse Scandal (2018)

A documentary about the UN sex abuse scandal where companies and staff working for the United Nations in the Congo and other Central African countries were involved in rape and sex abuse of local women. There have been over 1700 allegations of sexual explo ...

Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist (2017)

British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in Paris and yet, until recently, remained a virtual unknown in the country of her birth. This film explores her dramatic evolution from British debutante to ...

Oink: Man Loves Pig (2017)

Documentary exploring our relationships to pigs worldwide ...

The End of Eden (2016)

A documentary on the indigenous people, the "Tsapanawas" or "Sapanahuas", of Brazil. ...

The Rise and Fall of El Chapo (2016)

A study of the life and career of Mexican drug-cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. ...

First Contact: Lost Tribe of the Amazon (2016)

Isolated indigenous tribes have been living for years in the Amazonian forest without any contact with other communities. This documentary has captured contact made by one of them with the outside world. ...

Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty (2014)

The Legend of Shorty is the story of a man and a myth ...

Chilean Miners: 17 Days Buried Alive (2011)

When the 33 Chilean miners emerged from underground before a worldwide audience of over a billion, they made a pact not to speak about what had happened underground. Now six of them remember the untold story of the first 17 days - when no-one outside knew ...

Hostage in the Jungle (2010)

Ingrid Betancourt was the world's most famous hostage. On February 23rd 2002, Ingrid, a presidential candidate in Columbia's elections, was kidnapped by the left-wing FARC rebel group along with her assistant and friend Clara Rojas. She was held for over ...

Inside the Orange Revolution (2005)

TV documentary about the 2004 Orange Revolution (Maidan) in Ukraine. Made in 2005 for the BBC by October Films (UK). ...

The Rock Star and the Mullahs (2003)

Salman Ahmad is the charismatic lead singer for the popular Pakistani rock group, Junoon. Following the ancient Sufi tradition, the band's music and lyrics reflect the moderate, liberal side of Islam. Salman has also become UNICEF's chosen spokesman for AI ...

Cry For Argentina (2002)

In December 2001, the Argentinian government defaulted on $155 billion in public debt. Since then, this once-wealthy country has gone through five presidents and watched its currency fall by more than 70 percent. How do people survive in a broken economy? ...

Vodka: A Russian Fairytale (2000)

Gulag (1999)

Documentary examining Stalin's Gulag. Between the October Revolution and Stalin's death in 1953, millions of people died in the camps. The film explores the Gulag legacy, hearing from victims and perpetrators of the system. ...

The Death of Yugoslavia (1995)

History of the political events and the wars which broke the former state of Yugoslavia into several nations and caused an international political and humanitarian crisis. Using interviews with all the major participants and archive footage of the events, ...

Vodka: A Russian Fairytale (2000)