Category Archives: TELEVISION

VATICAN GIRL, NETFLIX

ROLE: Additional editor (offline)

FORMAT: Documentary series, 4 x 60′, HD

COMMISSIONER: Netflix

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Raw TV

SYNOPSIS: Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery. Between falsified evidence and alleged tracks, Emmy winner director Mark Lewis (former author of “Don’t F**k with Cats”) analyses what we know so far in this new Netflix original docu-series.

AWARDS: Nominee,  BAFTA TV Awards 2023, Best Factual Series

HIGHLIGHTS: The series had a significant social impact, leading to the Italian Parliament and the Vatican reopening their investigations into the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi. This demonstrates the powerful influence of the series on both public opinion and government actions, highlighting its role in bringing attention to an important case and potentially uncovering new information.

ODE, BBC2

ROLE: Offline editor

FORMAT: Short Film, 1 x 3′, HD

COMMISIONER: BBC2. The film was funded as part of the BBC Two Minute Masterpiece programme.

DIRECTOR: Naomi Waring

SYNOPSIS: Using Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s ode as inspiration, Naomi Waring’s film celebrates the confidence, pride and beauty that disco dancing brings to a working class community in Northern Ireland.

FESTIVALS: Official selection at: Aesthetica Short Film Festival (BAFTA-Qualifying), Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Uppsala Short Film Festival, Dublin International Film Festival.

HIGHLIGHTS: Feeling motivated by this story of youth empowerment and dreaming to fly through the air as the young performers.

WWII CHINA FORGOTTEN ALLY, HISTORY CHANNEL

ROLE: Offline editor

FORMAT: Feature documentary, 1 x 52′, HD. Please have a look at the trailer and feel free to get in touch to request a copy of the full episode.

COMMISIONER: History Channel

PRODUCTION COMPANY: TVF International

SYNOPSIS: This groundbreaking historical documentary investigates, for the first time, the epic struggle between China and Japan during the second world war and its long-lasting effects in modern China and beyond.  Based on the acclaimed book, Forgotten Ally, by renowned China expert Rana Mitter, the film combines eye witness testimony with rare archive footage and stunning animated reconstructions. An emotional, eye-opening journey that re-writes history as we know it.

HIGHLIGHTS: Creating breathing space in a sequence while at the same time summarising  8 years of human suffering in just 52 minutes.

BAD SPORT, NETFLIX

ROLE: Assistant editor on Episode 3, Footballgate

FORMAT: Documentary series,  6 x 55’, HD

COMMISSIONER: Netflix

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Raw TV

SYNOPSIS: Bad sport follows six stories of sports and crime, told by the athletes, coaches and law enforcement officials. In this episode set in Italy, investigators detail shocking allegations that former Juventus director Luciano Moggi influenced referees in a scandal that rocked Italian football.

NAZI MEGASTRUCTURES, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

ROLE: Assistant Editor for Series 7, Ep. 05 and 06

FORMAT: Broadcast documentary, 2x 60′

Series 06 is currently available for streaming on Sky Uk or National Geographic USA.

COMMISSIONER: National Geographic

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Darlow Smithson London

SYNOPSIS: This history series examines the military mind-set, pioneering tactics and state-of-the-art technologies deployed by the Nazis and the Allies during World War II. 

Episode 05, Hitler’s desert War, showcases how Rommel’s brutal campaign in North Africa pushed the British to their limits and dictated the course of the war. Episode 06, Hitler’s Mediterranean Fortress, talks about Operation Mincemeat and how allied spies planted false documents on a corpse to carry out of the most audacious deceptions of World War II.

HIGHLIGHTS: Juggling between hours of archive footage to find the right shot.