Film Producer | Director
Tamara Gordon has 18 years of professional self-shooting experience from around the world. She has worked as a Director and Producer for the BBC, Channel 4, the United Nations, South African Broadcasting Association amongst others.
Her films have won many internationally renowned awards. Her expertise in self shooting came from her initial training with an MA in Visual Anthropology in 1989. Her films achieve a rare intimacy from contributors whilst focusing on highly sensitive issues around human rights and identity. She has become used to working abroad in often volatile enviroments, adapting on the job. Nearly all her films have been of her own volition and then secured commission.
Awards Summary
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1994
Commission For Racial Equality Award Award
Amnesty International Human Rights Award
Video Diaries. Sad, Mad or Bad. Sunshine 13
1997
Monte Carlo Special Judges Award
Monte Carlo Golden Nymph Award
Royal Television Award
Amnesty International Human Rights Media Award
Getting Away With Murder
2000
BAFTA
Cry of Freetown: Documentary Award
2003
Screen Nation Television Awards
Second Chance: Documentary Award
2003
Grierson Documentary Award
Belonging: Shortlisted Best Cinema Documentary
2006
Misty Television Award
Borderline: Documentary Award
Teacher of Film and Television Production & Directing
The National Film School {UK}
BBC Training
The Media Peace Centre (South Africa)
Filmography
2016 – In Development
The British Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Role: Producer |Director
The British Truth and Reconciliation Commission
2006
Borderline
Channel: Independent Distribution
Role: Producer|Director
A call for independent thinking in an increasingly polarised world, told through the tale of a small Welsh border town.
2004
Film: Belonging
Channel: ITV
Role: Producer | Director
2003
Cry of Freetown
Channel: Channel 4
2001
Good Morning Albania
Channel: BBC
Role: Producer | Director
2001
Balkan Video Nation
Channel: BBC
Role: Producer | Director
1999/2000
BBC Correspondent
Channel
Role: Producer | Director
1999
Getting Way with Murder
Channel: BBC
Role: Producer | Director
1998
Search For Common Ground: Video Dialogues
Channel: South African Broadcasting Commission
Role: Producer | Director
1997
The Commander and the Kid
Channel: SABC
Role: Producer | Director
1996
The World Through Kids Eyes
Channel: UNICEF
Role: Producer | Director
1996
Video Diaries. Sad, Mad or Bad. Sunshine 13
Channel: BBC
Role: Producer | Director
One a personal testimony from within the mental health system in the UK.
The second a story of repatriation to the West Indies from the UK.
The third how British Asians are manipulating traditions in multicultural Britain to cross the divide.
1996
Women at the Peace Table
Channel: UNIFEM
Role: Producer | Director
Women’s role in peace building