Series looking at incredible stories filmed by ordinary people. Zan Barberton worked on three episodes as an offline and online editor, reconforming the shows for a different broadcaster.
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Oxfam: Groove Your Bump
Last time I checked this was Oxfam’s most successful viral EVER. Directed and edited by Zan Barberton. From a concept by Lisa Rutherford.
The Orphans of Mygoma – Al Jazeera
British-Sudanese documentary maker Taghreed Elsanhouri travelled to Khartoum to make a film about the ‘orphans’ there. Many of them are children abandoned due to being born out of wedlock. Events conspired to make her a key player in this moving love story. Directed and shot by Taghreed Elsanhouri. Edited by […]
Current TV: His Life of Rhyme
Cashman, AKA Chris Preddie (19), has been running from the fallout of the violent death of Damilola Taylor for years now. Two of his cousins were convicted of the crime, but the Preddie family have also been victims of the violence endemic to the North Peckham estate where he grew […]
Extraordinary People: Addicted to ASDA – Channel 5
Pick of the day for The Evening Standard, ‘Surprisingly sensitive’ – The Times, Broadcast in 2007, this was a series called ‘Beat It’ for Landmark Films that Zan developed and won the commission for. She went on to direct one of the films; a one-hour single-person observational documentary called ‘Addicted […]
Child of Bethlehem
First prize: Best Documentary Nominated: Best Editing Glasgow Reel to Real Film Festival We taught Palestinian children documentary skills, and made a film which is series of short vignettes about ‘moments of happiness’. The film was invited to festivals worldwide, including Raindance East and Tartu, and won ‘Best Documentary’ at […]