Ursula Macfarlane

Ursula Macfarlane is a British film director known for her sensitive, character-driven documentary style and for combining intimate storytelling with broader social themes.[1][2]

In 2007, Macfarlane and Saskia Wilson were nominated for a BAFTA for Breaking Up With The Joneses.[3]

Filmography

Director

Year Title Type Distributor / Platform Festivals / Awards Notes
2006 Breaking Up With The Joneses Documentary Channel 4 BAFTA Television Craft nomination Domestic feature documentary
2015 Charlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook Paris Drama-documentary / TV film Channel 4 Docu-drama on 2015 Paris attacks
2016 West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic Documentary / TV film BBC Behind-the-scenes historical documentary
2016 Warwick Davis: The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz Documentary / TV film Channel 5 Holocaust-related documentary
2017 One Deadly Weekend in America Documentary BBC Three / Netflix (selected regions) Gun-violence themed documentary
2019 Untouchable Feature documentary Hulu Sundance Film Festival premiere; multiple nominations Harvey Weinstein documentary
2021 The Lost Sons Feature documentary CNN Films True-crime/identity documentary
2023 Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me Feature documentary Netflix Biographical documentary
2025 My Brain: After the Rupture Documentary Upcoming / announced

Producer

Year Title Type Role Distributor / Platform Notes
2019 Untouchable Feature documentary Co-producer Hulu Produced with Lightbox founders Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn

Writer

Year Title Type Role Notes
2019 Untouchable Feature documentary Story / structural writer As director, contributed to narrative development and interviews

References

  1. ^ "Ursula Macfarlane". Film Fatales. 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Ursula Macfarlane". The Talent Manager.
  3. ^ "2007 Television Craft Photography – Factual". BAFTA Awards.