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
|
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