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.

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

Filmography

Director

YearTitleTypeDistributor / PlatformFestivals / AwardsNotes
2006Breaking Up With The JonesesDocumentaryChannel 4BAFTA Television Craft nominationDomestic feature documentary
2015Charlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook ParisDrama-documentary / TV filmChannel 4–Docu-drama on 2015 Paris attacks
2016West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicDocumentary / TV filmBBC–Behind-the-scenes historical documentary
2016Warwick Davis: The Seven Dwarfs of AuschwitzDocumentary / TV filmChannel 5–Holocaust-related documentary
2017One Deadly Weekend in AmericaDocumentaryBBC Three / Netflix (selected regions)–Gun-violence themed documentary
2019UntouchableFeature documentaryHuluSundance Film Festival premiere; multiple nominationsHarvey Weinstein documentary
2021The Lost SonsFeature documentaryCNN Films–True-crime/identity documentary
2023Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know MeFeature documentaryNetflix–Biographical documentary
2025My Brain: After the RuptureDocumentary––Upcoming / announced

Producer

YearTitleTypeRoleDistributor / PlatformNotes
2019UntouchableFeature documentaryCo-producerHuluProduced with Lightbox founders Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn

Writer

YearTitleTypeRoleNotes
2019UntouchableFeature documentaryStory / structural writerAs 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.