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Matthew Harmer

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I am an award-winning Director with over 12 years of experience making films, specialising in documentary and branded content. After starting out in broadcast television, I went on to work for a successful creative agency where I eventually lead the film department. From Jordanian refugee camps to Ivorian jungles, I have made films all over the world, often in extreme conditions and covering sensitive subjects such as male suicide, child sexual exploitation, or the refugee crisis. In 2019 I was one of twelve filmmakers awarded the Barbican Centre Film Grant for my documentary about digital identities.

In recent years I have made films for National Geographic, WaterBear Network, CNN, and the BBC, have had work screened at the Bertha DocHouse, and have been a guest speaker at Sheffield DocFest promoting sustainable film production

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