Zoë Dobson
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Zoë Dobson is an accomplished Bafta winning and double Emmy nominated director of world-class documentaries. She has made singles, feature length documentaries and series for the world’s broadcasters and streamers including BBC, ITV, Sky, Disney +, Migu and NETFLIX.
She has directed films with leading artists in the fields of art, music and dance.
Her latest documentaries include the Netflix film, Duran Duran: There is Something you Should Know and Greatest Guitar Riffs featuring Brian May, Tony Iommi and Andy Summers.
Zoë developed and produced a major international series on dance, fronted by acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan. Filmed across five continents and featuring some of the leading dancers and choreographers of our time, Why do we Dance was nominated for an International Emmy 2020 for Outstanding Arts Documentary.
Outside of the Arts, Zoë has directed a number of International series, including a major blue-chip series on Tea for BBC Studios narrated by Hugh Bonneville, a road trip docu-series “Jews on Bikes’ for Sky Atlantic and is a returning director for Joanna Lumley’s travelogues.
In 2020 Zoe directed her horror/fantasy debut scripted short The Cunning Man. Long listed for a Bafta, the film has won over 30 festival awards, including five Best Director awards.
Having two strings to her bow means Zoë delivers high-end documentary films with the cinematic sensibilities of drama.
In short, Zoë has established a reputation for making work that is slick, provocative and constantly pushes the creative boundaries of documentary film making.