Films
Faakhir Bestman has an extraordinary talent - for ballet. But his home in Cape Flats is on the frontline of a brutal war between drug gangs. He started dancing at the age of 4 because it made Akeeda, his severely disabled baby sister, smile. His talent has already taken him to the Royal Ballet School in London. Now he is making his debut on the national stage.
DANCING FOR AKEEDA
BBC This World
Observational documentary shot over five years which follows the fortunes of two boys in South Africa who dream of becoming soccer stars. The only difference is that Thuso is black and from the streets of Soweto and Seth is white, from Johannesburg's wealthy southern suburbs.
FOOTBALL & FREEDOM
ROMANCING THE THRONE
BBC Storyville
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Feature doc shot over five years. When the King of Lesotho is killed in a car crash, his thirty-something, carefree son is unexpectedly called on to ascend the throne. He also has to find a bride and provide an heir to the throne.
C4 Witness
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Observational documentary following the world's only police Occult Crimes Unit as they investigate murder, grave robbery and baby snatching.
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THE OCCULT CRIMES SQAUD
THE KHARTOUM CONNECTION
C4 Dispatches
First piece of investigative journalism to identify Osama Bin Laden as the sponsor of acts of international terror. Five years before 911 we investigated the first, failed attack on the world trade centre and the attempted assassination of Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa.