What We Do
I am a self-shooting AP and video/photo journalist with and a strong record of covering complex issues in challenging environments.
About
John has worked as an AP, researcher and development producer for award-winning production company Insight Films as well as the BBC. This includes credits on investigative films 'Kenya’s Killer Roads' and 'Not Our War: Africans Fleeing Ukraine' for the BBC's investigative documentary series Africa Eye, as well as the broadcaster's flagship 'Football's Darkest Secret' exposé and Netflix's 'Scouts' Honor' investigation.
Newly based in New York, John is currently working as a self-shooting PD on two projects; the early stages a film exploring the impact of lithium on indigenous communities in Argentina, and an observational documentary following the life of an tango dancer struggling economical and political turmoil in Buenos Aires.
John learned the art of storytelling as a journalist in his 20s, before moving to Beirut where for four years he pitched, shot and edited short films for the likes of Al Jazeera and Voice of America, as well as iNGOs like Human Rights Watch. Hostile-environment trained, John most recently worked full time for Save the Children as a videographer in locations including Ukraine, post-earthquake TĂĽrkiye and Somalia.
Featured Work
White Gold Trailer
The trailer for film I am co-producing exploring the impact of lithium extraction on indigenous communities in northern Argentina
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Showreel
A selection of shots from my work, particularly from my time living in Beirut.
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Refugees Face Violence at Hungarian Border
This was one of many films I pitched, filmed, and edited for Voice of America News covering migration. I gained access to both sides of the Serbia/Hungary border to make a film about the violence being inflicted on refugees.
View OnlineSyria's young superheroes
A piece filmed, directed and edited for the International Rescue Committee seeking an alternative way to highlight the plight of young Syrian refugees.
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