Matthew Harmer // Cinematographer & Director

A short documentary following National Geographic Photographer Lucas Foglia and scientist Aurora Garcia-Berro as they head to the high mountains of Switzerland to study the changing migration patterns of the Painted Lady butterfly.

CREDITS:

Featuring Lucas Foglia and Aurora Garcia-Berro

Director - Matthew Harmer

Production Company - Anima Films

Creative Director - Johnny Langenheim

Producer - Andrea Land

Director of Photography - Troy Edge

To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, ITV sent The Traitors' winner Harry Clark to the British Normandy Memorial in Northern France to reflect on his own military experience. While there, historian Natasha Billson surprises Harry with a revelation he won't soon forget.

This VT was played out during the D-Day special on ITV, hosted by Davina McCall.

CREDITS:

Featuring Harry Clark and Natasha Billson

Director - Matthew Harmer

Executive Producer - Michael Traboulsi

Producer - Hilary Whitley

DOP - Sam Jackson

Sound - Filipe Pinheiro

Production Company - Snappin' Turtle

A short documentary profiling Andrea Kingsley, a naturalist who lives and works near the precious wetlands around Brighton, Ontario. The film focuses on why the wetlands are so important to the wildlife that calls them home, and how the community is working to protect them.

Watch the film on National Geographic here.

CREDITS:

Featuring Andrea Kingsley

Director - Matthew Harmer

Production Company - Anima Films

Creative Director - Johnny Langenheim

Executive Producer - Andrea Land

Producer - Timo Behnke

Director of Photography - Jason Han

AC/Drone Op - Kyle Chappell

Sound Recordist - Nicolas Field

Editor - Jacob Crow-Mains

Colourist - Troy Edige

Sound Design & Mixing - Stefan Todorovic

What’s behind those iconic photographs that inspire hearts and minds, those images that expose the world’s most urgent issues?

In collaboration with Nikon, A Lens on the World is a short documentary following world-renowned environmental photographer Kiliii Yuyan, as he heads out to investigate the decline of the Southern Resident Killer Whales off the coast of Seattle, allowing us to not only appreciate the knowledge, dedication and passion it takes to be an environmental photographer, but also gain a deeper understanding of why incredible imagery plays an important role in solving the issues the world faces.

Watch the film on Waterbear here.

CREDITS:

Featuring Kiliii Yuyan, Daven Hafey, Jeremiah Julius, Dr. Derek Dapp, Dr. Michael Weiss, Charlie Grimes

Director - Matthew Harmer

Producer - Andrew Carver

Production Assistant - Tilly Compton

Head of WaterBear Studios - Andrea Walji

Executive Producer - Ellen Windemuth

Editor - Rebecca Gin

Colourist - Keidrych Wasley

Sound Design & Mixing - Richard Spooner

USA Crew:

Director and Director of Photography - Sam Nuttmann

Sound Recordist and Camera Operator - Michael Victor

Camera Operator and BTS - Sarah Vande Vrede

Should a machine be able to decide if someone lives or dies? Can a machine ever appreciate the value of human life?

Through compelling interview and a contentious social study, Immoral Code explores the subject of machine autonomy and its impact on human life, focusing on the terrifying implications of autonomous weapons coming into use in the near future.

Runtime: 23mins 26 secs.

CREDITS:

Produced by Nice and Serious

Director - Matthew Harmer

Producer - Rickey Welch, Heather Clark

Executive Producer for SKR- Clare Conboy

Executive Producer for N&S - Tom Tapper, Duncan Morrison

Director of Photography - Peter Emer, Matthew Harmer

Second Camera - Nick Earp

Camera Assistant -Márcia Sousa

Gaffer - Oliver Craig

Sound - Malcolm Carson

Editor - Serafima Serafimova

Colourist - Serafima Serafimova

Motion Graphics - Alejandro Callejon, Giulia Bavagnoli

Sound Designer - Serafima Serafimova

Sound Mix - Pitch and Sync

Designer - Anna Barton

US Crew:

Director - Jasia Kaulbach

Director of Photography - Emmanuel Alexandre

Social study contributors (in alphabetical order) - Ama Joseph & Derick Prempeh, Angie & Naomi Adler, Ashley & Sarah Jarvis, Clifford Saunders, Farah Sardar, Gerli & Kleber Liivamagi, Luca Romano & Mathieu Lapaz Wade, Samid Hossain, Teuntje van Doormalen & Eline Suverkropp

Expert contributors (in alphabetical order) - Gus Hosein, Laura Nolan, Admiral Lord West of Spithead, Mutale Nkonde, Rasha Abdul Rahim, Dr. Thompson Chengeta

Library Music - Artlist, Audionetwork

Library Footage - Artgrid, Pond5

Almost every one of us has a mobile phone. In fact, studies calculate that there are more mobile phones than people on the planet. For most of us, they are indispensable, the first thing that we look at in the morning and the last thing that we look at at night. We carry them everywhere and worry if we misplace them. But, considering their importance, does anyone really know what, and who, was involved in the manufacture of their mobile, and where it goes once we’ve upgraded it?

This experiential, immersive documentary focuses on four key stages in the life of a mobile phone, highlighting not only the labour and resources that go into their production, but where they can end up after they leave our hands.

Watch the film on WaterBear here.

CREDITS:

Director: Matthew Harmer

Producer: Gemma Lucy Albone

Executive Producer: WaterBear Network

Editor: Tommaso Di Paola

Sound Design and Mix: Barry Donnelly

Grade: Jonny Tully at Cheat

Motion Design: Alejandro Callejon

Kenya Crew

Line producers: Mark Wambui & Noni Ireri

DOP: Mark Wambui

AC: Fred Warui

Camera Operator: Kennedy Amungo

Sound operator: Ronnie Mugambi

Gaffer: Isaac Awene

DIT: Rango Musau

Nigeria Crew

Line producer: George Joel

DOP: Gideon Chukuw

AC/focus puller: Adesanya Ola

Sound operator: Simeon Olaifa

Gaffer: Peace Hirse Dalaham

Runner: Adebayo Adedoyin

DIT: Popoola Festus

Vietnam Crew

Line producer: CHU Thi Mai Suong

Sound operator: Hoang Thu Thuy

Translator: Pham Nhu Phuong

Archive Footage: Getty Images

Library Music: Artlist

A 3-part documentary series exploring the world of sustainable fashion. Presented by climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, ReDress The Future features the designers and disruptors who are bucking the trend within the fashion industry, one of the most polluting industries in the world, and attempting to build a new, sustainable fashion industry that benefits both people and the planet.

Watch the film on Waterbear here.

CREDITS:

Featuring Mikaela Loach

Director - Matthew Harmer

Director of Photography - Jack Thompson-Roylance, Joseph Alexander Guy

Camera Operator - Charlie Jenkins

Focus Puller/AC - Juan Minotta, Orlando Morris

Gaffer - Alex Rice

Boom Operators - Adam Hurley, Jack Buckner, Leo Smith

Editor - Matilda Harding-Kemp

Grade - Off The Fence

Motion Graphics - Florence van Bergen

Music Composition and Sound Design - Todd Speakman

Researcher - Tilly Compton

Production Manager - Laura Prast

Producer - Anthony Toma

Head of Production - Andrea Walji

Executive Producer - Ellen Windemuth

Co-Produced by Deadbeat Films

In 2017, whale biologist Nan Hauser had an extraordinary, one-of-a-kind experience. While snorkeling in the pristine waters of the Cook Islands, a Humpback Whale approached Nan and for 10 minutes pushed her around with its mouth and fin. Only at the end of this interaction did Nan notice something that could have triggered this strange behavior.

This film delves into the fascinating story of Nan’s interactions with the whale and seeks to understand why we, as humans, get so much from interacting with animals, what animals may take from these experiences, and why we’re more connected to the natural world than we realise. Watch the film here.

CREDITS:

Writer/Director: Matthew Harmer

Director of Photography: Stan Wolfgramm, Maarten Van Rouveroy Van Nieuwaal, Steve De Neef

Editor: Finn White-Thomson

Production Assistant: Tilly Compton

Post-Production: Off The Fence Productions

Online Editor: Joanne Barker

Animation: Ellie Larkin

Graphics: Sam Pilbeam

Music: Audio Network

Additional Archive Footage: Off the Fence Productions, Artgrid, Greenpeace

Executive Producer: Ellen Windemuth

Head of Content and Production: Andrea Walji

We find ourselves at a critical juncture in human history, where the grim reality of climate change is impacting everyone. But amidst this stark reality, there is hope and a call to action. Screened at the opening ceremony of Climate Week NYC ‘23, this film relies on expert testimonial to bring the reality of climate change into sharp focus.

CREDITS:

Creative Agency - Nice and Serious

Director - Matthew Harmer

Producer - Katie Barney

UK DOP: Jack Webber

US DOP: Zac Staffiere

Switzerland DOP: Joan Dominguez

Editor: Serafima Serafimova

Motion Graphics: Kane Stanley

Archive Footage: Getty Images

To mark the BBC centenary, and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, emerging filmmakers across the UK were given access to 150 films from the BBC Archive.

All Remains The Same Under The Sun looks at the repetitious cycles within our lives, how these behaviors and lifestyles have led to a breakdown in both climate and mental health, and how, ultimately, when we look back across the generations, little has changed in how we fundamentally live our lives.

In the style of a music video, the film was created using BBC archive footage, which was degraded by repeated recordings to VHS tape, the quality of which was increasingly degraded as the film progresses. The final film was screened at the Bertha DocHouse in London.

Please get in touch to watch a private link to the film.

CREDITS:

Directors: Matthew Harmer and Nick Earp

Editor: Nick Earp

Music: Moby - Sunday

Archive (copyright BBC Archive):

Morning in the Streets (1959)

Two Town Mad Leicester + Nottingham (1964)

The Country we are Making (1970)

Horizon: A Case for Depression (1971)

Climate Chaos (2006)

Horizon: Why Did I Go Mad (2017)

Extra Life is a short experimental documentary that explores identity within video games and virtual worlds, delivered entirely through the medium of the games themselves and featuring various digital avatars people have created.

The project was funded by a grant from The Barbican as part of their Life Rewired film season.

CREDITS:

Directed by Matthew Harmer and Tommaso Di Paola
Title Design: Jade Evans
Music and Sound Design: James O'Connell (Rebel Music and Sound)
Additional Footage from Dark Souls 3: Justin Cole

Featuring: 
The Professor
Sebille
Mr. Good & Dr. Squatson
Anniedora

Software:
Bloodborne (From Software)
Dark Souls 3 (From Software)
Second Life (Linden Lab)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Larian Studios)

Funded by The Barbican's "Life Rewired" Film Grant and supported by The British Council, The Smalls, and The City of London.

Deep in the Welsh countryside, on top of a windswept hill in the middle of a dark sky site, one man is on a mission to guard the planet from the dangers of space. Telling the story of Jay Tate and The Spaceguard Centre, "The Space Guard" is a short documentary about perseverance, purpose and, above all, protecting this planet we call home.

CREDITS:

Featuring Jay Tate

DOP/Editor: Luke de la Nougerede

Music Composition: Andrew Bailey

Producer/Director: Matthew Harmer

Special Thanks to:

Anne Tate

The Spaceguard Centre Volunteers

NASA Archive

Promotion Hire

A series of seven films, made possible by the MAVA foundation, focusing on pioneering individuals around the world who are fighting to preserve the precious ecosystems where they live. From an ornithologist in West Africa, to a marine biologist in Turkey, the series not only highlights the threats faced by ecosystems all over the world, but also the dedication and passion it takes to protect them.

CREDITS:

Director - Matthew Harmer

Producer - Andrew Carver

Production Assistant - Tilly Compton, Eric Samuel

Head of WaterBear Studios - Andrea Walji

Executive Producer - Ellen Windemuth

Editor - Intermission Film

Colourist - Intermission Film

Avery Dennison believe technology can be a force for good and enable a better tomorrow. A Portrait of a Supply Chain is an expression of this vision: a future where technology can drive positive change both for the people and for the planet. By assigning a digital ID to every product you can unlock vast possibilities, making your supply chains more transparent and more sustainable.

Made during the pandemic, working with 3 crews in London, South Africa and Mexico, this film focuses on 3 different industries and the steps they are taking to be more sustainable.

CREDITS:

Director: Matthew Harmer

Producer: Daisy Rylance

DOP (London): Jack Webber

South Africa Crew: Indie Village

Mexico Crew: Encinta

Editor: Nick Earp

Grade & Mastering: Quality Control

Sound Mix: Chase Audio

Production Company: The Smalls

Client: Avery Dennison

22-year-old Alfie Bowen is an up and com­ing wildlife pho­tog­ra­ph­er whose work is start­ing to take the world by storm, and his fans include the likes of Chris Pack­ham and Richard Bran­son. But his life wasn’t always this promising.

Having been diagnosed with autism at age 11, he was bullied constantly at school, and at university, which resulted in suicide attempts and psychosis. What kept him going throughout all of this was his love for animals, and finding an outlet for this passion through photography. An Eye For Detail explores how nature and art can become not only an outlet for those living with disabilities but a therapy for people struggling with mental illness.

Available to watch on the Waterbear Network here.

CREDITS:

Writer/Director: Matthew Harmer

Producer: Claire Ives

Director of Photography: Peter Emery

Editor: Thomas Ayre

Post-Production: Off The Fence Productions

Online Editor: Carlos Blanco

Music: Audio Network

Additional Archive Footage: Off the Fence Productions

Executive Producer: Ellen Windemuth

Head of Content and Production: Andrea Walji

Inside Time is a short film that looks at the experience of lockdown that isn’t about headlines or statistics but about the small, simple ways in which it has perhaps transformed us, taught us something about time, about ourselves inside time. About how it stopped the clock for all of us.

The film is a product of The Shooting From Home Project, which I started back in March 2020, shortly after the lockdown began in the UK. I realised there must be loads of filmmakers, like me, stuck at home with no work, lots of time, and professional camera equipment just sitting around gathering dust, so I thought I would start a project to try and create something inspiring and beautiful out of the situation. With help from The Smalls and their filmmaking community, we collaborated with filmmakers from around the world, each giving us a glimpse of how they spent this unprecedented moment in time.

CREDITS:

Director: Matthew Harmer

Editor: Tommaso Di Paola

Production Company: The Smalls

Producer: Daisy Rylance

Creative Director: Mark Farinha

Poem by Jane Brittan

Read by Mackenzie Crook

Music Supervision: OPM

Composer: Louis Souyave

Sound Design: Tom Parker

Colourist: Finlay Reid

Filmmakers: May Apizsara Praisin, Ismail Abdul Azis, Daniel Ball, Robert Berry Jr, David Capon, Amélie Chapalain, Punita Chaudhary, Faisal Chaudhuri, Nicholas Chin Wai Choong, Nirman Chowdhury, Nick Earp, Peter Emery, Rodrigo Escalante, Lola Farinha, Jason Florio, Rember Gelera, Katalin Hanappi, Suresh Kara, Madstudios, Abrian Maulana Azmi, Ben Meaker, Rena Novia Savitri, Komeil Soheili, Sam Sutaria, Molly Vincent, Jack Webber

Thanks to: Mutsa Marau, Natasha May at Anatman Pictures, Serafima Serafimova, Rickey Welch