British film director
Ursula Macfarlane is a British film director known for her sensitive, character-driven documentary style and for combining intimate storytelling with broader social themes.[ 1] [ 2]
In 2007, Macfarlane and Saskia Wilson were nominated for a BAFTA for Breaking Up With The Joneses [ 3]
Filmography
Director
Year
Title
Type
Distributor / Platform
Festivals / Awards
Notes
2006
Breaking Up With The Joneses Documentary
Channel 4
BAFTA Television Craft nomination
Domestic feature documentary
2015
Charlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook Paris Drama-documentary / TV film
Channel 4
–
Docu-drama on 2015 Paris attacks
2016
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic Documentary / TV film
BBC
–
Behind-the-scenes historical documentary
2016
Warwick Davis: The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz Documentary / TV film
Channel 5
–
Holocaust-related documentary
2017
One Deadly Weekend in America Documentary
BBC Three / Netflix (selected regions)
–
Gun-violence themed documentary
2019
Untouchable Feature documentary
Hulu
Sundance Film Festival premiere; multiple nominations
Harvey Weinstein documentary
2021
The Lost Sons Feature documentary
CNN Films
–
True-crime/identity documentary
2023
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me Feature documentary
Netflix
–
Biographical documentary
2025
My Brain: After the Rupture Documentary
–
–
Upcoming / announced
Producer
Year
Title
Type
Role
Distributor / Platform
Notes
2019
Untouchable Feature documentary
Co-producer
Hulu
Produced with Lightbox founders Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn
Writer
Year
Title
Type
Role
Notes
2019
Untouchable Feature documentary
Story / structural writer
As director, contributed to narrative development and interviews
References
External links