Mat Whitecross
Born (1977-09-21 ) 21 September 1977 (age 43) Occupation
Director
editor
screenwriter
Years active 1999–present
Mat Whitecross (born 21 September 1977)[1] is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. He is known for directing The Road to Guantánamo , Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll , and music documentaries Oasis: Supersonic and Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams . Whitecross has also directed music videos for Coldplay , Take That , and The Rolling Stones .[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Life and career [ ]
Whitecross was born and raised on Oxford. His parents were political refugees who were imprisoned in Argentina during the country’s Dirty War. He takes a lot of inspiration from the place where he was raised and from his parent's friends, many of whom are South American immigrants who fled tortures and prison.[8]
He began his career working for filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and producer Andrew Eaton at Revolution Films as a runner on the film 24 Hour Party People. Within a few months of starting at Revolution Films, they gave him the chance to shooting and editing for them.
His directorial debut The Road to Guantanamo started as a conversation with Winterbottom about the Tipton Three whilst on the shoot for the film 9 Songs. They both agreed that the story was fascinating and worth of a film but due to other commitments, Winterbottom was unable to begin research and preparation and suggested that Mat should start the process. Whitecross and Winterbottom would go on to co-direct and co-write the film that featured Riz Ahmed in his debut acting role.[9] The Road to Guantánamo won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.[10] [11] [12]
Filmography [ ]
Film [ ]
Television [ ]
Music videos [ ]
Awards and nominations [ ]
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