Director Biography - Joan Hillery

I I Am An Multi Award Winning Mixed Raced Female Documentary And Content Director And Writer Based In The UK Who Has Come From Humble Beginnings Yet Is Well Known For Have A Unique On-Screen Style And Left Field Perspective On Life That Results In Mesmerising Results.

I I Am Known For My Unnerving Yet Charming Interview Technique, Which Is Designed To Draw Out Captivating, Authentic And Often Unanticipated Deliveries From Those In Front Of The Camera. Whether The Contributor Is A Celebrity Or A Member Of The Public I Direct Them All With The Expectation That They Must Say Something That They Have Never Said Before In A Way That They’d Never Expect To Say It. I Specialise In Capturing The Imperfect Beauty Of Peoples’ Thoughts And Visions Which Can Be Cathartic, Illuminating And Exhilarating For All.

I I Was At The BBC For Twenty Years. I Started On A Work Placement, I Had No Qualifications, And The BBC Ended Up Keeping Me. I Have Won Multiple Promaxes And Kinsale Sharks And Was Nominated For A Royal Television Society Award. I Have Directed Many Celebrities Including Louis Theroux, Dame Kelly Holmes, Alan Davies, Fiona Bruce, David Attenborough, Gary Lineker, The Dragons From Dragons Den, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Vic And Bob, Colin Jackson And Paralympian Richard Whitehead.

I I Have Directed Content And Commercials For BBC ONE, BBC TWO, BBC NEWS, UKTV GOLD, UKTV DRAMA, BARCLAYS, TESCOS, NISSAN, THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION And PETS AT HOME.