CHRISTOPHER BIRD
FILM EDITOR
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story ABC / Sky Arts
Directed by Christopher Bird and Simon Lupton
90’ documentary about the band coming to terms with losing Freddie Mercury, and their long journey to finding a new lead singer.
It was extremely well done. This is a music documentary that will make one cry for joy. Deserves a standing ovation and it garners five out of five stars: Digital Journal
Queen: Rock the World BBC4
Directed by Christopher Bird
60’ documentary made almost entirely from unseen rushes from 1977 as Queen recorded and toured their album News of the World.
Extraordinary. A fascinating historical record of how successful late Seventies rock was concocted, managed and performed – and highly valuable as a portrait of Mercury’s visionary talent: The Telegraph
Garbo TCM
Directed by Kevin Brownlow and Christopher Bird
90’ documentary about the elusive movie star, showcasing the long unseen final screen test.
I’m King Kong TCM
Directed by Kevin Brownlow and Christopher Bird
60’ documentary about explorer and filmmaker Merian C. Cooper, who fought in both world wars, made some of the first ever exploration documentaries, and feature films including King Kong.
So Funny it Hurt: Buster Keaton and MGM TCM
Directed by Kevin Brownlow and Christopher Bird
40' documentary about Buster Keaton's troubled years with the big studio that broke him.