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Catherine Harte
Shooting Producer Director
Pro
About Me
I’m a Shooting PD with over 10 years’ experience working on observational and true-crime docs. I recently directed the Channel 4 First Cut documentary 'Do You Know This Man?' (2026), which was selected as The Guardian's pick of the week. I was also the Shooting Producer of the Bafta-winnning ITV documentary 'Ellie Simmonds: Finding...
Read MoreI’m a Shooting PD with over 10 years’ experience working on observational and true-crime docs. I recently directed the Channel 4 First Cut documentary 'Do You Know This Man?' (2026), which was selected as The Guardian's pick of the week. I was also the Shooting Producer of the Bafta-winnning ITV documentary 'Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family' (2024). Other credits include working as a Shooting PD on 'Critical' (Netflix), 'Ambulance' (BBC1), and 'Night Coppers' (Channel 4). NFTS Documentary Directing MA graduate.
Along with broadcast work I released a feature doc 'Faith and Branko' in 2020 which is a character-driven obs doc following the complicated cross-cultural marriage between two musicians. It premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest 2020 and Hot Docs Canada 2021; it was selected for Dok Leipzig's Audience Award category and won the Best Documentary award at SEE Fest LA. In 2022 I edit-produced a 52-min broadcast cut for Al Jazeera and VOD platforms Filmin and Guide Doc.
I'm a resourceful, perceptive and narrative-driven person with a genuine interest and care for people and their stories. I have worked with vulnerable contributors and sensitive subject matter, I have also completed training in trauma-informed interviewing. My main interests are in obs docs and the crime and justice genre. I'm available for work from October onwards.
Read LessProfessional Training
| Course / Qualification | Training Provider / Institution | Year |
|---|
| Craft Editing (Short Course) / National Film and Television School (NFTS) / 2024 |
| MA Documentary Directing / National Film and Television School (NFTS) / 2017 |
| MA Visual Anthropology / The University of Manchester / 2010 |
| BA Multimedia / Cork Institute of Technology / 2007 |
Catherine made a Channel 4 First Cut and was a wonderfully empathetic, dedicated champion of both her contributors and telling their highly sensitive story. She was focused, imaginative and collaborative.
Susanne Curran, Executive Producer
Other DetailsLinks:
Media I Work In:
Broadcast Television
Online Content
Feature Film
Locations I can work in:
Asia
Eire
Europe
London
North West
South America
Africa
North America
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Midlands
Language:
French (Conversational)
Serbian (Conversational)
Spanish (Conversational)
Skills/Permits:
Access Negotiation
Driving Licence
Technical Skills:
Adobe Premiere
Avid Media Composer
Adobe Photoshop
Canon EOS C300
Sony PXW-FS7
Sony PXW-FX6
Awards:
* Bafta Best Single Documentary 2024 - 'Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family' - Shooting Producer
* Winner of Channel 4 First Cut pitch at Sheffield Doc Fest 2023
* Best Documentary Award for "Faith and Branko", SEE Fest LA 2021
* Jury's Special Mention for "Faith and Branko" at In-Edit Fest 2021
