Documentary Director / PD
Sam Jones a Shooting PD with over a decade of experience in broadcast documentary and factual TV has produced, directed and filmed everything from documentaries, and TV series to his latest award-winning feature film. Now Cork-based, working throughout Ireland and abroad, his work has included many challenging environments from the freezing plains of Russia to the first unrest in Ukraine and the turbulence of the refugee crisis in Greece.
As a self-shooter and director, he has contributed to multiple channels: BBC, RTÉ, TG4, CNN, Sky, Al-Jazeera, AJ Plus, Virgin Media, France 24 Focus, and Vice News, with a full broadcast kit: Sony FX6, lighting, audio, Easyrig, Sony FX30 gimbal setup, etc.
Recent Credits
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My Uni Life
TX Feb 2024 (9x23, C2) RTE One, Director / Camera, New Decade.
From Freshers Week to Graduation, go behind the scenes at our universities, as staff and students navigate the academic year. This fly on the wall series will provide unique insight into the exciting, fun rollercoaster of university life!
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My Lost Russian Mother
Released 2023 award winning feature documentary, Director / Camera, Betweenlands & New Decade production.
A story of secrets, lies and murder in rural Russia as a young American man goes in search of his mother.
Irish Times "few films at this years's fleadh were more memorable"
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10 Things to Know About
TX Nov 2023 (6x23, C9) RTE One, Camera / Lighting, New Decade.Description goes here
Can planting trees help us reach our climate targets? Does where we live impact on our health? Kathriona Devereux and Jonathan McCrea are back to explore all this.
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The Fast and the Farmer-ish
TX Oct 2023 (7x30, C2) BBC Three, Shooting Director, Alleycats Production
Teams of petrol heads pitch their souped-up tractors against each other in challenges that put their driving skills and vehicle power to the test. Who will take the tractor trophy?
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Born Too Soon
TX Sept 2023 (4x45, C1) Virgin Media, Camera, Tyrone Productions.
Documentary series following the lives of the families, babies, and staff in the busy newborn intensive care unit in Cork University Maternity Hospital.
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Richie Sadlier - Let's Talk About Sex
TX Sept 2023 (2x50) RTE Two, Camera, Tyrone Productions.
Richie Sadlier, ex-footballer and psychotherapist, cuts straight to the heart of Ireland's antiquated Sex Ed Curriculum, which is failing young people, as he campaigns for change.
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10 Things to Know About
TX April 2023 (6x23, C8) RTE One, Camera / Lighting, New Decade.
Kathriona Devereux and Jonathan McCrea are back to reveal how Irish research is helping drive us towards a brighter, better world.
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Change Makers
TX Aug 2022 (6x23) RTE One, Director / Camera, New Decade.
Change Makers explores how Irish universities are helping create meaningful change in society through a range of diverse and collaborative projects in areas such as health, children, education, equality, inclusion and the environment.
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Tanorama
TX Aug 2021 (1x30) BBC One Producer / Director / Camera Erica Starling Production.
This intimate film takes us into into a world where tanning addicts turn to anything to achieve that perfect ‘glow'.
Sample work
Director / Camera / Producer
Documentary Showreel 2023
My Lost Russian Mother (feature documentary)
A story of secrets, lies and murder in rural Russia filmed over 10 years as a young American man goes in search of his mother.
Irish Times "few films at this years's fleadh were more memorable"
The Crossing BBC 2017
Can musician Joby Fox, his friend Jude Bennett and ferry skipper Michael Cecil make a difference to the migrants and refugees making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean?
Lviv Sister 2024
Short Documentary, coming out soon.
