Sue Bourne

Sue Bourne, is a Scottish documentary maker, who founded and runs Wellpark Productions.^[1] The independent production company notable films include My Street, Fabulous Fashionistas, Mum and Me and Jig.

Early Life and background

Sue was brought up in Ayr on the west coast of Scotland.^[2] Her father was a civil servant and her mother was a stay at home mum who later became the subject of one of Sue's films in Mum and Me.^[3] She attended Edinburgh University and studied Politics. Sue's partner for 16 years was the Polish filmmaker Witold Starecki, who died in 2011, the couple had one child Holly.^[4]

Filmology

• 'The Vikings Are Coming' (Working Title)- In Production, Producer/Director
• 'Fabulous Fashionistas' - Channel 4, Producer/Director, 2013
• 'Jig' - Producer/Director, Official Selection HOT DOCS 2011,^[5] Dinard Festival du Film,^[6] Busan Film Festival^[7]
• 'My Street' - Channel 4,Cutting EdgeProducer/Director, 2008^[8]
• 'Mum and Me' - One Life BBC1, Producer/Director, 2008; Winner - Best Documentary at the Celtic Media Film Festival,^[9] Winnter - Mental Health Media "Making A Difference" Award
• 'The Falling Man'- Channel 4, Executive Producer, 2006
• 'Wink, Meet, Delete - An Insider's Guide To Internet Dating' - BBC Scotland, Producer/Director, 2010
• 'Love, Life, Death In A Day' - Channel 4, Cutting Edge, 2009^[10]
• 'The Red Lion'- Channel 4, Cutting Edge, Producer/Director, 2009
• 'The Prince Charles Generation' - Channel 4, Cutting Edge, Produced, 2008
• 'Wedding Days' - Channel 4, Cutting Edge, Producer/Director, 2006^[11]
• 'Bosom Buddies' - Channel 4, Only Human, Executive Producer, 2005
• 'Naked Britain' - Channel 4, Producer/Director, 2004 ^[12]
• 'Strike: When Britain Went to War' - Channel 4, Executive Producer, 2003
• 'Behind Closed Doors' - Channel 4, Cutting Edge, Producer/Director, 2003 ^[13]
• 'The Real Tony Blackburn' - Channel 4, Producer/Director
• 'Bass Pass Bandits' - Channel 4, Cutting Edge, Producer/Director, 2001^[14]
• 'Perfect Breasts' - Channel 4, Producer/Director, 2001
• 'Kiss N Sell' - Channel 4, Cutting Edge, 2000
• 'Exposure' - Channel 4, Director 2000^[15]

Critical response

In 2013 Broadcast Magazine named her one of the top directors in the country with 'Fabulous Fashionistas' saying "a new Sue Bourne documentary always feels like a treat in the schedules... In classic Bourne style, a simple concept became a hook to explore the minutiae of everyday lives and the extraordinary stories of ordinary people, never shying away from the frightening aspects of mortality but ultimately celebrating the colorful lives of a group of women determined to accept and embrace the moment".^[16]

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