FRANCIS HANLY - Award-Winnng Director/Producer & Cameraman

The Champions Fund – The Time To Change Campaign – MIND

A short film about the Time To Change campaign which aims to remove the stigma attached to mental health issues. It highlights the work of ‘Champions’ staging events to challenge ingrained attitudes to mental illness.

Jargon – More Than You Ever Wanted To Know – With Jonathan Meades – Opening

Jonathan Meades, writer, journalist, essayist, and film-maker, is best known on TV for his programmes about architecture and landscape but he’s always had a keen interest in the use of language. In this provocative television essay he turns a forensic eye on that linguistic phenomenon that dominates modern life - JARGON.

‘What if this present were the worlds last night?’

The second in a series of short films based on the poetry of John Donne. This is Holy Sonnet XIII.

‘Death, Thou Shalt Die.’

The first in a series of short films inspired by the poetry of John Donne. This is based on the famous Holy Sonnet X “Death Be Not Proud”, a meditation on overcoming the fear of death.

'Death, Thou Shalt Die' from Francis Hanly on Vimeo.

Stanley and his Daughters Trailer

This is a trailer I made for the forthcoming documentary feature ‘Stanley and his Daughters’ which will be broadcast early in 2018. It was edited by Isobel Goodrich and exec produced by Anthony Wall. It is an Arena production for the BBC.

Building Bloqs

This is a short film for the Building Bloqs website. Building Bloqs are a makers co-operative based in the Lea Valley in Tottenham – they’re one of the biggest makers co-ops in the country. They offer rentable space to a wide-range of craftspeople and creatives. The film was designed to showcase what they had to […]