Molly Dineen
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityBritish
Alma materNational Film and Television School
OccupationDocumentary Filmmaker
Known forThe Lie of the Land (2007), Geri (1999), The Ark (1993), Home from the Hill (1985)
Children3

Molly Dineen is a television documentary director, cinematographer and producer. One of Britain's most acclaimed documentary filmmakers, Dineen is known for her intimate and probing portraits of British individuals and institutions.[1][better source needed] Her work includes The Lie of the Land (2007), examining the decline of the countryside and British farming, The Ark (1993) about London Zoo during Thatcherism, and the Lords' Tale (2002), which examined the removal of hereditary peers.

Early life

Dineen was born in Canada and brought up in Birmingham, England.[2] She attended the Bournville School of Art and then studied Photography, Film and Television at the London College of Printing.[3] Sound Business (1981), featuring sound producer Lloyd Coxsone and record store owner Blacker Dread (Steve Burnett-Martin) was her final degree project.[4][5] She then worked for two years for a documentary camera crew, becoming a member of the ACTT Union. She went on to the National Film and Television School,[3] where she studied documentary under Herb Di Gioia and Colin Young, achieving recognition for her 1987 debut Home from the Hill.[6] This film was picked up by BBC Two for Eddie Mirzoeff's 40 Minutes series, nominated for a BAFTA and shown in 22 other countries.

Career in documentary

Dineen makes observational documentaries and has a "tone of her own".[7] She has been described as a "leading film-maker of her generation".[8] Her style is unique, creating close personal portraits of issues and institutions. She has been described as exemplary, "standing-ovation television...Dineen is our box Byron".[9] In 1997, she made the party election broadcast for Tony Blair. In 2011, the British Film Institute[3][6] released a three volume box set of her work. "Her camera watches faces, conversations and behaviour patterns with a seemingly incurious objectivity, allowing her subjects to unveil their secret fears and frustrations".[10]

Awards and nominations

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Filmography

Personal life

Dineen has been married to William Sieghart since 1996. They have three children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Molly Dineen". www.cromartyfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Barton, Laura (1 June 2007). "'I've always been a nosy git'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Walsh, John (26 April 2011). "Molly Dineen: Notes from the underground". The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ Dineen, Molly (8 September 2003). "I am a camera". New Statesman. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ Bradshaw, Paul (25 February 2018). "'BEING BLACKER': A radical encounter between BAFTA Winning film-maker Molly Dineen and Brixton's Blacker Dread". Ancient to Future. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Malcolm, Gabrielle (28 April 2011). "The Birthplace of Reality TV Celebrities: 'The Molly Dineen Collection'". popmatters.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. ^ "TELEVISION / An original of the species: Mark Lawson praises Molly". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ^ Gentleman, Amelia (25 April 2016). "Selling Serco: documentary-maker Molly Dineen on why she shot a corporate promo". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Television: AA Gill: What's the recipe today, Jamie?". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Molly Dineen: Notes from the underground". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ^ a b Lawson, Mark. "Molly Dineen in Conversation". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

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