Fathom is a production company crafting considered and cinematic films
SOCIAL - TELEVISON - CINEMA
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Established in 2023, Fathom’s team have over 15 years experience making high quality Documentaries and Branded Content.
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George and the team bring over a decade of experience producing social and branded films for global brands including VW, Land Rover, Google, and Moët Hennessy.
Bringing together our branded and documentary background, Fathom has delivered impactful social content for NGOs such as Oceana and Project Earth, as well as innovative companies like drone pioneers SkyBound.
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Televison documentaries are our bread and butter, with George and the team working as Directors, DOPs and Producers on network factual films.
In 2023 a BBC commissioned film Directed, Produced and shot by George, titled Blood Sweat and Cheer was nominated for Grierson and BAFTA awards.
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The Fathom team have worked on several feature documentary projects such as Wild Isles - New Yonder and The Fog Of Sex (BAFTA nominated) but in 2026 Fathom is releasing its first feature documentary.
This film tells the sad story of the decline of the last resident pod of Killer Whales to the UK due to manmade chemical pollutants. Now only two survive - John Coe and Aquarius, both male they will be the last of their pod.
Our Work
Above all, concise and creative storytelling is at the forefront of our work, we take often challenging or complex narratives and break these down into digestible and high quality films.
Fathom was commissioned in late 2025 to produce a series of short films following an Oceana campaign researching how offshore oil and gas extraction may be having a negative effect on ocean wildlife.
Working closely with both the Oceana and CSIP(ZSL) teams, Fathom constructed scripts designed to make this complex science social media friendly
Fathoms debut feature documentary following Britain’s only resident killer whale population, the West Coast Community.
After years of decline and no calves being born, the death of Lulu—the last known female—in 2016 marked a turning point.
The film explores humanity’s relationship with the natural world and highlights our responsibility to protect life in our oceans.
John Coe & Aquarius (Working Title)
This film is currently in production, with completion planned for 2026. The teaser is not publicly available but can be shared upon request. Produced as an independent feature documentary, the film is being crafted with care and intention, striving for the highest production values throughout.
Project Earth is an organisation that connects some of the brightest young minds with leading experts to bring bold ideas to life—ideas designed to benefit the environment.
Our concept was to celebrate the remarkable work these young people have achieved, deliberately withholding their ages until the final reveal.
Fathom was commissioned to produce a fast-turnaround film to showcase Project Earth at a UK Government environmental conference in 2025.
Freelance work
In 2023, George was commissioned to produce, direct, and shoot a one-off documentary for Little Bird Films in collaboration with BBC Three and BBC Wales.
The film follows the journey of the Welsh National Cheerleading Adaptive Abilities Team—an inspiring group of young cheerleaders from across Wales, made up of both disabled and non-disabled athletes. Made through a fully inclusive filmmaking process, the contributors were actively involved throughout production, helping to shape the story being told.
The film went on to win a Celtic Media Festival Award and received nominations from both the Grierson Awards and BAFTA Cymru.
Blood Sweat & Cheer
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A Killing in Tiger Bay
In 2020, George was employed as Lighting Director of Photography on this three-part network series for BBC Two and BBC Wales. The powerful series tells the tragic story of the Cardiff Five—five men from the Cardiff Docks area who were wrongly convicted of the murder of Lynette White.
Filmed over several years, George worked closely with contributors to shot interviews, actuality, and stylised reconstructions.
The series was give 5 stars in The Guardian and was nominated for BAFTA Cymru and RTS awards. In 2022 it won Best Series at The Celtic Media Festival.
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