Firebird Directors

SAMANTHA BAKHURST is an award-winning filmmaker. She has produced and directed films for Women in Film and TV, British Film Institute, Living Archive, Capital Radio, Classic FM, Radio 4 and BBC.

Samantha’s films include the multi award-winning 4 p.m. (2000) [Official Selection for Sundance, Winner of Best Film at Paris, Best Short at San Francisco and Austin, Audience Award at Palm Springs amongst others], Story of an Afternoon (2001) [Selected for the Depict Award and European New Writers award], Bubblegum (2003), starring Sophie Ward and Michelle Collins [Selected for BAFTA screening for future feature directors, and selected as one of Stephen Fry’s favourites on Fry’s Shorts]. Her documentaries and music videos include Our Lives, Ourselves (1996) [Winner Urban Youth Award], Racing Again (1999) and Love Bites (2002).

Samantha has also written and edited numerous books and articles on Film and TV history and has run nation-wide projects for the Arts Council, including Film and Animation projects, the British Library Publishing project, the Institute for Citizenship London Mayor project.

In 2004 through production company Angel TV, Samantha Bakhurst and Sally Angel devised and produced Time Trail for UKtv History and Anglia Television. In addition to the programme they provided a comprehensive package including interactive applications and website content. The series was UKtv History's best premiering origination to date. Angel TV has also produced programming with Women in Film and Television.