Biography

Will Jessop is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning documentary director with a reputation for complex emotional stories and strong cinematic visuals. His films combine intimacy with scale and have been shown all around the world. Recent work includes The Diana Investigations, a premium box-set series about the rise of conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Princess Diana; 25 Siblings & Me, a feature film exploring neurodiversity and sperm donation; Manchester: A Year of Hate Crime, filmed in the aftermath of a terror attack; and Growing Up Down's, which features a group of actors with Down's Syndrome putting on a production of Hamlet. It was described as "pitch-perfect story-telling" and "a triumph for everyone involved" by The Times.
- IMDb mini biography by: William Jessop