Docs &
Reporting
A showcase of my self-shot reportage and documentary films for the BBC, DW, CNN Arte and various international outlets.
I shoot on the Sony FS7, FX6 and a7 series, and pilot my own drone.
Saving Lives by Air - BBC One / BBC World
Nominated Best Documentary 2023, Royal Television Society. 30' Documentary following the crew of the East Anglia Air Ambulance in Norwich, England.
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Director / DOP / Producer: Christopher Bobyn
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Executive Producer: Nisha Diu
Psychedelics for Ukrainian Veterans with PTSD - ARTE Tracks East
Self-shot 17' feature report for Arte Tracks East, feature on the controversial use of psychedelic drugs to treat for Ukraine's veterans with PTSD. 2024.
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Reporter/Camera: Christopher Bobyn
From Conflict to Classroom - BBC One / BBC World
Fleeing war, violence and persecution abroad, young refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan and other countries restart their educations in England, finding a new life through new schools. 30' documentary.
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Director / DOP / Producer: Christopher Bobyn
Executive Producer: Nisha Diu
A STATE OF WAR: UKRAINE - World Press Photo Shortlisted
Independent documentary following two frontline Ukrainian Marines in the Donbas over one year and the impact on their lives.
Published by Balkanist Magazine, 2019.
"Joshi Pro" Japanese Women's Wrestling - CNN's Great Big Story
At EDION Arena Osaka in Tokyo, Japan, the most fearless Japanese female wrestlers compete in the most brutal of battles in Joshi Pro-Wrestling.
Watch as icons Thekla and Momo share the obstacles they face in being two of the best athletes in one of the HARDEST sports.
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Director/Camera - Christopher Bobyn
Producer - Yu Minobe & Shoko Iwaisako
Reporting Showreel - 2025
Selected self-shot reporting for the BBC and DW, including the Covid-19 pandemic, African military embeds and the D-Day 75th anniversary in Normandy.
BBC Report - The UK Army's anti-terrorism training in Kenya
Self-shot report for the BBC, with Scottish troops training Kenyan
forces to combat al-Shabab in neighbouring Somalia.
BBC Report
Searching for Edinburgh's reclusive restauranteur behind
"the Armenian restaurant"
A true crime podcast meets a culinary review: Edinburgh was home to a world famous chef with an infamously exclusive and unique Armenian restaurant until one day he just disappeared... or did he?
BBC Report - The British veterans fighting rhino poachers in South Africa
Self-shot report on deployment with a group of British veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who use their frontline skillset to combat a new enemy - rhino and elephant poachers.
Crisis in Catalonia: a society divided | DW Documentary
The move to postpone Catalonia's independence has not done much to calm tensions in the region. The DW reporter meets with a regional MP who supports independence, and a young man who favors a united Spain.
Fighting to fight: Equality in the bullring | DW Documentary
Bullfighting is a defining symbol of Spain. For Conchi Rios, it’s about artistry and expression. She’s one of the few professional female matadors in Spain and she’s up against a sexist industry.
CNN's Great Big Story - Building Ancient Robots in Switzerland
In a country known for their intricate watchmaking, one man is taking the mastery of machinery to another level—and to another era. Meet François Junod, a craftsman bringing back the ancient art of automata.
UKRAINE WAR REPORT - YOUROPE MAGAZINE | ARTE (FRENCH)
Self-shot report from the frontline in Donetsk and in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, where young men and women are volunteering to fight in Ukraine's war.
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