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Nancy Roberts

Shooting Producer/Director + Japanese and French

Nancy Roberts

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Tokyo, Japan

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About Me

NFTS alumna who has produced and directed international documentaries for Channel 4, the BBC and Al Jazeera, among others. I’m a confident self-shooter with a passion for character-led storytelling, and I am experienced at working on sensitive topics and with vulnerable contributors.

I lived in Japan for nine years, during wh... Read More
NFTS alumna who has produced and directed international documentaries for Channel 4, the BBC and Al Jazeera, among others. I’m a confident self-shooter with a passion for character-led storytelling, and I am experienced at working on sensitive topics and with vulnerable contributors.

I lived in Japan for nine years, during which I worked for numerous human rights NGOs and the United Nations. I’m comfortable working in a foreign context and contacting people from a wide variety of backgrounds (from UN officials to NGO service users including refugees). I speak fluent French and Japanese. Read Less

Credits last updated / confirmed indexing on 1st Jun 2025

Projects

Job Role Project/Programme Title Channel Company Date Commissioner
Producer/Director / Produced/Directed/Edited short documentaries on Japanese arts and culture / County Hall Arts / Sep 2024 to present
Producer/Director Produced/Directed/Edited short documentaries on Japanese arts and culture County Hall Arts Sep 24 - to present

Project/Programme Title: Produced/Directed/Edited short documentaries on Japanese arts and culture

Company: County Hall Arts

Line Manager: Ian Prior

Genre: Documentary

Sector: Online Content
Development Producer / NDA - Upcoming documentary / Peddling Pictures / Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Development Producer NDA - Upcoming documentary Peddling Pictures Aug 24 - Sep 24

Project/Programme Title: NDA - Upcoming documentary

Company: Peddling Pictures

Line Manager: Aditya Thayi

Genre: Documentary

Sector: Broadcast Television
Producer/Director / A Vision of Justice (Al Jazeera Witness) / Al Jazeera / Jan 2023 to Mar 2024 / Fiona Lawson-Baker
Producer/Director A Vision of Justice (Al Jazeera Witness) Al Jazeera Jan 23 - Mar 24 Fiona Lawson-Baker

Project/Programme Title: A Vision of Justice (Al Jazeera Witness)

Company: Al Jazeera

Line Manager: Andrew Phillips

Genre: Documentary

Sector: Broadcast Television

Description :
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/witness/2024/3/4/a-vision-of-justice-chiles-first-blind-senator
Camera - Documentary / Growing Up Jewish / BBC / True Vision / Jan 2024 to Jan 2024
Camera - Documentary Growing Up Jewish BBC True Vision Jan 24 - Jan 24

Project/Programme Title: Growing Up Jewish

Company: True Vision

Line Manager: Adam Louka

Genre: Documentary

Sector: Broadcast Television
Edit Producer / Japan: The Way I See It / BBC World News / BBC / May 2023 to Aug 2023
Edit Producer Japan: The Way I See It BBC World News BBC May 23 - Aug 23

Project/Programme Title: Japan: The Way I See It

Company: BBC

Line Manager: Mike London

Genre: Documentary

Sector: Broadcast Television
Producer / Director / Big Story: A Cold Winter / CGTN America / Nov 2022 to Dec 2022
Producer / Director Big Story: A Cold Winter CGTN America Nov 22 - Dec 22

Project/Programme Title: Big Story: A Cold Winter

Company: CGTN America

Line Manager: Natalie Carney

Genre: Current Affairs

Sector: Broadcast Television

Description :
Filmed, produced and directed the UK segment of this documentary.

Producer / Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-pop / BBC 2 / BBC / Apr 2022 to Sep 2022
Producer Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-pop BBC 2 BBC Apr 22 - Sep 22

Project/Programme Title: Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-pop

Company: BBC

Line Manager: Sarah Waldron

Genre: Current Affairs Documentary

Sector: Broadcast Television

Description :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jw7y
Producer/Director / Unreported World - Japan's Wartime Sex Slaves / Channel 4 / Channel 4 News / Aug 2021 to Nov 2021 / Nevine Mabro
Producer/Director Unreported World - Japan's Wartime Sex Slaves Channel 4 Channel 4 News Aug 21 - Nov 21 Nevine Mabro

Project/Programme Title: Unreported World - Japan's Wartime Sex Slaves

Company: Channel 4 News

Line Manager: Andy Lee

Programme Length: 30 minutes

Genre: Documentary Current Affairs

Sector: Broadcast Television

Description :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZyYyXKG51s
Production Assistant / The Contestant / Theatrical Release / Misfits Entertainment Ltd / MRC Studios / Jan 2021 to Jul 2021 / Amit Dey
Production Assistant The Contestant Theatrical Release Misfits Entertainment Ltd / MRC Studios Jan 21 - Jul 21 Amit Dey

Project/Programme Title: The Contestant

Company: Misfits Entertainment Ltd / MRC Studios

Line Manager: James Harper

Programme Length: Feature Length

Genre: Documentary

Sector: Feature Film
Researcher / Sunflowers / Whalebone Films / Oct 2020 to Jan 2021
Researcher Sunflowers Whalebone Films Oct 20 - Jan 21

Project/Programme Title: Sunflowers

Company: Whalebone Films

Line Manager: Chloe White

Genre: Documentary

Sector: Online Content

Professional Training

Course / QualificationTraining Provider / InstitutionYear
MA in Directing Documentary / The National Film and Television School. / 2021
MA in Directing DocumentaryThe National Film and Television School.2021

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  • Media I Work In:

    Broadcast Television

    Feature Film

    Online Content

    Short Film

    Video on demand

  • Locations I can work in:

    Work Anywhere

  • Language:

    French (Fluent)

    Japanese (Fluent)

  • Skills/Permits:

    Access Negotiation

    Casting

    Driving Licence

    Storytelling

    Archive Clearance

    Commentary Writing

    DBS Check

    Edit Producing

    FX9

  • Technical Skills:

    Sony a7S II

    Adobe Premiere

    Canon 5D

    Self Shooting

    Sony PXW-FS7

    Adobe Lightroom

    Adobe Photoshop

    Sony PXW-FX6

    Sony PXW-FX9

    • Awards:

    2024 Royal Television Society Awards - Breakthrough Award - Japan: The Way I See It (The Travel Show - BBC)

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