Brent Gundesen

Documentary Filmmaker

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Documentary Filmmaker

Hi there,

My name is Brent Gundesen & I am a New Zealand/British documentary filmmaker living in London with my wife Sara, son Ollie & daughter India.

As a Self-Shooting Director I have vast experience at a BAFTA Award winning level. Extremely versatile, creating content for streamers (Netflix) & broadcasters (BBC, Channel 4), I've worked across a range of genres including observational, adventure, factual, fact-ent, current affairs & presenter led documentaries. Often managing stories with sensitive & challenging subject matter.

I particularly enjoy gaining friendship & trust with contributors through empathy & warmth, whilst capturing their story with visual flair.

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A 3'30" minute sample of the variety of documentaries I have filmed over the years.

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DNA Family Secrets (S3)

2023 BBC2 Series Director (self-shooting)

Over 26 million of us have taken a DNA test in the past decade. This growing popularity of genetic testing has created worldwide databases that allow us to ask questions previously impossible to answer about our families, ancestry and health. Working with geneticists, genealogists, social workers & doctors, we use the very latest DNA technology to reveal lost heritage, track down missing relatives & detect debilitating diseases before it is too late. Presented by Stacey Dooley.

Minnow Films Lucy Morgan / Sophie Leonard

Break Point (S1)

2022 Netflix Self-Shooting Producer/Director

A new professional tennis docuseries capturing the 2022 season. Travel alongside some of the world's most talented tennis players as they swing for greatness and Grand Slams through an action-packed season. (creators of Senna, Amy & Formula 1: Drive to Survive).

Box To Box James Gay-Rees / Paul Martin / Nonuk Walter / Martin Webb / Kari Lia / Annie Tetchner / Itamar Klasmer

Race Across The World (S1) - BAFTA Award Winner (2020)

2018 BBC2 Self-Shooting Producer/Director

RATW was the BAFTA Award Winner, for Best Constructed Factual Series, 2020. Embedded PD with estranged father & son - Darren & Alex: Race Across the World pits travellers against each other in a challenging 12,000 mile adventure from London to Singapore without taking a single flight. With no modern trappings such as mobile phones they cross continents using whatever mode of transport they can to reach the finish line in the fastest time. (50 days, across 20 countries).

Studio Lambert Stephen Lambert / Tim Harcourt / Mark Saben / Stephen Day

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