It seems to me that each filming trip is essentially an act of will. Where no thing existed before, you will something into existence – in this case short documentaries filmed in Azerbaijan and Moscow. The whole thing requires utter doggedness and persistence, in the full knowledge that unless YOU do this, no one else […]

Filming a piece on the man who went from being a high-school student, to an Al-Qaeda trainer in Afghanistan. Khalid was an electronics expert, and knew how to wire bombs. He ended up in Guantanamo for 4.5 years. Now he’s a free man, married with kids. We’re making a film for the UN about how […]

Every community in Sri Lanka has been affected by Sri Lanka’s civil war – especially children. I filmed there in 2007. The official end of war came in 2009 – but that doesn’t mean that the scars have healed. Children and War from francismead@airpost.net on Vimeo.

Take a look at this video about a terrorist who gave up the struggle and returned to society after fighting in the hills for four years. The under-reported story of how and why people give up terrorism.

Poisoned Chalice: The UN in Iraq. On 19 August 2003 Francis Mead was working as a freelance journalist in Baghdad, reporting on the humanitarian situation with the help of the UN. He was sitting in the UN’s Baghdad headquarters when a suicide truck bomb smashed into the building. He survived unhurt, but 22 others, including […]

Some video stuff I did for UNICEF – includes a piece narrated by the legendary photographer Sebastiao Salgado – the worldwide campaign against polio is one of the most amazing and unsung achievements of the human race.

Wonderful to be in Amsterdam running around the slotermeer. 6 km – very icy!