Barney Broomfield

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Title

Barney Broomfield

Contributor Item Type Metadata

First Name

Barney

Surname or Business Name

Broomfield

Years Affiliated

2018

Birthplace

United Kingdom

Occupation

Filmmaker

Biographical Text

Barney Broomfield (United Kingdom/ United States) is a Sundance award-winning and Oscar-Shortlisted filmmaker and cinematographer. As a graduate of the London School of Economics, Broomfield’s career began with National Geographic in the United Kingdom which funded his first documentary film after university, Welcome to the Real World, a 12,000 mile motorbike journey from Kolkata, India to London, England undergone to raise money for an orphanage in India. Since then Broomfield has travelled extensively around the globe directing and shooting films for the industry’s top broadcasters including HBO, CNN, BBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, MTV, Sundance, Channel Four (UK), ITV, SKY, and PBS.