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Observational Doc - Inside The Gangsters' Code

Edited for Nerd TV. Broadcast by Discovery UK. 1 x 50 mins.

18th Street Gang, El Salvador.
Ex mafia boss Lou Ferrante travels to El Salvador, home of the second highest murder rate in the world, where he infiltrates the 18th Street, a ruthless, multi-ethnic, transactional criminal organisation engaged in a bloody war with rival gang MS-13. To find out what motivates the on-going war, Lou meets their feared and infamous leader, Viejo Lin, and journeys to Izalco Prison in Sonsonate, El Salvador, which houses 838 of the country’s most violent 18th Street gang members, including many of its feared inner circle.


Inside The Gangsters' Code from Paul Holland on Vimeo.

Drama Doc - Dangerous Persuasions

Edited for RAW Television. Broadcast by Discovery In the US.
1 x 50 mins.

Seven Year Sex Slave
The true story of Colleen Stan, an American woman who was kidnapped and held as a sex slave by Cameron and Janice Hooker for over seven years spending most of that time confined to a coffin sized box.

Trailer - Mama

Edited for Zealot Films. Distributed by Universal Pictures.

Drama Doc - Banged Up Abroad

Edited for RAW Television. Broadcast by Nat Geo In the US.

1 x 50 mins.
From Hollywood To Hell
Latest in a long line of Banged Abroad's I've edited for RAW.
An American football star turned stuntman was arrested in Pakistan for unknowingly smuggling Opium for a friend. He would survive 3 years in hellish conditions before earning his fellow prisoners respect and his freedom.

Music Doc - Michael Jackson: Life Of An Icon.

Edited for DG Productions. Cinema & dvd release, distributed by Universal Pictures.

1 x 2hrs 29mins
An unprecedented look into the King of Pop's fascinating life includes all-new interviews with his mother Katherine Jackson as well as siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson, family, friends and music legends such as Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick and many more.

Drama Doc - Osama Bin Laden, Shoot To Kill

Edited for Nutopia. Broadcast by The History Channel (US), Ch4 (UK).

1x90mins.
Four months after the shooting dead of Osama Bin Laden, White House insiders – including the US President, Barack Obama, himself – talk on camera about how the operation was planned.

Drama Doc - Banged Up Abroad

Edited for RAW Television. Broadcast by Nat Geo In the US.

6 x 50 mins.
The Real Goodfella.
Banged up abroad special on Henry Hill, the subject of the Scorcese film Goodfellas.

Trailer - The King's Speech

Edited for Zealot Films. Distributed by Momentum Pictures. Cut in tandem with another editor from Zealot Films.

Observational Doc - Bodyshock: China's Elephant Man.

Edited for September Films. Broadcast by Ch4.

1 x 50min.

Known as China's 'Elephant Man', Huang Chuncai tells his own story as he undergoes surgery to remove life-threatening tumours weighing 20kg.

At the age of 31, Huang's tumours make up half his body weight, and after a life of suffering, he travels to a leading cancer hospital to undergo risky surgery in the hope of having a more normal life.

Drama Doc - Get Out Alive: Somali Pirates.

Edited for Raw Television. Broadcast by Nat Geo.

1 x 50 min.

In 2008 British security guards Carl Mason and Mike Kelly board the ‘Biscaglia’, an oil tanker passing through the Gulf of Aden en route to the Med. An easy gig – ten grand in the bank and a sun tan …until the ship is hijacked by gun-toting, drug-crazed Somali pirates armed with AK47s and a rocket propelled grenade launcher.

Drama Doc - America: The Story Of Us.

Edited for Nutopia. Broadcast by the History Channel.

1 x 50min.

The series taking an unprecedented look at the U.S., from the origins of the country to infrastructure and technological development, exploring the people, places and things that shaped the country’s history.

Observational Doc - The Human Camera.

Edited For September Films. Broadcast by Ch 5.

1 x 50min.

This film profiles autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire, who is able to draw massively detailed landscapes entirely from memory. The film charts his progress from childhood to international success as an artist, and shows how he has overcome his autism to cope with social situations and achieve a limited form of independence.

Documentary - The Real Animal Farm.

Edited for Radar Films. Broadcast by Ch4.

1 x 50min.

Part of the dark side of porn series - A look at the story and woman behind the bestiality tape Animal Farm.

Observational Doc - The World's Heaviest Man Gets Married.

Edited For September Films. Broadcast by Ch5.

1 x 50min.

Trailer - The Baker

Edited for Zealot Films. Distributed by Bankside Films.

Trailer - The Baker from Paul Holland on Vimeo.

Observational Doc - The Gift Of Life

Edited for Beyond Productions. Broadcast by Discovery.

2 x 60min programmes.

Moving series following the life and death struggle of people waiting for an organ transplant. A behind the scenes look at the Gift of Life organ donor programme in Philadelphia.

Observational Doc - Gift Of Life from Paul Holland on Vimeo.

Promo - Reel 2000-2004

Montage of promos culled from my first few years of editing. Mostly promos (MTV, Discovery and Ch4) and interview packages (Chrysalis) with the odd pop video and tvc thrown in for good measure.

Although somewhat outdated, uploaded as I think it shows my aptitude for cutting images together and to music, skills I endeavor to bring to longform projects.

Promo - Reel 2003 from Paul Holland on Vimeo.

Drama Doc - Breakout.

Edited for Raw Television. Broadcast by Discovery / Nat Geo.

2 x 50 min.

The Texas Seven.
Seven inmates, led by convicted robber George Rivas, hatch an elaborate plan to escape from the Connally Unit prison in Texas, leading to one of the biggest manhunts in Texas history. The "Texas Seven" take over the maintenance department of the prison at lunchtime. They subdue and lock up 11 officers and workers, overpower guards in a security tower, steal weapons and drive away fully armed.



The Escapist.
Regarded as high risk due to repeated escape attempts, Quawntay Adams is transferred to a maximum-security jail in Alton, Ill. Despite the constant surveillance, he escapes through a ventilation window. As part of his plan, he manipulates an unwitting female accomplice to wait for him outside the prison and drive him to a nearby motel. But when police press her for details, she gives up his location, and he finds himself surrounded at the motel by police - and quickly on his way back to jail!

TVC - Control

Edited for Zealot Films.

TVC - Control from Paul Holland on Vimeo.