Jesse Adlam
Jesse Adlam


Region: South West
County: Devon
Local Authority: East Devon District Council
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Description

I’m a cinematographer from Devon. My work spans poetry films, short dramas, documentaries and branded content. My films have screened internationally at festivals including The Cinema Museum (London), Indy Film Awards (Amsterdam), REEL Film Festival (Texas) and FIVC International Screendance Festival (Chile).

In 2023 I graduated from The Northern Film School, Leeds, where I directed both fiction and documentary work. My short film Off-Peak received a 4.5-star review and was showcased at The Garden Cinema, London, as part of Indy Film Library's UK Director’s Showcase. My poem films Lie in a Field on Your Back and Here’s a Thought I’d Rather Be Thinking were selected by the Poetry Archive and Magma Poetry with screenings in both the UK and US.

Alongside event and artist commissions (Mind Mental Health Charity, Hugh Dunford-Wood), I’ve directed a promotional short for Adidas and the Women’s World Cup as part of the Kodak/Nahemi Student Awards, which won a Craft Award at its screening in the Regent Street Cinema. I’ve worked as DOP on music videos for artists including Clara Pople and Arliston and as a Production Assistant on BFI-funded and other independent productions.

Most recently I’ve been commissioned by The Writer’s Block to create a series of climate-focused films in Cornwall, my film for poet Gill Barr, A Wide River Divides Us is currently on its festival run and I’ve joined Mile91 as a videographer.


Special Interests

Camera Trainee
Camera Assistant
Camera Operator
Production Assistant/Runner

Credits

  • CAMERA, LIGHTING & RIGGING - Camera Assistant
  • 2023: Acton Refugee
  • CAMERA, LIGHTING & RIGGING - DOP
  • 2023: Balance
  • PRODUCTION - Floor Runner
  • 2022: Starling
  • PRODUCTION - Production Assistant
  • 2023: Catching My Rapist

Affiliations
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