These are a selection of clips from our body of work.
Click here for media coverage/programme website links.

For more clips, please visit our YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/user/crescentfilmslondon/

"Pakistan: Imran Khan's 100 Days" (Al Jazeera English, 2018)

This documentary evaluates the successes and failures of
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's first 100 days in office.




"Growing Up Guantanamo" (Al Jazeera English, 2015)

This documentary explores the life of Asadullah Rahman, America's youngest prisoner in its "War on Terror",
after he had spent 17 months in Guantanamo Bay as a "juvenile enemy combatant."




"Seven Wonders of Brazil" (BBC2, 2015)

Robert Beckford explores the spiritual diversity of Brazil and
looks at the key ingredients that make up the melting pot that is Brazilian Christianity




"The Colony: Chile's dark past uncovered" (Al Jazeera English, 2013)

This documentary examines the dark history of a secretive Chilean sect
founded by Nazis fleeing Germany, that not only acted as a haven for Nazis,
but as a torture centre for the Pinochet regime.




"The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors" (BBC2, 2013)

This major three-part series for BBC Two, presented by journalist Rageh Omaar,
traces the 600-year-old story of the Ottoman Empire that encompassed European,
Arab and North African lands, and only came to an end in the past century.




"Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show on Earth" (BBC2, 2013)

The Great Kumbh Mela is an awe-inspiring Hindu festival held every 12 years.
This documentary follows British pilgrims as they embark on a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey.




"The Greek Resistance" (Al Jazeera English, 2012)

Presented by Barnaby Phillips, this documentary looks at how, tied together by a painful history,
Greece and Germany are locked into a new conflict that has reawakened old ghosts,
as well as the essential tenets of the religion.




"The Hidden Art of Islam" (BBC4, 2012)

In this documentary, Rageh Omaar sets out to find out that if human depiction is the source of such controversy,
how is it that the art displayed here shows a tradition of figurative art at the heart of Islam for century after century?




"Life of Muhammad" (BBC2, 2011)

A groundbreaking 3 part series exploring the life of the Prophet Muhammad.
Filmed in Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Syria, Jordan and Istanbul as well as the UK and US.




"Dispatches: Between the Mullahs and the Military" (Channel 4, 2007)

Broadcast on the 60th anniversary of Pakistan's independence,
this documentary explores how the "War on Terror" has
fractured the alliance between orthodox Islamic clerics
and the military establishment that has dominated the country's history.




"Karbala: City of Martyrs" (C4, 2004)

An award-winning documentary on the first free Muharram celebrations in Iraq after the fall of Saddam.
The country is torn between hope for the future and a violent anti-Shia insurgency.




Media Coverage/Links

Pakistan: Imran Khan's 100 Days
Al Jazeera English's programme website for the documentary: https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2018/12/pakistan-imran-khan-100-days-181219105957487.html

Seven Wonders of Brazil
Chosen as "Pick of the week" by the Sunday Times.
Chosen as "Pick of the day" by the Daily Mail.
BBC Two's programme website for the documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b047d010

The Hidden Art of Islam
BBC Four's programme website for the documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dczjj

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors
Chosen as "Pick of the week" by the Sunday Telegraph, Time, and the Sunday Times.
Chosen as "Pick of the day" by the Guardian, Times, and Independent .
BBC Two's programme website for the documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03d0d5d

Growing Up Guantanamo
Al Jazeera English's programme page for the documentaryhttps://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2015/10/growing-guantanamo-asadullah-rahman-151007111308336.html

The Greek Resistance
Al Jazeera English's programme page for the documentary: https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2012/11/2012111262426515410.html

Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show on Earth
Chosen as "Pick of the week" by the Independent, the Sunday Telegraph, and the Sunday Times.
Chosen as "Pick of the day" by the Guardian, Daily Mail, and Telegraph.
BBC Two's programme website for the documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037w0xc

Muslim And Looking For Love
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/revelations/episode-guide/series-5/episode-1

Seven Wonders of the Muslim World
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3556463/Journeys-of-faith-to-the-centre-of-the-Islamic-world.html

Between the Mullahs and the Military
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/dispatches/between+the+mullahs+and+the+military/452037
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/apr/23/tvandradio.comment1

Karbala: City of Martyrs
http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/K/karbala/ch4_index.html

Women Only Jihad
http://www.workersliberty.org/node/7195

Sabri Brothers
http://history.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=4066&searchfield=sa