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Rupert Clague | |
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 Clague filming in the Amazon jungle | |
| Born | 23 October 1990 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | www |
Rupert Clague (born 23 October 1990) is a Canadian-British director, producer, and writer known for his work in documentary television, branded content, and immersive filmmaking. His work has appeared on platforms including Netflix, Disney+, and the BBC, and has screened at BAFTA and Academy Award-accredited international festivals.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Clague was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and raised between Dundas, Ontario, and the Isle of Man. He attended King William's College before studying at the University of California, Berkeley and King's College London, where he earned a First Class degree in English Literature.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Clague began his career at the BBC on The Culture Show and The Secret Life of Books. He has since worked internationally on a range of factual and entertainment programs, including:
- The World According to Jeff Goldblum (Disney+)
- Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis (Netflix), including an interview with Jane Goodall
- Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (Netflix)[5][6]
- Sunderland 'Til I Die (Netflix)[7][8]
- Word of Mouth (Reach TV)
- Change Accelerated, a 12-part branded series for the BBC about Formula E, which Clague series directed.[9]
Film
[edit]In 2018, Clague was selected for a filmmaking residency in the Peruvian Amazon with director Werner Herzog and Black Factory Cinema. Under Herzog's guidance, he wrote, directed, shot, and edited the short film Jacob's Ladder.[10][11][12]
His short film Pawsea (or: The Melancholy Ruminations of a Solitary French Bulldog), co-directed with Tom Gentle, reimagines Sartre's Nausea from the point of view of a French bulldog. It premiered at Flickerfest and screened at international festivals including RiverRun.[13][14]
In 2020, Clague launched Tell Me, a documentary composed of anonymous voicemails recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was shown at international festivals and described as "a unique portrait of humanity in isolation".[15]
Clague is currently directing his debut feature-length documentary, The Peace Piano, about the pioneering Ukrainian-Canadian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk. The film blends biography, performance, and sensory cinema to explore Melnyk's philosophy of Continuous Music.[16]
Writing
[edit]Clague is also a writer, with work published in The Guardian, National Geographic, Little White Lies, BBC.com, and No Film School.[17][18]
He is the author of For a Single Moment My Voice Is Everything, a long-form essay exploring the poetry of David Berman, founder of the Silver Jews.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Glasgow Short Film Festival Clague" (PDF). Glasgow Short Film Festival. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Alistair MacLeod short story to be filmed in Scotland". CBC. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Rupert Clague". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Battle of Ideas". Wooden Camera. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father". Netflix. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Rupert Clague Comedy". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Battle of Ideas". Wooden Camera. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Sunderland 'Til I Die". Netflix. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Change Accelerated". Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Filmando en Perú con Werner Herzog". Black Factory Cinema. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "The Perfect Rogue Build with the Unified DSLR Cage". Wooden Camera. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Battle of Ideas". Wooden Camera. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Pawsea". Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Battle of Ideas". Wooden Camera. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Call the 'voicemail confessional' and say how you feel about pandemic". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "The Peace Piano". Intuitive Pictures. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Wanted dead or archive: how film-makers repurpose old footage". The Guardian. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "At these Alpine wellness retreats, ancient remedies have a modern twist". National Geographic. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "For a Single Moment – David Berman". Handsome Beast. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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