Stewart Sugg

A wrap on post production of 88 Keys. “The greatest songs aren’t written. They’re lived.” Writing and directing this movie over the past year has been a life changing experience. It began as an idea to create a London-set music-driven drama about the cost of following a dream - but it only came into existence because of the truly incredible team behind it. In time we’ll be formally announcing our full cast - actors and musicians, both established and new talents, who breathed so much life into their characters. For now I must just give special mention to @thechristyodonnell and @tamzene , whose music and performances sit at the heart of 88 Keys and whose talent and commitment have blown us all away. I want to thank everyone in the crew and cast who poured their hard work, skill and belief into our film - often in the most challenging circumstances. You’ve helped create something very special. Below are the HoDs - who brought together such brilliant crews: Dop: @rickjoaquim PD: @millywhitedesign Wardrobe: @jonathonkidd_ H&M: @tamarag_makeup Sound: Adam Bertenshaw and @jamesscriven_dp Edit: @lesleyposso Music arranger/prod: @matturchin Music mix and prod: @andybradfield1004 Post production: @lipsync_post Colourist: @jamiewelsh_colourist Sound mix: @langers600 and @danielbodsworth The film wouldn’t have been possible without the production support of: Prod: @julien__loeffler Prod: @j_kermack Prod. co: @featuristicgroup Co-Exec. Prod: @omi1187 Exec. Prod: @shrimoyeec Line prod: Dylan Harvey Prod. Manager: Sandra Schaffner Locations: Mark Greenaway And with special thanks to our associate producers and investors who made this film possible. More soon. Photos: 4-8, 10-17 by @zoegreenbaum 2, 3, 9 by @_rickymarro_

Had a blast filming ‘Mark Hughes - Redemption’ for the BBC - now on iPlayer. Was lucky enough to interview some of the greats of football, who talk with great warmth, depth and insight - David Beckham, Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Lineker. And of course the man himself - Sparky. The documentary focusses on his early years in his small Welsh village of Ruabon, before his climb to stardom at Manchester United, his fall from grace at Barcelona, then his triumphant return and redemption at United, as the force behind their victory over Barcelona in 1991’s Cup Winner’s Cup. Film was produced for Barn Media with Julian Carey the BBC commissioner. Wonderful, hard working and skilful crew made it happen: Producer: Ceri Barnett @ceribarnett Executive Producer: Brett Allen @allenbrett DoP: Phil Chappell @lensmonkey Sound: Alex Hanton-Rhys @uksoundrecordist Film Editor: David Sinclair @davesynx @jumpcuteditors Online/Colour grade: Gelert @gelert_post Sound: Cranc @crancaudio

Today the series I directed in India, Pakistan, UAE, Australia and the UK finally hits Netflix. What a privilege to film in these incredible countries and to begin to understand the culture, history, politics and passion for the sport that binds them and makes their rivalry so compelling. With huge thanks to everyone at @greymatterentertainment , @netflix_in and @wing.productions . Massive thanks also to the talented crew members around the world - especially right hand man DoP David Meadows - for all their hard work, creativity and dedication to the project. @imshoaibakhtar @virendersehwag @chandradevbhagat @payal_mathur_bhagat @chandreshnarayanan @tahasadaqat @davidmeadowsdop @waleed_akram110 @harshvardhan07 @clickcrabby @spandiditalready @moiz.zaidi @puneetsam @imirhapasha @wanderers_visions @wheresrishav @anser_s @__swathys @ghumakkad0_0 @bilal_mirza_inspirefilms

Stewart (@suggfilms ) is a highly visual director and writer working across cinema documentaries, commercials, and feature films. He specializes in sports, having worked with global icons such as Roger Federer, Tiger Woods and Virender Sehwag. Stewart’s work has garnered multiple international awards, including a BAFTA (@bafta ) in the UK and the Grand Prix (@grandprix ) in Cannes. His feature documentaries include the cinema documentary Kenny, which tells the inspiring story of Liverpool FC (@liverpoolfc ) legend Kenny Dalglish (@sirkennethdalglish ). The film won three international best film awards and was released theatrically before airing on BBC1. Stewart also directed A Man Can Dream for Sky Documentaries and Blue Moon Rising, a critically acclaimed epic about Manchester City, which was released in cinemas and broadcast on ITV. He has also worked as both director and executive producer on documentaries for the BBC (@bbc ), including a dramatic behind-the-scenes look at cyclist Geraint Thomas’s quest to win the Tour de France (@letourdefrance ). His most recent work was directing the Netflix cricket documentary The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan. In addition to his documentary work, Stewart has directed commercials, including for Rolex (@rolex ), featuring Roger Federer (@rogerfederer ) and Tiger Woods (@tigerwoods ). He directed Channel 4 promos, idents, and commercials for the London, Sochi 2014, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics (@olympics ) and Paralympics (@paralympics ). His other commercial clients include Nike (@nike ), Adidas (@adidas ), Vodafone (@vodafone ), BT, Allianz (@allianz ), BP, Samsung (@samsung ), British Airways (@british_airways ), General Motors (@generalmotors ), Renault (@renaultgroup ), Microsoft (@microsoft ), Sky (@sky ), and ITV Channel 4 (@itv ). Stewart is also an accomplished drama director. He has written and directed two feature films, including the $5m Sky Pictures movie Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang), starring Stellan Skarsgard, Chris Penn, and Paul Bettany. He directed the short thriller Slaughterbots, which went viral, gaining over 200 million online views and worldwide press.

Coming to Netflix on 7th February ‘The Greatest Rivalry - India v Pakistan’ the series I directed with @chandradevbhagat in India and Pakistan. An incredible experience. Thanks to producer @payal_mathur_bhagat (India) @tahasadaqat (Pakistan) Dop @davidmeadowsdop @harshvardhan07 @waleed_akram110 @clickcrabby cricket research by @chandreshnarayanan and many, many others in all departments who worked so hard and were such great company. Special thanks to @imshoaibakhtar for his incredible hospitality, kindness and great stories and to @virendersehwag for his generous contributions and playing cricket on the beach!

A very relaxed @davidbeckham talking about his childhood hero Mark Hughes today - BBC documentary in the works. For @barn_media Dop @lensmonkey

Huge honour to interview the greatest British football manager - Sir Alex Ferguson. For upcoming documentary for the BBC. Prod co: @barn_media producers: @ceribarnett @allenbrett dop: @lensmonkey sound: @uksoundrecordist

Revealing and honest interview with MUFC legend Mark Hughes for BBC documentary coming soon. Producer: @ceribarnett dop: @lensmonkey

New documentary project for BBC. With thanks to @garylineker who always has a great tale to tell. For @barn_media - producer @ceribarnett dop - @lensmonkey

Recce - Amritsar

Amazing time in Pakistan. Defeating expectations with many great surprises!