Clair Titley
Brought up in South and Southeast Asia, British director Clair Titley grew up watching Asia’s answer to MTV and visiting back-alley video shops to rent pirated copies of the latest western movies.
Her work taps into the quietly surreal moments of life, while often being a trojan horse for comment on the world around us. Themes of identity and self-discovery run through her films – what it means to be young, old or even just human.
Clair cut her teeth making oral history films for the BBC and quickly gained a reputation as a filmmaker with a talent for unearthing untold angles. As well as BAFTA, BIFA & RTS nominations, she was recently named one of BAFTA’s ‘Breakthrough Brits’.
Her feature documentary THE CONTESTANT (2024) premiered at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and after a festival and cinema run is now availabel to view as part of the BBC’s Storyville strand in the UK and worldwide on Hulu. Her latest project, FRIENDS LIKE THESE is a true-crime meets teen-drama series, due for release in March 2026 on Disney+/ Hulu.
