
Director
Pete Middleton
8 films
Peter Middleton is a British documentary filmmaker, best known for Notes on Blindness (2016), The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021), Apollo 13: Survival (2024).
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He is a founding member of the award-winning collective Fee Fie Foe. Along with creative partner James Spinney, Peter adapted the audio diaries of author John Hull into a series of critically acclaimed short films. Their debut feature, Notes on Blindness, was nominated for three BAFTAs (including Documentary and Outstanding British Film) and six British Independent Film Awards (winning Best Documentary Film). In 2021, they released their critically acclaimed follow-up, The Real Charlie Chaplin, a cinematic exploration of Hollywood’s most iconic figure. The film was nominated for two Emmys and three Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Apollo Thirteen: Survival is Peter’s first solo-directed feature-length production.
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First watchApollo 13: Survival20247.1Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.View filmEssential films
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8 films as director- 2024Apollo 13: SurvivalDirector
- 2021The Real Charlie ChaplinDirector
- 2016Radio HDirector
- 2016Notes on BlindnessDirector
- 2014Notes on BlindnessDirector
- 2013Notes on Blindness: RainfallDirector
- 2012SnowDirector
- 2009Business Is Picking UpDirector
