Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kevin Macdonald (born October 28, 1967) is a Scottish director, best known for his films One Day in September, State of Play, The Last King of Scotland and Touching the Void. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Macdonald (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

One to One: John & Yoko
2025
Director, Producer
An exploration of the seminal and transformative 18 months that one of music’s most famous couples — John Lennon and Yoko Ono — spent living in Greenw...

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
Director
Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

Klitschko: More Than a Fight
2024
Director, Executive Producer
Offers viewers unprecedented access to former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko, along with his brother Wladimir, who together domina...

High & Low – John Galliano
2024
Producer, Director
Fashion designer John Galliano was widely recognized as one of the most successful names in 1990s and 2000s couture, until his career abruptly ended w...
Adrift
2023
Executive Producer
A welcome intervention into the ongoing global refugee crisis. Adopting personal and historical perspectives as well as testimonies from experts and a...

Last Song from Kabul
2023
Director
Immerses us in the devastating reality of Afghanistan after the Taliban occupation: music has been banned. Forced into hiding, a group of young music...

Rebellion
2023
Executive Producer
In April 2019, Extinction Rebellion blocks strategic traffic points in London for days, leading to the arrest of hundreds of nonviolent protesters. Re...

The Rescue
2021
Executive Producer
The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded...

Kipchoge: The Last Milestone
2021
Executive Producer
Kipchoge: The Last Milestone follows record-breaking marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge's journey to becoming the first person in history to run a maratho...

2020: The Story Of Us
2021
Director
This landmark feature-length documentary by Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald tells the story of Coronavirus in Britain through the experience of...

Bruno v Tyson
2021
Director
The full story of an epic in-ring rivalry and the fascinating personal relationship that went along with it.

Pelé
2021
Executive Producer
Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national hero. Mixi...

The Mauritanian
2021
Director
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a ...

Life in a Day 2020
2021
Director
On July 25th, 2020, Ridley Scott and Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald invite you to be part of Life in a Day—a historic, global documentary captur...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
as Self
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a...
Return to Podor
2018
Director
Return To Podor is a documentary that follows Senegalese artist Baaba Maal and Mumford and Sons on their journey to the most remote music festival in ...

Whitney
2018
Director, Writer
Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and inter...

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
2017
Director
Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet: Sky Ladder, a visionary, explosiv...

Oasis
2017
Director, Executive Producer
A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space. Based on Michel Faber's 'The Book Of Strange New Things'.

Black Sea
2014
as Himself
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and d...

Black Sea
2014
Director, Producer
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and d...

Christmas in a Day
2013
Director
A look at the rites of Christmas in a variety of British homes.

How I Live Now
2013
Director
An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the w...

Marley
2012
Director
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy...

The Eagle
2011
Director
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arr...

Life in a Day
2011
Director
A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th ...

Senna
2010
Executive Producer
The remarkable story of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for per...

State of Play
2009
Director
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

Capturing Reality
2008
as Self
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the worl...

My Enemy's Enemy
2007
as Narrator / Interviewer (uncredited)
Reveals an alternate history of the post-war world. This is a version of history where, in contrast to what we are all told, fascist ideology prevaile...

My Enemy's Enemy
2007
Director, Writer, Producer
Reveals an alternate history of the post-war world. This is a version of history where, in contrast to what we are all told, fascist ideology prevaile...

The Last King of Scotland
2006
Director
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in U...

Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande
2004
as Narrator
The story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' return to the mountain of Siula Grande for the making of the film 'Touching The Void'.

Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande
2004
Director
The story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' return to the mountain of Siula Grande for the making of the film 'Touching The Void'.

Touching the Void
2003
Director
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Pe...

Being Mick
2001
Director
For everyone who's always envied the life of the legendary Rolling Stones frontman, this behind-the-scenes documentary lets you in on Mick Jagger's pr...

A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'
2000
as Self
A documentary on "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."

One Day in September
1999
Director
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God.' The 1972 Munich Olympics were interrupted by Pal...
A Brief History of Errol Morris
1999
Director
This film tells the fascinating story of one of the most critically acclaimed careers in independent documentary film making in recent cinema history....
Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance
1998
Director
Documentary profile of the Scottish painter, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, who committed suicide in 1996.
Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997
Director
A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute.

Chaplin's Goliath
1996
Writer, Director
A film about the tall actor who was most famous for playing the quintessential villain for Charlie Chaplin's Tramp character.

Digging Your Own Grave
1995
Director
Documentary about the making of Danny Boyle's 1994 film, "Shallow Grave".

The Making of an Englishman
1995
Director
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald travels across Europe in search of the grandfather he never really knew, Emeric Pressburger, the Oscar-winning screen writer...
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
1994
as Self - Interviewee
Nancy Franklin was so overwhelmed by the film 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) that she traveled from New York to the Western Isles of Scotland to see...
A Spy by Nature
N/A
Director
A disillusioned twenty-something's gift for deception catches the eye of MI6.
The Runner
N/A
Director
A high-powered attorney must race through London, following the cryptic commands of a mysterious caller, as she fights against time to save her abduct...