Kevin Macdonald

Kevin Macdonald

1967-10-28 Glasgow, Scotland, UK 47 Credits

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.

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One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

2025

Director, Producer

7.4
Directing Producing

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

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

2025

Director

Directing

Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

Klitschko: More Than a Fight

Klitschko: More Than a Fight

2024

Director, Executive Producer

7.8
Directing Producing

Offers viewers unprecedented access to former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko, along with his brother Wladimir, who together domina...

High & Low – John Galliano

High & Low – John Galliano

2024

Producer, Director

6.5
Producing Directing

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

Producing

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

Last Song from Kabul

2023

Director

Directing

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

Rebellion

2023

Executive Producer

Producing

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

The Rescue

2021

Executive Producer

7.9
Producing

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

Kipchoge: The Last Milestone

2021

Executive Producer

7.7
Producing

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

2020: The Story Of Us

2021

Director

Directing

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

Bruno v Tyson

2021

Director

7.0
Directing

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

Pelé

Pelé

2021

Executive Producer

7.3
Producing

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

The Mauritanian

2021

Director

7.4
Directing

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

Life in a Day 2020

2021

Director

8.1
Directing

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

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

as Self

7.3
Acting

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

Directing

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

Whitney

2018

Director, Writer

7.4
Directing Writing

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

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

2017

Director

7.0
Directing

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

Oasis

Oasis

2017

Director, Executive Producer

7.4
Directing Producing

A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space. Based on Michel Faber's 'The Book Of Strange New Things'.

Black Sea

Black Sea

2014

as Himself

6.3
Acting

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

Black Sea

2014

Director, Producer

6.3
Directing Producing

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

Christmas in a Day

2013

Director

4.0
Directing

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

How I Live Now

How I Live Now

2013

Director

6.7
Directing

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

Marley

2012

Director

7.6
Directing

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

The Eagle

2011

Director

6.2
Directing

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

Life in a Day

2011

Director

7.2
Directing

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

Senna

2010

Executive Producer

8.1
Producing

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

State of Play

2009

Director

6.8
Directing

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

Capturing Reality

Capturing Reality

2008

as Self

6.1
Acting

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

My Enemy's Enemy

2007

as Narrator / Interviewer (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

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

My Enemy's Enemy

2007

Director, Writer, Producer

7.1
Directing Writing Producing

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

The Last King of Scotland

2006

Director

7.4
Directing

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

Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande

2004

as Narrator

9.0
Acting

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

Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande

2004

Director

9.0
Directing

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

Touching the Void

2003

Director

7.5
Directing

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

Being Mick

2001

Director

Directing

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'

A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'

2000

as Self

Acting

A documentary on "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."

One Day in September

One Day in September

1999

Director

7.3
Directing

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

6.8
Directing

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

6.0
Directing

Documentary profile of the Scottish painter, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, who committed suicide in 1996.

Howard Hawks: American Artist

1997

Director

5.8
Directing

A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute.

Chaplin's Goliath

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

Writer, Director

6.5
Writing Directing

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

Digging Your Own Grave

1995

Director

Directing

Documentary about the making of Danny Boyle's 1994 film, "Shallow Grave".

The Making of an Englishman

The Making of an Englishman

1995

Director

Directing

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

6.2
Acting

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

Directing

A disillusioned twenty-something's gift for deception catches the eye of MI6.

The Runner

N/A

Director

Directing

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...