Biography
British graphic designer, and co-founder of Hipgnosis.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Eclipse
2023
Writer
On Thursday 20 April 2023, the shadow of the moon grazed the tip of Western Australia, as it travelled over one of the world’s most beautiful areas – ...

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
2023
as Self
In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulti...

Monty Python Live (Mostly)
2014
Director
Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

What About Dick?
2012
Director
The movie begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley, and tells the story of the subsequent d...
Bull Runners of Pamplona
2011
Director
This fast-paced documentary captures the thrill of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. With red bandanas tied to their bodies, people ...

Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis
2011
as Self
This documentary chronicles the long and storied career of Storm Thorgerson, the most famous artist you've never heard of -- the brilliant photographe...

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
2010
Director
Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnat...

Jean Michel Jarre: Making the Steamroller Fly
2007
Director
In this bonus feature included with Jean Michel Jarre's Oxygene Moscow DVD, director Aubrey Powell documents the legendary artist and his preparation ...

The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
2006
Director
Just seven years after wrapping up one of rock's first farewell tours, The Who returned to the stage in 1989 with another first: the classic album sho...

The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005
Director
50th birthday of a music legend, the Fender Stratocaster guitar. Featured artists are Joe Walsh, David Gilmour, Brian May, Paul Rodgers, Ronnie Wood, ...

The Shadows - The Final Tour
2004
Director, Producer
The Shadows long and influential career has spanned 6 decades, with hit singles or albums in every one of them. Hank Marvin's guitar playing has been ...

Jimmy Page & Robert Plant: No Quarter - Unledded
2004
Director
In August 1994, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant reunited to perform on the "Unledded" MTV project. Recording took place in Morocco, Wales and London. It w...

Toto: 25th Anniversary - Live in Amsterdam
2003
Director
Filmed in High Definition in Amsterdam on Toto's 25th Anniversary Tour in 2003, this stunning concert captures the band at their very best, reunited w...

Judas Priest: Live in London
2002
Director
Recorded live on 19th December 2001 at the Brixton Academy, London. An exclusive live performance by the heavy metal legends. Rare concert footage of ...

Yes: Symphonic Live
2002
Director
With a Symphony Orchestra: Universally admired for their considerable studio prowess, British Supergroup, Yes have also been most famous for their unp...

Nazareth - Homecoming - The Greatest Hits Live in Glasgow
2002
Director
Scottish hard rock quartet Nazareth returns home to perform their hits in the intimate setting of Glasgow's "Garage." In front of an internationally d...

Madness at Madstock
2000
Director
The DVD release of the band's performance at Madstock 1998 (Sunday 12th of June) in London's Finsbury Park, which was attended by 75,000 people.

Gumboots
2000
Director
Revel in the body's ability to make music with Gumboots, a group of performers who use their voices along with percussion instruments to tell the stor...

Jean-Michel Jarre: Oxygene Moscow
1997
Director
Jean Michel Jarre's spectacular high-tech concert in Moscow on September 6, 1997, celebrating the city's 850th birthday.

Robert Plant & Jimmy Page - Live On Stage
1995
Director

Paul Is Live In Concert – On the New World Tour
1994
Director
Over 20 McCartney classics from The New World Tour. Paul McCartney's "Off the Ground" tour features the album tracks, solo work, as well as several Be...

Paul is Live in Concert on The New World Tour
1994
Director
Paul Is Live in Concert on the New World Tour is the concert video containing over 20 McCartney classics from the New World Tour. Released in 1993 dur...

Paul McCartney: Movin' On
1993
Director
Paul McCartney: Movin' On takes viewers inside the private world of one of the most celebrated musicians of all time. Go backstage and join Beatle Pau...

The Cure - Show
1993
Director
Released in 1993 and recorded live over two nights at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) in 1992, during the suc...

Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool
1990
Director
This MPL documentary is about Paul McCartney's World Tour '90. It focuses on all the organization which was set up for this tour and also features som...

Now Voyager
1985
Writer
A spoiled pop star crashes his car in an irrigation ditch and comes to in a public indoor pool supervised by a mysterious man who attempts to show him...

Train of Thought
1984
Producer, Writer
Anthology music film starring Japanese singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya. It takes place on a train intercut with a series of flashbacks or daydreams w...

Big Country – Live At Barrowland 1983 (The Homecoming)
1984
Producer
Recorded at the Barrowlands in Glasgow New Year’s Eve 1983/4

Eclipse
N/A
Writer
The documentary, created by Powell and his team, Director Benny Trickett and Producer Fiz Oliver, follows the Astronomy Domine Eight who listened on h...