Directing
Richard Macer
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Known for
5.0Could dyslexia be a gift? Or can it only ever be a disability? Documentary maker Richard Macer sets off on a road trip with his dyslexic son Arthur to find the answer. En route, they meet Richard Branson and Eddie Izzard, and many other successful dyslexic people. - BBC
Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip
2018
NRThis documentary examines the trial of Michael Jackson that took place in Santa Barbara county in California and gripped the world for four months.
The Trial of Michael Jackson
2026
NRIs there still a stigma for boys who want to enter ballet? Film-maker Richard Macer investigates the reality of being a male dancer today at the Royal Ballet.
Men at the Barre - Inside the Royal Ballet
2020
NRFollowing his previous documentary on model Jordan, director Richard Macer returns to film her when she is nearing the birth of her son, Harvey, with footballer Dwight York. The film follows her for over a year during which she gives birth, has her son diagnosed blind, is treated for cancer, publicly splits from Dwight, meets a boyfriend, Matt at a car show and picks her modelling career back up.
Jordan: The Model Mum
2003
NRRichard Macer revisits the 200 hours of footage he shot of glamour model Jordan from 2001-2003 in an attempt to discover how she went from notorious ladette to female icon.
Katie Price: The Jordan Years
—
NRDirector Richard Macer spends 6 months with glamour model Jordan, following her through photo shoots, nights out and even announcing her pregnancy and have her house robbed and her car stolen. We learn more about the personality behind the breasts.
Jordan: The Truth About Me
2002
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
NRFilmmaker Richard Macer revisits his hometown of Milton Keynes as both are about to turn 50. What is the reality of the most famous new town in the country?
Milton Keynes and Me
2017
NRWhat’s the best way to save the ageing breed of male Morris dancer from extinction? Richard Macer infiltrates the endangered world of bells, beer and beards to discover an unlikely saviour of this ancient masculine tradition in the form of women. The Morris Ring, the oldest Morris organisation in the country, has voted to admit women dancers for the first time with the hope that its member sides - as the teams are called - might stem the tide of declining numbers. But there are hardliners who believe females will dilute the very essence of what makes men’s Morris great. So, is Morris better when danced just by men or are women and mixed sides just as good?
For Folk’s Sake: Morris Dancing and Me
2019
Behind the camera
5.0Could dyslexia be a gift? Or can it only ever be a disability? Documentary maker Richard Macer sets off on a road trip with his dyslexic son Arthur to find the answer. En route, they meet Richard Branson and Eddie Izzard, and many other successful dyslexic people. - BBC
Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip
2018
NRThis documentary examines the trial of Michael Jackson that took place in Santa Barbara county in California and gripped the world for four months.
The Trial of Michael Jackson
2026
NRIs there still a stigma for boys who want to enter ballet? Film-maker Richard Macer investigates the reality of being a male dancer today at the Royal Ballet.
Men at the Barre - Inside the Royal Ballet
2020
NRFollowing his previous documentary on model Jordan, director Richard Macer returns to film her when she is nearing the birth of her son, Harvey, with footballer Dwight York. The film follows her for over a year during which she gives birth, has her son diagnosed blind, is treated for cancer, publicly splits from Dwight, meets a boyfriend, Matt at a car show and picks her modelling career back up.
Jordan: The Model Mum
2003
NRRichard Macer revisits the 200 hours of footage he shot of glamour model Jordan from 2001-2003 in an attempt to discover how she went from notorious ladette to female icon.
Katie Price: The Jordan Years
—
NRDirector Richard Macer spends 6 months with glamour model Jordan, following her through photo shoots, nights out and even announcing her pregnancy and have her house robbed and her car stolen. We learn more about the personality behind the breasts.
Jordan: The Truth About Me
2002
NRFilmmaker Richard Macer spends three months in the Hewitt Fertility Centre in Liverpool, one of the largest fertility clinics in Britain. He meets gynaecologist Professor Charles Kingsland, who believes that not being able to have a child is a disease that blights society.
Baby Makers: The Fertility Clinic
2013
NRFilmmaker Richard Macer revisits his hometown of Milton Keynes as both are about to turn 50. What is the reality of the most famous new town in the country?
Milton Keynes and Me
2017
NRWhat’s the best way to save the ageing breed of male Morris dancer from extinction? Richard Macer infiltrates the endangered world of bells, beer and beards to discover an unlikely saviour of this ancient masculine tradition in the form of women. The Morris Ring, the oldest Morris organisation in the country, has voted to admit women dancers for the first time with the hope that its member sides - as the teams are called - might stem the tide of declining numbers. But there are hardliners who believe females will dilute the very essence of what makes men’s Morris great. So, is Morris better when danced just by men or are women and mixed sides just as good?
For Folk’s Sake: Morris Dancing and Me
2019
NROne-off documentary taking a sometimes humorous look at the lives of dog owners who share their homes with some of the largest breeds of dog.
Big Dog Britain
2021
