Produced for openDemocracy
Open Democracy: The Curse of Loneliness and its Damage to Britain
A short film and essay about loneliness among older men in the UK
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Theo H.
Medellín, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
$250 - $350 / Day
About
My name is Theo Hessing, I'm a British videographer based in Medellín, Colombia. Since 2015 I've worked as a freelance cameraman, multimedia journalist and field producer producing documentaries and video content around Latin America for online news media, television and NGOs, focusing on human rights/women's/lgbt+ rights, human trafficking and climate change. I have covered a variety of subjects including the Venezuelan migration crisis, the Colombian peace process, the massacre of environmental activists in Honduras, sex trafficking in Mexico and the 'double jeopardy' of forcible displacement by conflict and climate change. I'm a cameraman stringer with the Thomson Reuters Foundation (http://news.trust.org/) and I have worked with them across Latin America, my work with them has been nominated for several awards. My work has also been featured by the BBC, PBS, Time Magazine, Discovery, and NGOs such as Fairtrade, Cool Earth and the ODI among others. I hold an MA in Conflict, Security and Development from the department of War Studies at King's College London.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Clients
Top Projects
Produced for openDemocracy
Open Democracy: It's OK to Live in Poverty, it's OK to be Hungry
A short film and article following the plight of Vianney Jaminah, an asylum seeker from Sierra Leone stuck in the UK's asylum process.
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for Thomson Reuters - Broadcast Solutions
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Killing Machismo The Colombian Way
A short film about combatting machismo in Bogotá, Colombia
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
A Sacrifice
A half hour documentary about self-immolation in Tibet and the challenges facing the Tibetan community in exile, A Sacrifice was broadcast on UK television and at festivals internationally, winning the award for best documentary at Let's All Be Free Festival 2014 and selected as a finalist in the documentary short category at the Social Impact Media Awards 2015 in Los Angeles.
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
Produced for Bloomberg Digital
Bloomberg - Cameraman
Cameraman for Bloomberg in Bogotá, Colombia, providing a live camera stream for the Bloomberg wires from the Colombian central bank.
- Documentary DP
Produced for OBR Studios
The Guardian: Fairtrade Fortnight
Photographer on a weeklong shoot for the Fairtrade Foundation in Colombia
Equipment
Video
- 2K video camera
- Full HD video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Stabilizer
- Shoulder rig
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Reporter / Journalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Drone Operator
- Line Producer / On-Location
- Field Producer
- TV News Producer
Production Support
Miscellaneous
- Fixer
Miscellaneous