In-Depth Visionary Storytelling from Around the Globe

Award-winning production company based in London and Hastings. We specialise in producing creative,
engaging and high-quality content for online, TV, cinema and radio.

For information about our workshops and film training services please visit Whalebone Workshops.

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“Whalebone Films made me a brilliant documentary about a YouTube subculture that showed humour, sensitivity and imagination. They were always responsive and great collaborator. I look forward to working with them again!”

Charlie Phillips, The Guardian

“Chloe White uses simple techniques – talking head and archive footage – to tell Lee’s story. Refined, considered and moving, just like its remarkable interviewee.”

Dylan Cave, BFI, on An All-Encompassing Light (dir. Chloe White, 2014)

“Whalebone Films are spirited and collaborative creatives with great ideas and solid technical expertise. They respond brilliantly to feedback and I’ve worked with them on shoots. interviews and promo edits – the variety reflects their skillset.”

Charlie Henniker, BBC Worldwide

“Whalebone Films’ work is of a very high standard and they stand out from other film-makers in that they research and construct the structure of their films in a thorough fashion and really getting to know the subject. Often they deliver more than I’m expecting.”

Maya Gabrielle, National Theatre

“I’m super glad that we were able to work with Whalebone Films on this film. It feels rewarding and humbling to see the film put together in such an intelligent, mature and beautiful way by creative and talented people.”

Kaleb Warnock, Interreligious Dialogue Centre

“A deceptively simple, moving portrait of parts of our lives we hardly explore even though they make us who we are. Beautifully made. Tells us so much that is so personal in such brief flashes. It’s thrilling to peek at people’s private fixations.”

Lena Dunham, actress and filmmaker, on Hobbies (dir. Chloe White, 2011)

“Chloe and Will were absolutely brilliant to work with, they were very sensitive and responsive to our needs, and produced a really quality final film that really reflects our work and ethos as a company. We’re really grateful to Whalebone Films for being so collaborative, generous and enthusiastic throughout and we’d love to work with the team again.”

Liz Bacon, Anything Other theatre company

“It has been an absolute pleasure working with Whalebone. They beautifully captured the vibrancy and diversity of Kinston RPM: Records, People and Music, and we now have a lasting record of an incredible project. They were professional and worked with us effortlessly (a huge plus when you’re running around trying to deliver events). We can’t wait to work with them again!”

Molly Freeman, Creative Youth

Latest Updates

We have some exciting news coming up about our latest short film PROM NOT PROM….. for now, here’s a little taster 🪩

PROM NOT PROM lovingly directed by @chloemight @estspringy @jodie__taylor with an incredible score from @the_creaking_chair
Delighted to announce our film AND SHE DIDN’T DIE directed by the unstoppable @kethiwe64 will be having its World Premiere at @sheffdocfest next month.

The feature doc, which @chloemight had the honour of producing, tells the story of Kethiwe’s mother, Lauretta Ngcobo – a rural South African storyteller turned revolutionary, exile and celebrated feminist writer. Through a powerful blend of archival footage, dramatic reenactments and readings from Lauretta’s work, the film explores the personal cost of activism and the transformative power of storytelling.

Years in the making, this film is a huge achievement to all involved ❤️
Today’s the day our @topicstories series can now be seen online and on TV on @waterbearnetwork 💚💚💚 Link in our bio to watch 👁️ 

You can see…
LAND OF FIRES
Dir. Chloe White (@chloemight) and Will Davies
Prod. @jodie__taylor 
Shot by @davidlevene 
Edited by  @victoria.fiore 

SUNFLOWERS 
Dir. Chloe White (@chloemight and @streetwitness 
Prod. @jodie__taylor 
Shot by @naotomou 
Edited by @chloemight 

AFTER ASBESTOS 
Directed by Chloe White (@chloemight) and Will Davies
Prod. @jodie__taylor 
Shot by @davidlevene 
Edited by @benjaminlhgt and @chloemight 

Canary
Dir. by Chloe White (@chloemight)
Prod. @jodie__taylor 
Shot by @davidlevene and @chloemight 
Edited by @chloemight 

Thanks to @msophierose @topicstories and @waterbearnetwork ✨
⭐ 4 star review for our film @thestimmingpool by @peterbradshaw1 in @guardian! It was a complete rollercoaster producing this film and it’s such a delight to see it being so well received. Thanks for the team at @indoxfilms and @dartmouth.films for getting it out there and Yung Kha for her PR wizardry!! ⭐ 

Big love to the team @chloemight @jodie__taylor @steveneastwoodfilm Will Davies @projectartworks @georgiakumarii @samchownahern @mr_bb_benbro @robingoodfellow2020 @fetch_theatre Lucy Walker, Tom Lepora , @drespisto Greg Oke, @digital_orchard @brainaud.io etc etc ❤️
We’re so excited to share our new @britishfilminstitute @thedocsociety funded film I’M CHARLIE JOHNSON coming out later this year. A coming of age story set in St Leonard’s. It’s such a beautiful film shot by @chloemight @estspringy @emilyalmondbarr and with a fantastic grade from @sarabuxtoncolourist 🪩
Our latest @thedocsociety @britishfilminstitute supported short film I’M CHARLIE JOHNSON is complete! We can’t wait to share it with the world, but for now, here is a mini snippet…

I’M CHARLIE JOHNSON is the coming of age story of an 18 year old skater as he navigates neurodivergence, familial mental health challenges and dreams of escaping his ‘small town life’, set against a backdrop of roller discos in the seaside town of St Leonards-on-Sea.

Directed by @estspringy 
Produced by @chloemight @jodie__taylor 
Edited by @chloemight 
Shot by @chloemight @estspringy Will Davies @emilyalmondbarr 
Grade @sarabuxtoncolourist 
Mix Rob Szeliga
Music by @creaking_andy 
Exec produced @hannahbushbailey 
Thanks to the Johnson family, and the @the_y_centre_skaters
Really proud of this 30” documentary edited by @chloemight for @bloomberg and directed by the talented Leila Hussain. 

The film follows a group of midwives in Kampala helping vulnerable mothers give birth for free. Nearby a major for-profit hospital is out of reach for most of the community, sometimes with devastating consequences. 

Link in bio
The moment 1001 DAYS won the Audience Award at the @afrikafilmfestivalkoeln with the highest audience figures ever at the festival. So pleased and honoured that our film continues to be so warmly received around the world 🌎 

Thank you @kethiwe64 for representing the team at Köln ♥️ 

@1001daysdoc @ububeletrust @roseacpalmerphotos @chloemight
A short section of the film I directed for the 2024 Turner Prize at the @tate about artist @_jasleen.kaur_ 

You can watch the full version on YouTube OR go to the Tate Britain itself!

Jasleen was the most wonderful collaborator on this and one of THE most thoughtful people I know. 

The ace team… @magdakowalczyk1 @nat.j.mcgowan @tessa_morgan @_benwells Bahar Saskia Mercuri ❤️
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