Sue Bourne

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Susan Bourne
BornDecember 1953
London, England
Nationality Scottish
Alma mater University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s) television documentary producer
television director
OrganizationWellpark Productions
Known foraward-winning film Mum and Me
executive producer, The Falling Man

Sue Bourne (born December 1953) [1] is a Scottish television documentary producer and director. [2] She founded and runs the independent production company Wellpark Productions, [3] which has produced films including My Street, Fabulous Fashionistas, Mum and Me and Jig.

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Early life and background

Bourne was born in December 1953 to Ethel (née McKenzie) and John Bourne. [2] Her mother was a stay at home mum who later became the subject of one of her film Mum and Me, and her father was a civil servant. [2] When she was one year old she moved with her family to Ayr, Scotland. She attended the University of Edinburgh and studied politics. Bourne's partner for 16 years was the Polish filmmaker Witold Starecki, who died in 2011. The couple had one child, Holly. [4]

Filmography

Critical response

In 2013 Broadcast Magazine named her one of the top directors in the country with 'Fabulous Fashionistas' saying "a new Sue Bourne documentary always feels like a treat in the schedules... In classic Bourne style, a simple concept became a hook to explore the minutiae of everyday lives and the extraordinary stories of ordinary people, never shying away from the frightening aspects of mortality but ultimately celebrating the colorful lives of a group of women determined to accept and embrace the moment". [17]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Ethel Bourne obituary | From". The Guardian. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Wellpark : Home". Wellparkproductions.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ↑ George Carey (8 August 2011). "Witold Starecki obituary | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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  7. ↑ "Wellpark : Behind Closed Doors". Wellparkproductions.com. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sue Bourne". IMDb.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Wedding Days". YouTube. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Review: Life, Love, Death in a Day (C4) and Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World (ITV1)". Telegraph. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sue Bourne : Director / Producer" (PDF). Saylescreen.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Bourne, Sue (21 February 2008). "Sue Bourne: secrets I found behind closed doors". Telegraph. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Hot Docs | Film : Title : Jig". Hotdocs.ca. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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