David Batty

Birth Name:

David Batty

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer

Has received positive commentary on his films from "The New Yorker," "The New York Times" and other publications
His film "Life of Muhammad" was nominated for an RTS Award
Started his career working on Channel 4's "Cutting Edge" documentary series
Has produced and directed a number of high profile television documentaries on subjects ranging from teenage runaways to the history of modern suicide bombing
Used only color archive film in his documentary about the Second World War from Japan's perspective
Has traveled to Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Kashmire
His film about the history of Christianity is presented from 8 different perspectives, including Howard Jacobson's and Cherie Blair's

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