Christian Cargill is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer.
His first documentary Heart Valley, about an inspirational Welsh shepherd named Wilf, had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival where it won the award for Best Documentary Short. It won the BAFTA Cymru Award for Short Film and was nominated for The Grierson Award for Best Documentary Short. Christian was also nominated at Camerimage and BAFTA Cymru for cinematography. After huge international press, festival screenings in ten countries and multiple more awards, it released with The New Yorker and BBC.
Recomposing Earth, his second film, had its world premiere at London’s Barbican Hall in June 2024 and tells the unique story of composer Erland Cooper‘s buried album in Orkney. It won Best Documentary at Flickerfest, Unrestricted View, This Is England and Bolton Film Festival and has qualified for the BAFTA, BIFA & Academy® Awards 2026.
Christian recently completed his third short Howls to the Harbour with The BFI Doc Society and is in post-production on his first feature documentary, an intimate and deeply personal film about musician Patrick Wolf.
Alongside his documentary work, he has directed music videos and promos with artists including Laura Marling and Palace. Branded work clients include Deliveroo, Harrods, MTV and The Wombles.
His photography spans everything from portraits to derelict pubs and has featured in outlets including the BBC, NME, Sky Arts and The Guardian. Christian’s portrait of Sir Don McCullin was Winner of the British Journal of Photography’s prestigious Portrait of Britain Award Vol.7 and displayed on digital screens across the UK throughout January 2025.
Christian founded his production company Dalmatian Films in 2022 and was selected to join BAFTA as a Connect Member in 2024.
AWARDS
FILM
BAFTA CYMRU AWARD, Short Film
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Short
GRIERSON AWARD, Best Documentary Short – Nominee
YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD x CANNES LIONS, Silver Screen Award
KINSALE SHARK AWARD, Best Documentary Short
FLICKERFEST FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Short
BRITISH SHORTS BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL, Audience Award
BOLTON FILM FESTIVAL 2024, Best Documentary
BOLTON FILM FESTIVAL 2022, Best Documentary
THIS IS ENGLAND FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary
UNRESTRICTED VIEW FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Short
SHORTS MÉXICO FILM FESTIVAL, Best Int’l Documentary
SOUTH LONDON SHORTS, Audience Award
PHOTOGRAPHY
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Portrait of Britain Award 2025 Winner
CINEMATOGRAPHY
CAMERIMAGE FILM FESTIVAL, Best Documentary Short – Nominee
BAFTA CYMRU AWARD, Factual Photography – Nominee
KINSALE SHARK AWARD, Best Cinematography – Nominee
HONOURS
BAFTA CONNECT, Member
BAFTA CYMRU AWARDS 2024, Jury Member
EXHIBITIONS
“Last Orders”, Sputnik Kino Berlin – Jan/Feb 2025
CONTACT
E: christiancargill@icloud.com
