Telling important stories, helping people learn

Set up in 2005 to work with clients including The Basic Skills Agency, Arts Council England and The Specialist Schools and Academy Trust, Hamlett Films has made over 500 films for educators, brands and broadcasters.

We believe that effective film-making is built on collaboration and research; we create films that are based on powerful and meticulously chosen content. If you need to tell important stories and help people learn then we would love to hear from you.

The team

Jocelyn Deborne
Jocelyn Deborne
Company Owner and Director

As well as implementing an agile project management system, Jocelyn is an expert in bringing innovative digital content and online learning across all departments, imparting creative ideas, marketing strategy and new business development.

Sian Hamlett
Sian Hamlett
Founder & Managing Director

An experienced executive producer and accomplished director/interviewer, Sian has directed and produced over 300 films, documentaries, brand promos and audio productions for the company.

With a diverse background of advertising and video, Sian is an award winning executive producer and director. She specialises in interviewing a huge variety of interviewees, from high status individuals to the most vulnerable in society.

Katie Graham
Katie Graham
Production Manager

Katie brings a sharp focus across the production process meeting efficient budgets and schedules. By managing the production process, she makes possible that the creative approach flourishes for compelling clients including the BBC and The Open University.

Timi McEwen
Timi McEwen
Interactive Production and Research Assistant

A unique combination of maths and production expertise, Timi is a creative thinker and technical problem solver. She works across many of the companies Maths and Interactive projects. Her visual sensibility means she always finds great archive and her can do attitude means she is a valuable member of the on location team.

Mitchell Harris
Mitchell Harris
Editor & 2D Motion

Full of creative flair and rhythm, Mitchell is an extremely creative and technical crafter. He is always ahead of the game when it comes to new post-production softwares, 2D motion, graphics and animation. His warm personality, responsiveness and cutting edge approaches make him an important asset to the team.

Charles Lambert
Charles Lambert
Scriptwriter, Academic Researcher

As well as producing scripts, interview questions and presentations, Charles is a meticulous academic researcher. He works across our animations and archive documentaries and also a diverse range of specialist subject matter from economics to sport to criminology.

Nick Calori
Nick Calori
Editor

When presented with complex content, Nick, our award-winning editor, has a brilliant ability to distil the material into a clear and compelling narrative. This is why he has been our go-to freelance editor for many years.

Elin Moe
Elin Moe
Producer, Director & Writer
Elin is a documentary producer/director whose awards include Grierson and BAFTA Award nominations. Her fantastic ability to develop film ideas, and a calm interview manner, Elin always gets the best possible performance possible from all her interviewees.
Simon Kingsley
Simon Kingsley
Accountant

Simon is passionate in driving the company’s dynamic financial strategy as it has gone through periods of growth and change. He enjoys a hands-on style of working which helps us, and our clients, to benefit fully from his expertise in cash flows and compliance.

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