SPENCER ELLIS
DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLER
Documentary editor and filmmaker telling thoughtful stories about people, places, and ideas.
PENARTH GOODS
Role: Co-Director / Sound Recordist / Editor | Year: 2021
As a bespoke retailer, Penarth Goods uses recycled and sustainable materials and turns them into practical bags and accessories. This is a branded doc following Martha, a Falmouth-based artist, who uses Penarth Goods products in her business and day-to-day
REFUGEE SOUNDS
Role: Editor | Year: 2018
A short documentary following the Joss Stone Foundation's work distributing musical instruments to refugee communities in Djibouti. With interviews in their native tongue and footage from one of the hottest places in the world, this film explores the people impacted
POSEIDON EXPEDITIONS
Role: Editor | Year: 2019
Combining expedition footage and intimate moments on board, this film captures the adventure and experience of travelling to one of the world's most extraordinary environments
ATLANTIC CROSSING
Role: Editor | Year: 2019
A record-breaking Atlantic crossing, told through 52 days of footage captured at sea. I shaped hundreds of hours of GoPro and interview material into a five-minute film about endurance, isolation, and the pursuit of something extraordinary
ÅLAND
Role: Sound Recordist / Editor | Year: 2019
A portrait of life in Ãland when faced with new challenges. A quiet film with an ethereal undertone which explores the relationship between people and wildlife
TEMPLE CYCLES
Role: Sound Recordist / Editor | Year: 2021
A series of promotional films to launch and explore Temple Cycles' products designed in Bristol
HATCHING CHANGE
Role: Sound Recordist / Editor | Year: 2018
A short doc-esque video to share Teri Hatcher's visit to the UK. Part of a series which explores various topics in her 'Van Therapy' conversations and her experience at the Port Eliot Festival
“Spencer is an excellent editor who always goes the extra mile for your project.
His greatest strength is perhaps his ability to offer up his own creative opinions to a project in a helpful way
but has the empathy to understand when to step back and just guide the project in the direction the director wants.”Joe Auborn, Filmmaker“I was incredibly pleased with the video that he created - it captured the true essence of my journey.
He was able to take many raw video files, hours of them, and turn them into a beautiful story.”Matteo Perucchini, 2015 solo winner of the Talisker Atlantic Challenge
ABOUT ME
I'm a London-based storyteller focused on crafting documentary-led content.For the last decade, I've worked in video production, primarily as an editor.
With a portfolio of over 200 projects amassing over 100M total views.I'm particularly drawn to human stories about endurance, identity, growth, and unique perspectives - especially people who choose difficult things.Beyond editing, I'm an endurance athlete who takes on various challenges to push myself.
Spencer Ellis | Documentary Storyteller
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