Movies: Oliver Stapleton

Programme which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the creation of children's cartoon character Rupert Bear, with Paul McCartney, Richard Rogers, Dr. John Rae and Sir Hugh Casson...

A huge influence on world music, Nigerian artist Fela Kuti played many instruments, pioneered afrobeat music and served as a prominent activist for human rights in Africa. This 1984 documentary examines the life and music of the remarkable man. Using...

A brand new feature-length documentary on the film’s production, including new interviews with director Stephen Frears, director of photography Oliver Stapleton, editor Michael Audsley, executive producer Barbara Defina and co-producer Peggy Rajaki....

The story of a theatre group putting on an Athol Fugard play in London: one of the characters is a South Africa political exile. Unknown to him he is being shadowed by BOSS (The South African security police), but his weird and strange photographer ...

Laundrette was the first of seven collaborations between director Stephen Frears and cinematographer Oliver Stapleton. In this engaging interview, Stapleton discusses his experiences on set, including how he approached the film with a mixture of styl...

South African Film...