2021
short dance & piano film
director Margaret Williams
choreography & performance
Hannah Rudd
Miguel Altunaga
Piano Ariana Lazgiian
MJW Productions
18′
2019
FLOORED
short dance film
devised & made by Vic Marks,
Nick Herrett & Margaret Williams
with performers Georgina Smith +
Geraldo Luiz Monteiro do Nascimento
MJW Productions
5′
2018
HD multi-camera opera
composer Sir George Benjamin
writer Martin Crimp
stage director Katie Mitchell
designer Vicki Mortimer
screen director Margaret Williams
arte BBC4 ROH
90’
2016
SEMYON BYCHKOV’s
Tchaikovsky Project
HD short film
Documentary
director/camera
Margaret Williams
Macbeth Media Relations
10′
EN LA LUZ
HD short film
Documentary
director/camera
Margaret Williams
The Art of Revolution
20′
LUCIA di LAMMERMOOR
HD multi-camera opera
in cinemas UK & Europe
stage director Katie Mitchell
screen director Margaret Williams
ROH Covent Garden
120′
CAPTIVA
HD dance film
choreographer Victoria Marks
director/camera Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
11′
2014
HD multi-camera film
in cinemas UK & R.o.W
Maxine Peake as Hamlet
director Margaret Williams
Hamlet the Film Ltd
Royal Exchange Theatre
185′
series of 5 dance films
shot digital and super 8
Channel 4 / Big Dance British Council
5 x 3′
2013
HD multi-camera film
UK cinemas & R.o.W
director: Margaret Williams
Grimes on the beach film Ltd
Aldeburgh Music
145′
HD multi-camera opera
composer: Sir George Benjamin
writer Martin Crimp
stage director: Katie Mitchell
screen director: Margaret Williams
BBC4 ROH
84′
HD multi-camera ballet
UK cinemas
choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton
director Margaret Williams
ROH Covent Garden
90′
2012
Live relay to Trafalgar Square + screens around UK
UK cinemas
screen director Margaret Williams
ROH Covent Garden The National Gallery
90′
MACHINA
choreographers
Wayne McGregor
Kim Brandstrup
TRESSPASS
Christopher Wheeldon
Alastair Marriot
DIANA & ACTAEON
Liam Scarlett
Will Tuckett
Jonathan Watkins
Series of 5 dance films
director/camera Margaret Williams
choreographers
Wayne McGregor
Shobana Jeyasingh
Kate Prince
Arlene Phillips
Hofesh Shechter
Arts Council England
Music Sales
5 x 20’
2011
HD dance film – ARRI Alexa
choreographer Kenrick Sandy
Director Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
Channel 4
17’
2010
hdv dance film
choreographer Victoria Marks
director Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
UCLA / NU2’S
7′:15′
MISHANDLED
hdv dance film
Jessica Wright
Morgann Runacre Temple
MJW Productions
Arts Council England
7′:00″
WAYNE MC GREGOR GOING SOMEWHERE
HD documentary
director
Catherine Maximoff
MJW Productions
Arts Council England
52:00′
+ 80:00′
CHROMA TRYST SYMPHONY IN C
multi-camera ballet
director Margaret Williams
choreographers: Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon, George Balanchine
ROH Covent Garden
120′
2009
multi-camera ballet
director Margaret Williams
choreographer Wayne McGregor
ROH Covent Garden
27′
INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH
hdv fundraising video
dir/camera Margaret Williams
I C R
John Loden Associates
5:00
THE ACCOMPANISTS
hdv dance film
choreographer Stephanie Schober
dir/camera Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
5:00
2008
hdv dance film
choreographer Victoria Marks
dir/camera Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
UCLA /EMPAC
17’20’’
DRAWING 3
hdv dance film
chor./performer Imogen Knight
dir/camera/editor Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
5:20
dance special
presented by Jonzi D
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4/Arts Council England/ABC Television/
Australia Council for the Arts
75’10’’
2007
DRAWING 1 & 2
hdvcam dance film
choreo/performer Imogen Knight
director Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
9:00
hdvcam dance film
dancer Joel Aragón C
director Margaret Williams
MJW Productions
7:40”
2006
hdvcam dance film
choreographer Maria Muñoz
director Margaret Williams
La Pedrera Educació
6:20’’
multi-camera ballet
director Margaret Williams
Diverse Productions
multi-camera ballet
director Margaret Williams
Diverse Productions
Channel 4
2005
Dance special
presented by Jonzi D
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4/
Arts Council England
90′
BREAK
directors Liz Aggiss & Billy Cowie
performer: Thomas Kampe
4:25’’
EXCELLENT BEAUTY
directors The Honey Brothers
choreographer Tom Sapsford
performer Catherine Bennett
6:23’’
FILM
dir/choreo Shelly Love
performers Gerard Bell, Kelli Drinkwater, Terence Frisch, Adam Murby, Liza Stubbs
5:44’’
INSOMNIA
a film by Jocelyn Cammack & Isabel Rocamora
performers: Tanya Scully, Dela Seward
4:22’’
TREMOR
director Ravi Deepres
choreographer Wayne McGregor
performer Antonia Grove
5:44’’
2004
feature film
writer/director Alison Murray
M2M Films & Egoli Tossell Film in association with Hellhound
98′
dance documentary
director Beadie Finzi
presented & devised by Michael Nunn & William Trevitt
Channel 4
3×30’&1×50′
BEFORE THE TEMPEST
and ASYLA
multi-camera ballet
choreographer Cathy Marston
director Margaret Williams
BBC
2003
2nd series of 4 x dance half hours
presented by Michael Nunn & William Trevitt
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
4×30′
dvcam dance video
choreographer Maria Muñoz & Pep Ramis
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
4′
35mm ballet film
choreographer William Trevitt
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
3′
super 16mm dance film
director Theresa Griffiths
choreographer Mayuri Boonham
Channel 4
4′
TORSION UNWOUND
dvcam dance video
director Hugo Glendinning
choreographer Russell Maliphant
Channel 4
3′
STEALTH
dvcam dance video
directors Tareq Kubaisi & Julian Broad
Channel 4
3′
2002
multi-camera ballet performance
choreographer David Bintley
director Margaret Williams
BBC Wales
64′
multi-camera dance performance
choreographer Wayne McGregor
director Margaret Williams
BBC Wales
60′
1st series of 4 x dance half hours
introduced by Michael Nunn & William Trevitt
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
4×30′
2001
super 16mm television opera
composer Benjamin Britten
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
90′
2000
super 16mm dance film with NDT III
choreographer Jiri Kylian
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4/BBC
24′
1999
13 DIFFERENT KEYS
multi-camera dance performance
choreographer Siobahn Davies
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
30′
TARTAN JAM
documentary music series
director/camera Margaret Williams
Channel 4
5×15′
1998
5 episodes of multi-camera television opera
composer Monteverdi
director Margaret Williams
BBC Wales
5×35′
INFANTA
dance film
director/camera Peter Anderson
choreographer Rosemary Lee
ACE/BBC
5′
dance film
director Alison Murray
choreographers Jeanefer Jean-Charles & Pearl Jordan
ACE
9′
1997
MACBETH TAPED
drama
director Margaret Williams
ACE
20′
multi-camera dance performance
choreographer Joaquin Cortès
director Margaret Williams
SAGLIOCCO Productions
Initial Film + Television
80′
1996
JOAQUIN CORTÈS
GYPSY PASSION
documentary about Joaquin Cortès
director Margaret Williams
BBC Initial Film + Television
60′
SPITTING MAD
a film with Bobby Baker
director Margaret Williams
ACE/BBC
9′
SHRINGARA
dance film
choreographer Kiran Ratna
director Margaret Williams
BBC Wales
4′
TONNAU
dance film
choreographer Sioned Huws
director Margaret Williams
BBC Wales
4′
1995
MUSIC and the MIND
documentary music series
presented by Paul Robertson
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
3×50′
COVER-UP
super 16mm dance film
choreographer Victoria Marks
director Margaret Williams
BBC
4′
1994
BLOND ECKBERT
multi-camera television opera
composer Judith Weir
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
68′
SMALL FORCES
BIG NOISES
music series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
4×15′
super 16mm dance film
choreographer Victoria Marks
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
8′
JOAN
super 16mm dance film
choreographer Lea Anderson
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
5′
Le SPECTRE de
la ROSE
super 16mm dance film
choreographer Lea Anderson
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
10′
TIGHTS CAMERA
ACTION!
2nd series of 4 x dance half hours
presented by Lea Anderson
director Margaret Williams
BBC
4×30′
1993
QUARTET
super 16mm music documentary
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4/ARTE
78′
1992
PERFECT MOMENT
super 16mm dance film
choreographer Lea Anderson
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
30′
TIGHT CAMERA
ACTION!
1st series of 4 x dance half hours
presented by Lea Anderson
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
4×30′
1991
16mm music drama Not Mozart series
composer Judith Weir
director Margaret Williams
BBC/AVRO
29′
TWO FALLING
TOO FAR
super 16mm B&W dance film
choreographers Mark Murphy & Sue Cox
director Margaret Williams
ACE
12′
A LOVE DIVIDED
BERLIN
16mm documentary series
producer Margaret Williams
Channel 4/WDR
4×50′
A LOVE DIVIDED
JOHANNESBURG
16mm documentary series
producer Margaret Williams
Channel 4/WDR
4×50′
1990
FLESH & BLOOD
super 16mm dance film
choreographer Lea Anderson
director Margaret Williams
ACE
18′
1989
LOVE ACROSS
the WALL
16mm documentary
directors Margaret Williams / Ron Orders
producers Margaret Williams / Ron Orders
Channel 4/WDR
50′
DIFFERENT TRAINS
multi-camera Kronos 4tet performance
composer Steve Reich
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
52′
BODY STYLES
ALL DRESSED UP
16mm documentary series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
30′
BODY STYLES
SKIN DEEP
16mm documentary series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
30′
BODY STYLES
BEYOND FLESH & BLOOD
16mm documentary series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
30′
BODY STYLES
NAKED
16mm documentary series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
30′
1988
NOEL A PARIS
christmas special inserts
director Margaret Williams
Antenne 2
60′
DANSE DES SYLPHS
super 16mm dance film
choreos/performers Sonia Bucci & Dan O’Neil
director Margaret Williams
Antenne 2
3′
1987
16mm music documentary
about composer Steve Reich
director Margaret Williams
ACE/WNET
48′
1985
16mm music documentary
about composer Elizabeth Maconchy
director Margaret Williams
ACE/WNET
56′
PENGUIN CAFE
ORCHESTRA CONCERT
multi-camera performance
composer Simon Jeffes
director Margaret Williams
LOE/EG Records
57′
1984
The CASE of
MARCEL DUCHAMP
drama documentary
director David Rowan
producer Margaret Williams
ACE
90′
1983
JEFF KEEN FILMS
16mm documentary 1 of 4 part series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
45′
SEEING for OURSELVES
16mm documentary 2 of 4 part series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
54′
MARGARET TAIT
16mm documentary 3 of 4 part series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
33′
NORMAL VISION
16mm documentary 4 of 4 part series
director Margaret Williams
Channel 4
33′
1982
After a brief spell animating cartoons at Hanna Barbera in Hollywood and two years at the BBC, Margaret started her own production company Arbor Films with David Rowan in 1975. Together with David as Director and Margaret as Producer they made a number of award winning educational films and arts documentaries, most notably:
1980
IMPERIAL CITY
16mm documentary
about architects Edwin Lutyens & Herbert Baker & the building of New Delhi
director David Rowan
producer Margaret Williams
Arts Council of GB
45′
1979
STANLEY SPENCER
16mn documentary
about artist Stanley Spencer
director David Rowan
producer Margaret Williams
Arts Council of GB
50′
1977
TOM PHILLIPS
16mm documentary
about artist Tom Phillips
director David Rowan
producer Margaret Williams
Arts Council of GB
50′
1975-78
BRAIN SCIENCES
INFORMATION PROJECT
16mm series about the Brain Sciences
introduced by Prof. Colin Blakemore
director David Rowan
producer Margaret Williams
Centre for Science Education/Ferranti Ltd
Various