About
William Williamson is a multiple award-winning director known for his bold, intimate filmmaking. A natural storyteller, he creates soulful, emotionally driven work across documentary, television, music video and commercial film.
After winning a camera in a competition, he travelled to Pakistan to make his first short documentary, The Silent Conversation, with DAZED. The film won Best Film at the Madrid Film Festival, screened at the Edinburgh Peace Conference, and continues to be used internationally as an educational resource. He went on to direct Channel 4’s British Asian Sound Systems, executive produced by Emmy and Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed. The finale of the Music Nation series was hailed by The Guardian as “one of the best TV shows about music in years.” Most recently, he led the development team at Rogan Films to create a new four-part series for HBO.
Beyond television, William has collaborated with leading commissioners including NETFLIX, DAZED, NOWNESS, I-D and VICE, building a body of work defined by emotional intelligence and human connection.
He has directed music videos for members of Radiohead, alongside short films and video art screened internationally in galleries and major creative institutions. His short film You, starring Sir Derek Jacobi, screened at festivals including the Glasgow Film Festival, where it was nominated for a Channel 4 Award for Innovative Storytelling. His film The Question of Love, featuring French philosopher Alain Badiou, has been translated into seven languages, viewed over a million times online, and remains one of NOWNESS’s most celebrated releases.
In the commercial space, he has filmed in over 30 countries, earning multiple awards for work with brands including Levi’s, Apple, EE, Honda, Red Bull, Unicef, CRUK, BT, Microsoft, TFL and Tuborg.
William is a member of the BAFTA Crew scheme and is currently developing his first feature documentary in collaboration with a poet, while writing his first narrative drama with long-term collaborator, artist and musician Keaton Henson.
All enquiries: willbwilliamson@gmail.com