Richard Macer (born May 1967) is a British documentary maker who has made over fifty films whose subjects include singer/songwriter Shaun Ryder,[1] model Jordan,[2] dyslexia, morris dancing, British Vogue magazine, department stores and reincarnation. He has won both RTS Awards and a Grierson Award.[3]
Richard Macer | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1967 (age 57) |
| Occupation | Documentary maker |
| Spouse | Suzanne |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | RTS, Grierson |
| Website | http://www.platformproductions.co.uk/ |
Born May 1967,[4] Macer grew up in the Milton Keynes area.[5] He attended Bow Brickhill Primary School, but after struggling with schoolwork due to learning difficulties, his parents made the decision to send him to a private school. Later he attended Stantonbury Campus School and at 18 left Milton Keynes to go to Nottingham Polytechnic.[6]
He worked as a journalist and as a newsreader at Piccadilly Radio, then in a reporting job at ITV Granada. After a period with MTV he worked on various projects at BBC Manchester.[7] In 2008 he founded Platform Productions,[4] which is based in Manchester.
Macer is married to Suzanne and they have two children, Arthur and Harry. Arthur, who is dyslexic, was the subject of his father's 2018 documentary 'Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip'.[8] During the film, Macer himself was assessed for dyslexia but the tests were unable to confirm that he was dyslexic due to his acquired 'compensatory strategies'.
References
edit- ^ Kirby, Terry (11 December 2003). "Ryder stars in BBC's answer to hit show 'The Osbournes'". INDEPENDENT. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Kelner, Martin (11 March 2002). "Victoria to Jordan, a trip of little distance". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Awkward Questions - Richard Macer". TICKETSOURCE. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Mr Richard Macer". Endole. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "A documentary maker from Milton Keynes returns to celebrate his and the city's 50th birthday". MK CITIZEN. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Macer, Richard (12 August 2017). "'When a man is tired of Milton Keynes, he is tired of life' says my dad". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "A treat in store". Manchester Evening News. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Cooke, Rachel (3 October 2018). "Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip was both charming and absorbing". NewStatesman. Retrieved 27 March 2020.