Grenfell: The Untold Story
Filmed, Directed
DOP Edward Edwards
Producer Daisy Ayliffe
Editor Emma Lysaght
BBC Studios Production
Channel 4
BAFTA Craft Winner for Director FACTUAL 2022
Grierson Award WINNER Best Single Documentary - Domestic
BAFTA Television Nominated for Best Single Documentary 2022
Royal Television Awards Nominated Best Single Documentary 2022
“(5 stars) “Rarely have I seen a documentary as distressing as Grenfell: The Untold Story. Or as damning… A programme that demonstrated the power of documentary film””
“(4 stars): “a beautiful film about the most awful of subjects””
“(4 stars): “James Newton’s documentary served as a powerful opening statement [to the resumption of the public enquiry]””
“(5 stars): “There have been several films about the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people, but Grenfell: The Untold Story delivered a different kind of knockout punch… a great film shaming a stinking national disgrace””
This documentary tells the story of Grenfell Tower residents battling with the local council and landlord as they scrutinise the consequences of a £10m refurbishment to their block of flats. - one which ultimately saw the addition of combustible cladding that contributed to the horrific fire in June 2017. Artist Constantine Gras’s footage from whitin the building provides a powerful foreshadowing of future tragedy, as well as highlighting the strength of the community