About

Ross Whitaker is producer and/or director of the feature documentaries BEAT THE LOTTO (2025), KATIE (2018)BETWEEN LAND AND SEA (2016), UNBREAKABLE (2014) and SAVIOURS (2007).

His recent work includes the TV documentaries THIS IS OPEN COUNTRY (2025) for NBC/Sky, BIRDSONG (2024) for RTE (+ BBC, ARTE), RACHAEL BLACKMORE: A GRAND YEAR (2021) for ITV/RTE, BARNEY CURLEY BEAT THE BOOKIES (2021) for BBC/RTE and THE BOYS IN GREEN (2020) for RTE.

His short docs include the award-winning BYE BYE NOW (2009) and HOME TURF (2011) and the documentary commercial SLEEPING FLAGS (2019), which won prestigious D&AD and Cannes Lions Awards. He is a former festival director of IFI DocFest and editor of Film Ireland magazine.