Glen Milner

Glen Milner is an award-winning documentary filmmaker from Yorkshire, England.

Starting in camera teams on films like Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, he developed a striking visual style in documentary storytelling. His early shorts such as Return of the Sun and Letters of Fire for National Geographic screened at BAFTA and Academy Award-qualifying festivals worldwide, while further commissioned works like Channel 4’s Elders and SKY’s Iranian, Gay & Seeking Asylum won multiple awards.

His long-form documentaries for Disney+, LucasFilm, and the BBC often explore complex subjects but with an intimate approach, blending personal storytelling with a cinematic sensibility. This has led to critical acclaim, with his films receiving awards and nominations at prestigious festivals such as Tribeca Film Festival, AFI Docs, Prague Television Festival, and Sheffield Doc-Fest. In addition, his BBC documentaries have earned director and cinematography recognition at the Royal Television Society and the Grierson Awards.

Recent projects include Tribeca nominated Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (Tribeca 2023 / Disney+) and now North, a BFI-backed feature documentary currently in production capturing the changing landscapes and lives of post-industrial Britain.