Makalla McPherson

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Film, TV & Theatre

Agent: Christian Ogunbanjo

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Film, TV & Theatre

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Makalla McPherson is a writer/director from London. Makalla wrote her debut play WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT for The Oval Theatre in 2018 which was supported by The Arts Council. Makalla was mentored by Coky Giedroyc whilst spending time on the set of BBC Drama, WHAT REMAINS. She was later selected for The Creative Diversity Network scheme and mentored by Executive Producer, Sarah Brown. Makalla has since gone on to direct award-winning TV drama, WATERLOO ROAD and was the main and second unit director on Shondaland’s 2023 award winning Netflix series, QUEEN CHARLOTTE. Last year, she also directed the Disney, C4 & Onyx adaptation of Candice Carty-Williams’ best-selling novel, QUEENIE. She is currently directing an episode of the later series of DR WHO, starring Ncuti Gatwa.

Television

Production	Company	Notes
DOCTOR WHO 2024	Bad Wolf Ltd, BBC, Disney +	Director
QUEENIE 2023	Disney +, Onyx, Channel 4, Furthersouth	Director
QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY 2022	Shondaland / Netflix	Main and 2nd Unit Director Producers: Shonda Rhimes and Tom Verica
WATERLOO ROAD 2022	BBC / Wall to Wall	Director Producers: Cameron Roach and Adam Leatherland
EASTENDERS 2021	BBC	Director Producers: Sharon Batten and Jon Sen
MIDSOMER MURDERS 2021	ITV / Company Pictures	Diversity Placement Director - DUK Producers: Carol Ann Docherty and Michele Buck
APPL TREE HOUSE Series 2 and Series 3 2017 - 2018	CBBC	Director Producers: Greg Boardman and Nila Karadia "Apple Tree House embodies all that Cbeebies stands for - a sense of fun, curiosity and adventure, kindness and being a good friend" - Telegraph
DOCTORS 2013 - 2018	BBC	Director Producers: Mike Hobson, Caroline Slater and Peter Leslie Wild

Theatre

Production	Company	Notes
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT 2018	The Oval Theatre	Writer/Director Producers: Owen Calvert-Lyons and Trudy Nelson "I think this is a very timely piece as there is much conversation around mental health issues that it is tackled via a father/son relationship also adds a texture and image we rarely see in theatre. I think it was well done and it would be great it it could find a future life" - Michael Buffong, Artistic Director Talawa Theatre