Rupert Clague
Rupert Clague (born 23 October 1990) is a Canadian-British filmmaker and writer. He directs, produces, self-shoots, edits, and currently runs production company Handsome Beast which he founded in 2015. In recent years his film career has taken him into the Amazon rainforest with Director Werner Herzog; on the road with Formula E; in search of shaman performances in South East Asia; on ride alongs with homicide detectives in the Southern United States; into secretive Amish communities in Pennsylvania; into the sanctum of Sunderland A.F.C.; train hopping across the United States; and down a waterslide with Jeff  Goldblum. Early life. Rupert Clague was born on 23 October 1990 in Thunder Bay, Canada and raised in both Dundas, Ontario, Canada and the Isle of Man. He graduated from King William's College in the Isle of Man in 2009 and was educated at both the University of California, Berkeley and King's College London. Career. TV work. Clague has worked on documentaries all over the world, including Emmy nominated "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" (Disney+), "Stories of a Generation with Pope Francis" (Netflix) for which he interviewed anthropologist Jane Goodall, "" (Netflix), "Sunderland 'Til I Die" (Netflix), "The  Culture Show" (BBC), and "The Secret Life of Books" (BBC). In 2021, Clague Series Directed "Change Accelerated", a twelve part series exploring the world surrounding Formula E for the BBC. Film work. In May 2018, Clague joined Director Werner Herzog in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest for a filmmaking expedition with Black Factory Cinema. Under Herzog's guidance, Rupert produced, directed, shot, and edited "Jacob's Ladder" in the jungle. In November 2018, with support from Shure, Rupert directed "Sounds of the Sunset" with adventurer Leon McCarron, a film about the Sunset Limited train that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana to  Los Angeles, California in the United States. In April 2020, he launched "Tell Me" in collaboration with a group of international filmmakers. Setting up a series of voicemail boxes around the world, the collective encouraged people to call and leave messages with thoughts they were having during the COVID-19 pandemic. These calls were brought together as a documentary film to create a unique portrait of humanity in isolation. The film had a successful festival run in 2021. Clague co-wrote and co-directed "Pawsea (or: The Melancholy Ruminations of a Solitary French Bulldog)" with Tom Gentle, an adaptation of Jean -Paul Sartre's "La Nausée" ("Nausea") from the perspective of a dog. The film premiered at Flickerfest and played at festivals around the world, including Riverrun. Clague previously collaborated with Gentle on an adaptation of Canadian author Alistair MacLeod's "In the Fall" from "Island: The Collected Stories". At present, Clague is directing his next feature film, "Cathedral of the Hands" about the pianist and pioneer of Continuous Music Lubomyr Melnyk. Clague currently runs the production company Handsome Beast. Writing. He is the author of 'For a single moment my voice is everything: David Berman's "Actual Air" and the  experience of time stopping', a long form essay exploring the poetry of Silver Jews founder and poet David Berman. All proceeds were donated to MusiCares. His work has also appeared in No Film School and The Guardian.