Michelle Tofi

I was thrilled to DP and edit this video for the amazing Autoheart, recording a live / semi-unplugged version of their latest single "Juggernaut" at Urchin Studios in East London. Stream the song wherever takes your fancy, here: https://lnk.to/jugger0FA

Not content with PD'ing the films for the RIBA Stirling Prize nominees last year, I did it all over again in 2023! As ever huge thanks to my creative partner Louise Morton Murray of BYOC Films who shot and produced all of the films alongside me both years, editing three of them. Huge thanks also our drone op Sam Fenton who joined us for the first time this year and did a stunning job. As ever, final and biggest thanks go to Eddie Morgan, our brilliant exec, of Northern Town. Here's the John Morden Centre by Mae; I'm a bit biased because I fell in love with this place and the people on our shoot days. I also edited as well as PD'ing this one.

At the end of 2022 I was lucky enough to produce, direct and edit a series of films for Northern Town’s commission to document each of the RIBA Stirling Prize nominees for the year. This is the film I made for the winning building, The New Library, Magdalene College in Cambridge by Níall McLaughlin Architects. We have the brilliant Terry Wilson of Pixel Kisser on drone, with everything else shot by either myself or Louise Morton Murray of BYOC Films. 

Towards the end of Summer 2022 BYOC Films were delighted to produce this film on Amway seller Abigail for our friends at Hoozens Creative Agency in the USA. I was the DoP on this and co-produced the filming with director Louise Morton Murray. We had a great couple of days shooting with Abigail and her wonderful family as she pursues her dream of success and financial independence, after leaving her NHS career behind. 

Produced by BYOC Films, shot and edited by Michelle Tofi.

Radical artists. Unexpected sound worlds. Thrilling new music. Welcome to Manchester Collective's new season. Explore the full programme: https://bit.ly/MC_2223 Music: 'Honey Siren' by Oliver Leith 

Follow British Council Arts @britisharts to learn more about Sonia Boyce's FeelingHerWay at the #BritishPavilion and explore the exhibition online at https://venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/feeling-her-way

In March and April 2022 I delivered a series of 3 films for Intelligence Squared in Collaboration with Y Tree, each exploring a different aspect of our ‘FutureVerse’. This is the first, in which chef, author and restaurateur Thomasina Miers tackles the future of food, and what might happen as our climate changes. I was the director, main shooter and editor of these films, which also tackled themes around the future of our cities and the future of the internet. 

Here’s a film I made with director Alison Grist for Holtermann Fine Art Gallery. In this film we take a look at the work of artist Olivia Bax, as she presents Home Range, a show of new sculptures created from steel armatures, discarded materials and hand generated paper pulp. I was DOP and editor on this one, and it was a pleasure to make! 

If you have, teach or know children in Key Stage 2, or would even like to know more about how to unlock the power of critical analysis through art, please do visit the BBC Teach resource page for more videos featuring  , and to learn more about this brilliant project.  As so many times before, huge thanks to exec producer Eddie Morgan of Northern Town for asking me to direct, and to Phil Macdonald of Freelance Films for lensing the film.

Featuring singers from The London Community Gospel Choir: Decosta Boyce, Connie Morton-Young and Simone Brown. Filmed by me - Michelle Tofi -  Edited by Ruairí Glasheen and Gabriel Athanasiou Listen to the studio version, on the album Hellbent: https://autoheart.lnk.to/HBLPID Music written, produced and recorded by Autoheart.

 This was a tough film to grade as the video blends significant amounts of stock footage from all over the world (as well as NASA’s own space footage library) with footage of Waiting for Smith in situ, so the grade work was quite a monumental task as we aimed to get a consistent colour palette throughout, tricking the viewer into never quite knowing what is stock footage and what isn’t. I’m very happy with how it’s turned out. 

This is one of my most favourite pieces of professional work to date. I’m so thankful that City of London School for Girls put their trust in me to write, direct, produce and edit this film introducing their school to prospective students, parents and teachers. We worked really hard as a team to capture the spirit and ethos of CSLG, taking inspiration from the school motto ‘Finding Space to Pioneer’ to craft a film that feels full of the life and energy of the school as it really is. You may also notice someone familiar on the voice over recording... 

In this video we pay a visit to Battersea to meet a cast of characterful canines as they take centre stage in some paw-some outfits to channel their inner cover star status. Visit the feature on Selfridges website to meet the dogs, shop this season’s most fetching looks and hear about Battersea’s ‘Rescue Is Our Favourite Breed’ campaign.

Big thanks to Edward Morgan at Northern Town for backing the project and exec producing it, and to my amazing producer Louise Morton Murray who got the job done from a different country during a crazy time for us all! 

The series was produced by the brilliant indie Northern Town and exec produced by Edward Morgan. Check them all out here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08blkrj/episodes/player