Weaving stories together. Now let’s tell yours…
I’m Evelyn Franks, a documentary editor and writer. I enjoy editing and writing challenging and thought-provoking documentaries across artistic, human rights and environmental themes. Previous films have premiered at major festivals: Telluride, Tribeca, BFI London Film Festival and DOC NYC, with other documentaries screening on broadcast tv and streaming platforms including the BBC, Channel 4, CNN Films, HBO Max, Al Jazeera English, VICE, Mercury Studios, Canal+, SBS, Amazon Prime and Discovery+.
Collaborative by nature and forensic with footage, I combine instinctive storytelling with emotional depth to produce documentaries that capture, engage and move audiences. Career highlights include my role as Associate Editor to Walter Murch on the feature documentary Coup 53, alongside films and programmes recognised by Peabody, LOVIE, Webby, Frontline Club, Eutelsat and Broadcast Digital awards and BIFA and Grierson nominations.
Latest Productions
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Kuleana
Narrated by Woody Harrelson, this feature documentary reveals the extent of the global plastic pollution crisis. In just 15 years it’s projected that the amount of plastic in the sea could double and by 2050 it could surpass all marine life combined.
Focusing on Hawai‘i, one of the most remote and ecologically fragile places on earth, Kuleana exposes the startling impact of plastic on a threatened and vital ecosystem.
International Premiere: Hawai’i International Film Festival 2025
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Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution
Jamie Oliver is one of the UK’s best-known chefs and campaigners and he’s also dyslexic; like around three children in every classroom. In this special one-off documentary, Jamie returns to the classroom to discover what has and hasn’t changed for children with dyslexia today.
Broadcaster: Channel 4
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Bowery
An observational documentary focusing on the lives of several New Yorkers living on the streets of the Bowery. Their struggles with homelessness, addiction and then the COVID 19 pandemic are revealed. Bowery hosted its international premiere at Tribeca 2022.
Available to view: Amazon Prime & Apple TV
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Blue Carbon
In this feature documentary the natural world fuses with the musical world to reveal the hidden promise and power of coastal ecosystems.
This film embarks on a global journey uncovering the secrets of blue carbon ecosystems and the remarkable individuals who restore and preserve these extraordinary landscapes.
Executive Produced by Fernando Meirelles.
A CNN Films/Make Waves/HHMI Tangled Bank Studios production.
Broadcasters: CNN, Canal+, NDR
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Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn
The remarkable life story of the musical powerhouse Fanny Mendelssohn, sister of Felix, finally graces the big screen.
For years the work of Fanny Mendelssohn was largely unknown until dedicated fans and followers rescued her creations from obscurity.
Selected for the DOC NYC 2023 programme, this film also had a UK cinema release in November & December 2023.
Broadcaster: Sky Arts
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The Waste Commons
This documentary explores the dramatic transformations involved in the impending closure of the city waste dump in Dakar, Senegal and the lives that hang in the balance. The viewer follows the waste picker community, as they battle to defend their carefully crafted worlds and rights to waste.
Screenings at various international films festivals including Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Ethnografilm and The African Film Festival - TAFF.
Broadcaster: Canal+
