John Moratiel
A BAFTA, RTS and Emmy award winning and nominated Editor, John has a consistent track record of editing high profile projects including ‘Occupied’ and ‘Panorama. Sex for Work: The True Cost of our Tea’ for the BBC, Netflix’s ‘Dance 100’ and ‘22 Kids and counting’ for C5. His aim has been to work in every area of filmmaking from observational documentaries to wildlife, science, current affairs, food, property and drama.
John feels an editor is primarily a storyteller, who can take skills learnt from one project or genre, straight to another. Because of his experience, John has worked with a wide variety of directors, producers and edit producers, helping all of them to make the best possible show. John loves a collaboration and brings his inspiring character and sense of humour to all he works with.
Frequently recognised for his work, recent awards include; ‘The Monkey Haters’ for the BBC, which was a winner of the Prix Europa Award ‘Investigation of the year 2023’. In the sae year; ‘Occupied’ and ‘Panorama. Sex for Work: The True Cost of our Tea’ were also nominated for Best Current Affairs Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards.
Work by John
My Trans American Road Trip
Inside The Force
The Investigator: A Very British Crime Story
Life at 50 Degrees
Occupied
Panorama: Sex for Work – The True Cost of Our Tea
Unreported World: How to Stop a Murder
Unreported World: Peru’s Monkey Business
The Monkey Haters
Dance 100
Undercover Boss
My Trans American Road Trip
Former Parachute Regiment officer and current affairs foreign correspondent Abigail Austen travels to America on the eve of the Presidential Election, to discover why transgender rights have become such an electoral battleground. This documentary was shown on Channel 4.
Inside The Force
The Investigator: A Very British Crime Story
The murder of Carole Packman, whose body has never been found, continues to affect the lives of many of those involved. Investgator Mark Williams-Thomas discovers the shocking tale of murder, fraud, deceit and lies has left family members desperate for answers. John edited 2 x 60 min episodes of this documentary series. Shown on ITV 1.
Life at 50 Degrees
Science documentary special for BBC World Service. These episodes explore the impact of climate change on people across the globe. Shown on BBC Two.
Occupied
In this current affairs documentary, journalist Dmytro Bahnenko is in Kherson, southern Ukraine, where he spent three months secretly recording his city’s resistance to the Russian occupation. In an extraordinary film for BBC Eye, Dmytro chronicles the harsh reality of life under occupation, as food and medicines become scarce, people flee, and others begin to disappear. Shown on BBC News.
Panorama: Sex for Work – The True Cost of Our Tea
PG Tips and Lipton are world-famous tea brands. This undercover investigational documentary reveals that women working on plantations producing their tea, are being pressured to have sex with their bosses in return for work. Shown on Channel 4.
Unreported World: How to Stop a Murder
In this episode for acclaimed current affairs documentary strand ‘Unreported World’, Seyi Rhodes travels to America’s ‘murder capital’ Chicago. They meet volunteer ex-gang members who are risking their lives to try to stop the cycle of revenge killings despite suffering major budget cuts. Shown on Channel 4.
Unreported World: Peru’s Monkey Business
In this episode from acclaimed current affairs documentary strand ‘Unreported World, Ade Adepitan goes undercover in Peru. They reveal the shocking scale and the brazen nature of the illegal trade in protected wildlife in the Amazon jungle. Shown on Channel 4.
The Monkey Haters
The story of a disturbing online community, and the internet sleuths that hunted down the perpetrators and to save baby monkey Mini. Shown on BBC Three.
Dance 100
Trailer for this Netflix reality series. To win $100,000, eight choreographers must create increasingly complex routines for an ever-growing number of elite dancers — who are also the judges. Watch all you want. Celeb fitness instructor Ally Love hosts this larger-than-life choreography competition where every move matters.
Undercover Boss
This reality series sees high-flying executives take extraordinary steps to ensure their companies are fighting fit, by going undercover in their own businesses. In this episode Mayor of Shreveport, Adrian Perkins, is trained by city employees within the fire and police departments, with the goal of finding a way to deliver a brighter future for his hometown.