Sky Originals // Plimsoll
Documentary filmmaker
Anastasia Arsan
Series & Feature Doc Producer
& Development
15+ years experience … and counting
Netflix▪
Sky▪
HBO Max▪
BBC One▪
BBC Three▪
Channel 4▪
Discovery+▪
Vice▪
CNN Films▪
TNT▪
Netflix▪
Sky▪
HBO Max▪
BBC One▪
BBC Three▪
Channel 4▪
Discovery+▪
Vice▪
CNN Films▪
TNT▪
About
The filmmaker behind the lens
Most of my films are made with people who have never told their story before.
I’ve produced for award-winning directors and production companies across the UK, US and Asia markets. My work is human interest and access-led, from intimate portraits to visually bold narratives.
I make global authored films: intricate stories built to travel.
Portrait
Work
Selected credits
Netflix // Beach House Pictures
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
Netflix // Raw
Catching Killers: The DC Snipers
Vice TV // Vice
True Believers
HBO Max // Raw
Rich & Shameless
Discovery+ // Lightbox
Til Death Do Us Part
Expertise
Where I come in
Funded Development
If you have a funded development project that needs someone to take it to commission, that’s the work I do best. After all, development IS pre-production now.
Access is my strength.
Documentary Production
From pre-production to wrap, I’m here to make cinematic films with purpose. I lead production teams and set up filming in difficult situations, on schedule and on budget. The people at the centre of the film are heard and looked after.
Access Producer
I work with people who have never spoken publicly before: families, whistleblowers, communities. And with institutions, public figures and well-known names. Whether you’re used to the media or this is your first time, I make sure the story is told properly.
Contributor Welfare
I work with psychiatrists to shape welfare for the production and for the people telling their story, and structure a press plan that carries a film out to its audience.
Post-Production
Whether it’s a feature doc or a series, this is where I work with editors to bring the chorus of voices together. I can run multiple edits across different time zones and languages, with particular strengths in archive-led, compliance and legal-heavy documentaries.
True Crime Consultancy New
Thinking of taking on a true crime story? I’ll tell you what it actually needs before you commit: where the access sits, what the records will and won’t give you, and what duty of care the story needs. Set up an intro call to see if I can help.
Contact
Work with me
Let’s find the story.
Based in the UK. Available worldwide.