Alex Bescoby is an English documentary film maker.
Early life and career
Alex attended
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Greater Manchester from 1999 to 2006. He graduated from
Cambridge University
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. In 2013, Alex came to Myanmar to work with the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, and to research his book. One particularly fateful episode that gripped his imagination was the last few days of the reign of
King Thibaw
Thibaw Min, also Thebaw or Theebaw ( my, သီပေါမင်း, ; 1 January 1859 – 19 December 1916) was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and also the last Burmese monarch in the country's history. His re ...
, the last King of Burma, whose rule was ended in 1885 by the British annexation of
Burma
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Recent broadcasts include The History Channel, Discovery Channel, Canal+ International and the
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. He's an independent advisor to the international development and private sector organisations on navigating political and social issues in fragile environments. He has recently completed the films ''The Last Overland'' (2019), ''Forgotten Allies'' (2018), ''We Were Kings'' (2017), and ''Who Stole Burma's Royal Ruby?''
Alex won the Whicker's World Foundation Award 2016 from the Whicker's World Foundation for his film ''We Were Kings''.