Rob Sorrenti (born 26 June 1980) is a British director, writer, and producer.
Education
Sorrenti attended the Brit School of Performing Arts & Technology from 1996 –1998, and in 2000 graduated from the Ravensbourne School of Professional Broadcasting.
Career
Documentaries
In 2019, Sorrenti directed and produced Ocean Unite’s ''30x30'' environmental campaign film. The film is narrated by
Sir David Attenborough
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and features
Sir Richard Branson
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Branson expressed ...
and
Shailene Woodley
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. The film premiered when David Attenborough was awarded the 2019 Chatham House Prize by Her Majesty The Queen.
In 2018, Sorrenti directed the story of ''The Kodiak Queen'', a decorated WWII warship that survived Pearl Harbour, transformed into an artificial reef and dive site by
Richard Branson
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Branson expressed ...
. Narrated by
Kate Winslet
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, the film reminds us of the momentous task that lies ahead in restoring the British Virgin Islands after the destruction of Hurricane Irma. It is currently on the film festival circuit and has been officially selected for over 20 film festivals, winning numerous awards including the ‘Green Planet Award Grand Prize Short’ at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and ‘Best of Show’ at the Impact Doc Awards (2019).
In 2017 Sorrenti created a charity film with Kate Winslet, showing the destruction ''Hurricane Irma'' inflicted on the British Virgin Islands.
In 2015, he made ''Ed Miliband A Portrait'', a personal portrayal of
Ed Miliband
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and his journey to becoming the Labour Party's candidate for Britain's prime minister. Commissioned by Labour and Oscar-nominated director
Paul Greengrass
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His early film ' ...
, the documentary launched the party’s 2015 election campaign.
In 2012, Sorrenti was commissioned by the
(LOCOG) and opening ceremony producer Stephen Daldry to make ''Spirit of the Olympics'', a film about the London Olympics.
In 2004 Sorrenti produced and directed ''The Real Billy Elliot Diaries''. The documentary tells the story of the three boys chosen to play Billy in ''Billy Elliot the Musical'', composed by
Elton John
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. The show was broadcast on
ITV1
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.
Short films
Sorrenti's short film, ''Hollow'' - starring
Martin McCann,
Morven Christie
Morven Christie (born 1 September 1981) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Hughes in the BBC drama ''The A Word,'' Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama ''Grantchester'', and DS Lisa Armstrong in ITV crime series '' The B ...
,
Haydn Gwynne
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and
Nonso Anozie
Nonso Anozie (; born 17 November 1978) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Tank in ''RocknRolla'', Sergeant Dap in ''Ender's Game'', Abraham Kenyatta in ''Zoo'', Captain of the Guards in ''Cinderella'', Xaro Xhoan Daxos in th ...
- explores the idea that love isn’t always enough when it comes to getting clean. ''Hollow'' has been officially selected for over 30 film festivals and received several awards. Among those are three awards at the Oscar accredited Rhode Island International Film Festival (2011) including the coveted ‘Filmmaker of the Future’ award. Hollow also won the ‘People’s Choice Award’ at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival (2012).
Sorrenti's short film, ''Wednesday'', is the story of a girl and boy born on the same day, at the same time, in the same hospital, whose paths cross again years later in the very same place. The film was executive produced by four-time Oscar-nominated director
Stephen Daldry
Stephen David Daldry CBE (born 2 May 1960) is an English director and producer of film, theatre, and television. He has won three Olivier Awards for his work in the West End and three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway. He has received three ...
. ''Wednesday'' was selected for over 50 film festivals worldwide and received several awards, including ‘Best Short Film’ at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival (2007) and ‘Best International Short’ at the Garden State Film Festival (2007).
Behind-the-scenes featurettes
In addition to his films and documentaries, Sorrenti has created behind-the-scenes featurettes for a number of feature films. These include
United 93 (2006),
The Bourne Ultimatum
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(2007),
Jason Bourne
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(2016),
The Mummy
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Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to:
Places
*Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States
*Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in Par ...
(2017),
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018),
Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888).
Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...
(2019),
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) and
News Of The World
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(2020).
References
External links
RobSorrenti.Film - Official Site
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1980 births
English film directors
Living people
English film producers