The Real Slumdogs

Steve Baker is freelance documentary director. After graduating with a Masters degree from film school, he started his career on a director’s training scheme at ITV. In the last 15 years, he has worked largely in the independent sector directing films for BBC, ITV, C4, C5, National Geographic and Discovery. His films have broadcast worldwide to widespread acclaim and have won a number of awards. He has worked on a number of observational projects from visiting the slum kids of Mumbai to diving into the depths of the Bermuda Triangle to find a hidden wreck. In recent years, most of his work has been history based programming, most notably the high rating Lost Evidence series revisiting the incredible stories of World War II veterans.

Alex Stockley von Statzer has been making documentary films for nearly 10 years for channels including BBC, National Geographic, Discovery, Channel 4, and Sky. His films include investigations into the mafia in Naples, following pioneering medical surgery in the U.S., integrating football hooligan gangs, and documenting the lives of the people who live on the remotest island in the world. After graduating from Bournemouth University he worked in France training as a creperie chef, in his spare time he enjoys making films about his other loves, kitesurfing and snowboarding.