2025 REVIEW
#1 The Partisan Necropolis
70-minute feature documentary / 52-minute TV cut:
“In Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the destruction of a WWII Partisan cemetery by resurgent neo-fascist forces ignites a determined struggle by relatives to defend their families’ legacy—revealing a wider battle against right-wing historical revisionism and the erasure of memory.”
As the Director and producer, this film has been my central focus for the past three years. And with Oggi Tomic Films on board as the Director of Photography and Stephen Bennett as story consultant. Funded by Pulitzer Center.
The feature-length and TV versions were completed earlier this year with the invaluable support of editor Geri Toth, and made possible in part by an incredible community of crowdfunders—too many to name here, but you know who you are. Thank you!
A true passion project – the journey has been a rollercoaster. The lows included losing our original broadcaster and co-producer, Al Jazeera Balkans, following its sudden closure last summer.
But the highs made it worthwhile: a world premiere at the SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL in August, a screening in Antwerp via Marnix Beyen and Vanja Filipovic followed by a special preview screening in Edinburgh with Allan Little and Beyond Srebrenica and Almira Delibegovic-Broome KC.
Most special of all was the film’s homecoming screening at the National Theatre in Mostar in September, supported by the British Embassy Sarajevo and Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC)
Further screenings of the feature-length version are planned for 2026, while the search continues for a broadcaster for the 52-minute TV edit…
The Partisan Necropolis
#2 Clyde Reflections
Clyde Reflections was a visual arts project by Chris Leslie, created in collaboration with The Empire Cafe (Jude Barber and Louise Welsh) and their podcast series Who Owns the Clyde. The project was supported by the William Grant Foundation, Creative Scotland, and Glasgow 850.
Throughout 2025, the project documented and engaged with a wide range of individuals and community groups connected to the River Clyde in Glasgow. It brought together photographic portraits, oral history recordings, multimedia short films, podcasts, riverside tours, and a series of discussion and screening events — offering rich and compelling perspectives on the river.
Rooted in personal stories, Clyde Reflections also explored the Clyde’s wider historical, cultural, and environmental significance, addressing themes such as access, ecological health, and the river’s future role in Glasgow’s development.
Production wrapped in October 2025 with a special screening, exhibition, and discussion event hosted by Collective Architecture. Further screenings, events, and a new podcast series are planned for 2026.
Clyde Reflections
#3 Guardian Photo Essays
Two photo essays from Glasgow that I had the privilege to cover for The Guardian.
First, the long and deeply contested story of the Wyndford Flats in Maryhill — a debate that raged for nearly four years. Was the demolition of the high-rise estate a carbon crime, or the promise of a brighter future? A community divided over what progress really means.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/mar/24/battle-for-glasgow-wyndford-estate-photo-essay
Then, in September, another flashpoint. “Compassion is stronger than division” — Glasgow’s battle over the saltire. In Springburn, one of the city’s most racially diverse areas, Scotland’s national flag became entangled in a wider cultural struggle linked to anti-immigration sentiment. Residents sensed a storm gathering — and chose to challenge it.
