Toby Amies

Biography

Toby Amies is interested in exploring extraordinary points of view. He has made two feature-length documentaries that have played widely across the world at festivals, via streaming, and on television. He also makes short films about nature and the creative process for The BBC, Nowness, SkyArts, and commercial clients such as Chanel and Tate.

His first documentary The Man Whose Mind Exploded had a national cinema run in the UK and was acquired by Netflix in the US and Film 4 in the UK. His second, In the Court of the Crimson King is being released by Everyman cinemas in the UK and will be streamed via nugs in mid October 2022.

Before becoming a full time film-maker he worked for MTV Europe...