Toby Dye has directed an acclaimed catalogue of award winning work, particularly in the field of documentaries, the genre in which he started his career and specialised in for over a decade. From lauded early work for Channel 4 in the UK, to films for the BBC, Discovery, NBC Universal, HBO and Film4, he has crafted an enviable credit list of critically praised documentaries that have screened around the world.

With a knack for gaining access to hitherto hidden worlds Dye’s films have led audiences into a coven of free-love heavy-metal witches in France, to the front room of a psychotic cannibal in Japan and deep into the previously unseen, secret London archives of legendary comedian Spike Milligan.

Lately he spent time with both the NYPD and the inmates of New York State’s maximum-security prison to make what Time Out called “Toby Dye’s truly terrific film”, ‘Bodysnatchers of New York’, for the acclaimed ‘True Stories’ strand. The film went on to be honoured with a win at the 2011 Grierson Awards, the UK’s highly prestigious documentary awards.   

Whatever the subject matter, his films are characterised by an ability to capture revealingly intimate, unguarded portraits of real people with a highly stylized, cinematic flair more akin to fiction filmmaking than traditional documentary.      

Most recently he has taken these skills and applied them in a fresh and innovative way to the field of commercials and music videos at Ridley Scott Associates and sister company Black Dog Films. Dye’s first production for the company, and his first music video, ‘Paradise Circus’ for Massive Attack, was not only awarded ‘Best in Book’ by the Creative Review Annual 2010, but also picked up a nomination for ‘Best Music Video’ at the D&AD Awards and for ‘Best Dance Video’ at the Music Video Awards.