David Preston
@davidpreston.bsky.social
Film Editor / Producer for BBC, Channel 4, HBO, Nat Geo and more...posting about News and documentaries, films & TV, politics, art, poetry and music. I'm here to bring positivity, not argue.
The rise of “patriots-only” rule in Hong Kong is marked by arrests of opposition figures, the silencing of critical media, and a growing culture of surveillance and anonymous reporting.
See the full 30 min doc here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIDT...
See the full 30 min doc here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIDT...
August 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The rise of “patriots-only” rule in Hong Kong is marked by arrests of opposition figures, the silencing of critical media, and a growing culture of surveillance and anonymous reporting.
See the full 30 min doc here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIDT...
See the full 30 min doc here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIDT...
I feel proud to be nominated for Best Editor in the Current Affairs category at the 2025 BFE Awards, ran by the wonderful British Film Editors Guild @bfeditors.bsky.social.
January 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I feel proud to be nominated for Best Editor in the Current Affairs category at the 2025 BFE Awards, ran by the wonderful British Film Editors Guild @bfeditors.bsky.social.
Good God this is surely a show sent to troll us millennials who grew up watching That 70's Show. We're aware death is coming!
December 21, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Good God this is surely a show sent to troll us millennials who grew up watching That 70's Show. We're aware death is coming!
I thought some people might get a kick out of this
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December 10, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I thought some people might get a kick out of this
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Yes, perhaps I should aim for more breaks from the News in 2025...
December 6, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Yes, perhaps I should aim for more breaks from the News in 2025...
Nia Archives is so good. Great video too www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtE...
December 6, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Nia Archives is so good. Great video too www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtE...
This sequence from a fantastic BBC documentary about street photographer Vivian Maier always inspires me.
November 29, 2024 at 6:05 AM
This sequence from a fantastic BBC documentary about street photographer Vivian Maier always inspires me.
Sounds so lighthearted!
November 28, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Sounds so lighthearted!
I'm also a Producer. This investigation reveals how ancient treasures, looted from Cambodia ended up in the British Museum and V&A. Some Cambodians consider these artefacts as more than just stone - but instead precious Gods.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
November 28, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I'm also a Producer. This investigation reveals how ancient treasures, looted from Cambodia ended up in the British Museum and V&A. Some Cambodians consider these artefacts as more than just stone - but instead precious Gods.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Last year I cut Panorama - The Millionaire Who Cheated a Council. We revealed the man who used a local council's money to live a lavish lifestyle. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6634...
November 28, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Last year I cut Panorama - The Millionaire Who Cheated a Council. We revealed the man who used a local council's money to live a lavish lifestyle. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6634...
A hundred days after Jan 6th, I cut an hour long doc for ITV in the UK. Robert Moore was the only TV reporter who followed the insurrectionists into the Capitol that day.
November 26, 2024 at 6:40 PM
A hundred days after Jan 6th, I cut an hour long doc for ITV in the UK. Robert Moore was the only TV reporter who followed the insurrectionists into the Capitol that day.
In 2014 Ebola was tearing through Sierra Leone. I helped to cut this HBO documentary 'Ebola: The Doctor's Story' which featured Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim wearing a head-mounted camera whilst he bravely treated some of the sickest patients. www.amazon.com/Ebola-Doctor...
November 19, 2024 at 5:53 PM
In 2014 Ebola was tearing through Sierra Leone. I helped to cut this HBO documentary 'Ebola: The Doctor's Story' which featured Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim wearing a head-mounted camera whilst he bravely treated some of the sickest patients. www.amazon.com/Ebola-Doctor...
I was part of a team that edited 'Inside North Korea's Dynasty'. The four-part Net Geo series takes a compelling look at one of the most secretive nations in the world. www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series...
November 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
I was part of a team that edited 'Inside North Korea's Dynasty'. The four-part Net Geo series takes a compelling look at one of the most secretive nations in the world. www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series...
Watch my edit BBC Panorama - Andrew Tate: Accused as the influencer denies charges of organised crime, people trafficking and rape. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
November 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Watch my edit BBC Panorama - Andrew Tate: Accused as the influencer denies charges of organised crime, people trafficking and rape. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
"I'll always be by your side"
Cocorosie
Cocorosie
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
"I'll always be by your side"
Cocorosie
Cocorosie
"There’s a myth that there are these “special” people, who do everything to excess and somehow carry on being creative, but it’s just not true. It was sad to see Shane lose his extraordinary gifts and become so diminished over time, but that doesn’t stop you loving someone." Nick Cave
November 19, 2024 at 10:19 AM
"There’s a myth that there are these “special” people, who do everything to excess and somehow carry on being creative, but it’s just not true. It was sad to see Shane lose his extraordinary gifts and become so diminished over time, but that doesn’t stop you loving someone." Nick Cave
Back in 2017 I edited an hour documentary about Freddie Scappaticci - a double agent; a member of the IRA who was also working for British Special Branch. Here's a clip.
November 19, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Back in 2017 I edited an hour documentary about Freddie Scappaticci - a double agent; a member of the IRA who was also working for British Special Branch. Here's a clip.
We are workmen, day laborers—who happen to work with paints and clay and actors, and curtains part on occasion to display what we do. Tell the truth, he said. As you know it. Art may happen; it may not. We are not owed its presence.” Tennessee Williams
November 19, 2024 at 9:55 AM
We are workmen, day laborers—who happen to work with paints and clay and actors, and curtains part on occasion to display what we do. Tell the truth, he said. As you know it. Art may happen; it may not. We are not owed its presence.” Tennessee Williams
"I wrote to Picasso once: I did not receive a reply. I saw Picasso at a party or an opening or something crowded and awful in New York. I spoke to him. I repeated what I had written in my letter: How do we do it?
November 19, 2024 at 9:55 AM
"I wrote to Picasso once: I did not receive a reply. I saw Picasso at a party or an opening or something crowded and awful in New York. I spoke to him. I repeated what I had written in my letter: How do we do it?
Banshees of Inisherin
youtu.be/WwKNIgZ54zk
youtu.be/WwKNIgZ54zk
November 16, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Banshees of Inisherin
youtu.be/WwKNIgZ54zk
youtu.be/WwKNIgZ54zk
“Not everyone wants this conventional little life you’re rowing your boat toward. I like my river of fire. And when it’s time for me to go I fully intend to roll off my one-person dinghy into the flames and be consumed. I'm not afraid.”
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith
November 14, 2024 at 10:48 AM
“Not everyone wants this conventional little life you’re rowing your boat toward. I like my river of fire. And when it’s time for me to go I fully intend to roll off my one-person dinghy into the flames and be consumed. I'm not afraid.”
Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith
"There's an answer for I'm called again
Back in the sand just like those soldier men
And even once, I fell down in the narrow lanes
On the ground I lay, and I would say....
He's the only one who knows the words"
Beirut - The Peacock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EECT...
Back in the sand just like those soldier men
And even once, I fell down in the narrow lanes
On the ground I lay, and I would say....
He's the only one who knows the words"
Beirut - The Peacock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EECT...
November 14, 2024 at 4:51 AM
"There's an answer for I'm called again
Back in the sand just like those soldier men
And even once, I fell down in the narrow lanes
On the ground I lay, and I would say....
He's the only one who knows the words"
Beirut - The Peacock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EECT...
Back in the sand just like those soldier men
And even once, I fell down in the narrow lanes
On the ground I lay, and I would say....
He's the only one who knows the words"
Beirut - The Peacock
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EECT...
"And my missus left me
I was in love with her
I was destroyed by all of that
You know if it's happened to you if you're listening to this and it's happened to you
Then you understand what goes on..."
DJ Seinfeld - U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eu...
I was in love with her
I was destroyed by all of that
You know if it's happened to you if you're listening to this and it's happened to you
Then you understand what goes on..."
DJ Seinfeld - U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eu...
November 14, 2024 at 4:46 AM
"And my missus left me
I was in love with her
I was destroyed by all of that
You know if it's happened to you if you're listening to this and it's happened to you
Then you understand what goes on..."
DJ Seinfeld - U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eu...
I was in love with her
I was destroyed by all of that
You know if it's happened to you if you're listening to this and it's happened to you
Then you understand what goes on..."
DJ Seinfeld - U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6eu...