SELECTED WORK
The productions below represent a selection of Tom O'Dell's work as producer, writer, director and editor.
Fantasy Rising
2026 . 120 MINS . ALSO 2 × 56 MINS
Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Executive Producer
The definitive story of Fantasy's journey from the fringes of literature to a global phenomenon, through folklore and fairy tales, comic books and role playing games, The Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and beyond.
How The Beatles Changed The World
2017 . 110 MINS
Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Executive Producer
How The Beatles Changed The World traces the band's path through the most remarkable decade of the twentieth century, the 1960s. It not only focuses on the impact of their artistic evolution across this period but also explores the wider revolution they instigated, from fashion, film and art to the British class system, the anti-war movement, the counterculture, Eastern spirituality, psychedelia and the riots of 1968.
" 8/10 - A much-told tale refreshed. This visually stimulating film tells the story with a smart twist."
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Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star
2023 . 75 MINS
Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Executive Producer
Tom Cruise - actor, producer, daredevil. The face of Hollywood in the 1980s, after a mid-career meltdown, his future looked in doubt. But he has risked life and limb and fought his way back to the very top. This is the story of his remarkable career revival.
Wartime Crime
2017 . 6 × 60 MINS . SERIES
Series Producer • Executive Producer • Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Drama Director (Ep2: Resistance is Useless & Ep5: The Zoot Suit Riots)
When war strikes, crime flourishes. In bombed-out London, wartime America, occupied France and Nazi Germany, the chaos of World War 2 presents a perfect opportunity for mobsters, street gangs, rogue soldiers, serial killers and sexual predators. This series unearths six extraordinary cases of this wartime crimewave.
The Guardian · The Radio Times · The Telegraph · The Daily Mail · BBC History Magazine
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Manson: Music From An Unsound Mind
2019 . 105 MINS
Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Executive Producer
Manson: Music From An Unsound Mind reveals the full, untold story of Manson's obsession to become a rock star. Investigating his rise in the LA music scene and his relationships with major stars of the era — including his tragic friendship with Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson — this film uncovers the dark connections between Manson's musical activities and the murders that would make him infamous.
"On the 50th anniversary of the Manson murders, which is understandably a year overflowing with Manson content, Music from an Unsound Mind hits a high note.
Through talking head interviews with biographers, former Manson family members and associates, and a fat stack of stunning archival footage and photos to punch up the narration, director Tom O’Dell fashions an all-encompassing tour de force."
THE DENTON CHRONICLE
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Days of Rage: The Rolling Stones' Road to Altamont
2020 . 105 MINS
Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Executive Producer
In the late 1960s, America erupted. Amidst riots, assassinations and a war that would not end, The Rolling Stones became the voice of this violent new era. But in 1969, their concert at Altamont brought the decade to a horrific close. This is the story of those tumultuous years.
"Days of Rage documents The Stone's rise to fame, the political climate in which they thrived, and the chaos that ensued at the concert. The emotional toll this documentary takes is well worth the watch"
SCREENRANT
"Days of Rage is a riveting historical account that explores much more than the Rolling Stones' performance at Altamont concert."
CULTURE MIX
The Murder Network
2022 . 75 MINS
Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Executive Producer
France, 1942: A serial killer stalks the streets of Occupied Paris. Using the chaos of the war to his own advantage, psychotic doctor Marcel Petiot poses as a resistance operative and preys on those most desperate to flee the Nazi regime — Jews, criminals and underground partisans. As the body count rises, both the French police and the Gestapo race against time to bring him to justice.
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Rise of the Superheroes
2018 . 110 MINS
Producer • Director • Writer • Editor • Executive Producer
Rise Of The Superheroes traces the development of comic book characters in the movies, from Tim Burton's prototype blockbuster Batman in 1989, through Blade, X-Men, Spiderman, The Dark Knight trilogy and Marvel's remarkable Cinematic Universe. It is the story of how cinema has brought these characters from out of the shadows and turned them into global superstars.