Betweenlands

Documentary Director / PD

Sam Jones a Shooting PD with over a decade of experience in broadcast documentary and factual TV has produced, directed and filmed everything from documentaries, and TV series to his latest award-winning feature film. Now Cork-based, working throughout Ireland and abroad, his work has included many challenging environments from the freezing plains of Russia to the first unrest in Ukraine and the turbulence of the refugee crisis in Greece.

As a self-shooter and director, he has contributed to multiple channels: BBC, RTÉ, TG4, CNN, Sky, Al-Jazeera, AJ Plus, Virgin Media, France 24 Focus, and Vice News, with a full broadcast kit: Sony FX6, lighting, audio, Easyrig, Sony FX30 gimbal setup, etc.

Recent Credits

First Timers on the Front Line

TX Feb 2026 (4x45, C1) Virgin Media, Camera / Director Alleycats Production
First Timers on the Frontline is a gripping four-part docuseries following Ireland's student paramedics as they face real emergencies for the very first time. Embedded within Ireland's National Ambulance Service, the series captures one of the most pressurised transitions in medicine, when training ends and responsibility begins.
Any Given Day: Cork University Hospital

TX Jan 2026 (6x50, C1) RTE One, Shooting Director, Scratch Films and IndiePics Productions
From the pressurized emergency department to the precision of complex life changing surgeries, this six-part series reveals the high stakes and life changing stories unfolding everyday inside Cork University Hospital.
10 Things to Know About

2025-2020 (6x23, C11) (6x23, C10) (6x23, C9) (6x23, C8) (6x23, C7) RTE One, Camera / Lighting, New Decade Production.
RTÉ’s award-winning science series, taking a deep dive into some of the challenges facing us in Ireland today.
My Uni Life

TX Feb 2024 (9x23, C2) RTE One, Director / Camera, New Decade Production.
From Freshers Week to Graduation, go behind the scenes at our universities, as staff and students navigate the academic year. This fly on the wall series will provide unique insight into the exciting, fun rollercoaster of university life!
My Lost Russian Mother

Released 2023 award winning feature documentary, Director / Camera, Betweenlands & New Decade Production.
A story of secrets, lies and murder in rural Russia as a young American man goes in search of his mother.
Irish Times "few films at this years's fleadh were more memorable"
The Fast and the Farmer-ish

TX Oct 2023 (7x30, C2) BBC Three, Shooting Director, Alleycats Production
Teams of petrol heads pitch their souped-up tractors against each other in challenges that put their driving skills and vehicle power to the test. Who will take the tractor trophy?
Born Too Soon

TX Sept 2023 (4x45, C1) Virgin Media, Camera, Tyrone Productions.
Documentary series following the lives of the families, babies, and staff in the busy newborn intensive care unit in Cork University Maternity Hospital.
Richie Sadlier - Let's Talk About Sex

TX Sept 2023 (2x50) RTE Two, Camera, Tyrone Productions.
Richie Sadlier, ex-footballer and psychotherapist, cuts straight to the heart of Ireland's antiquated Sex Ed Curriculum, which is failing young people, as he campaigns for change.
Change Makers

TX Aug 2022 (6x23) RTE One, Director / Camera, New Decade Production.
Change Makers explores how Irish universities are helping create meaningful change in society through a range of diverse and collaborative projects in areas such as health, children, education, equality, inclusion and the environment.
Tanorama

TX Aug 2021 (1x30) BBC One Producer / Director / Camera Erica Starling Production.
This intimate film takes us into into a world where tanning addicts turn to anything to achieve that perfect ‘glow'.