Mark Donne is a, London-based film-maker and writer. Formerly a journalist, Donne wrote for The Independent and The Guardian newspapers & has appeared as a commentator on relevant issues on BBC News, Sky News, Channel 4 News and other current affairs television programmes. Donne has writing and directing credits on two independent feature-length artist documentaries and various short films. Early life and education Donne is English, from London, of mixed Celtic heritage. Whilst there is no record of post-compulsory education, Donne did receive a vocational, postgraduate National Diploma in Journalism and subsequently an NQJ from the National Council for Training of Journalists in 2005. Mark Donne carries direct ancestral lineage (paternal) to the English metaphysical poet and former Dean of St Paul's Cathedral John Donne. Short Films & Special Projects In early 2009, after producing various short films for The Independent online, Donne set up the film collective "Brass Moustache" with producer and Director of Photography Joe Morris. The collective was based in Soho, London. Donne and Morris produced various short-form political documentaries including interviews with Noam Chomsky and former leader of the UK Labour Party Ed Miliband. They also collaborated on various music promo films for bands including "Lose My Way" for the UK indie-rock band TOY, which was chosen by "Creative Bloq" design magazine in its "25 Greatest Animated Music Videos". In 2014 Donne and Morris were commissioned by Tate Britain to make a short film for the Ruin Lust exhibition which formed part of the multi-disciplinary show. The short featured a poetic script narrated by actor Louise Brealey which Mark Donne adapted from the text "Pleasure in Ruins" by Rose Macaulay. In 2015 Donne and Morris made an artist documentary short filmed in the Ecuadorian Amazon; the film focused on the plight of indigenous communities and the natural environment being blighted by a colossal oil spillage. "Afectados" features narration from Hollywood icon Julie Christie, reading a version of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's "United Fruit Company" and a field score from musician Drew McConnell & long term Banksy collaborator Jim Carey. US oil giant Chevron reacted furiously to the film, claiming that Texaco – later subsumed into Chevron – had cleaned up the impacted area adequately after ceasing operations. In December 2015 Donne collaborated with Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack for a second time (see features) writing a short satirical film "La Fête est Finie" (The Party