Ali Mapletoft

Films

Ali Mapletoft is a creative director and film-maker with over 20 years experience in the professional creative industries. Having worked with the likes of Channel 4, BBC, Island Records, ITV, Rough Trade Records, Universal, Saatchi and Saatchi, Ogilvy, Mother and Vivienne Westwood, Ali knows what it takes to create bold work that stands its own ground. She’s an Icelandic Music awards and Northern Wave winner for best music video with Emiliana Torrini for Rough Trade Records. 

Recent Films

Ali’s most recent film work explores themes of creative change and spiritual transformation. A love of theatrical costume, fashion and performance art comes through her work.

Archetypes

Artists and Leaders

Artists are Leaders 

Creatures of Transformation

Show Reel

Filmography

Film and TV Work by Ali (Taylor) Mapletoft 

Recent Works

  • Cushy for Polly Lavarello- A short series of brand idents 
  • She’s Magic with Money for Cleo Nedd- A short series of brand idents 
  • Archetypes — A short Creatrix Coaching film
  • Artists Are Leaders — A short Creatrix Coaching film
  • Creatures of Transformation — A short Creatrix Coaching film

Shorts and Music Videos

  • Stealing Summer — 3D Puppet Animation, Surrey Institute of Art and Design — Director
  • Puleng — Channel 4, Nexus Productions — Director — Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Film, Annecy International Animated Film Festival
  • Sunny Road — animated music video, Emiliana Torrini — winner, Icelandic Music Awards (Best Video, beating Sigur Rós) — Sherbet Films
  • Heard It All Before — The Weird Girls Project, music by Emiliana Torrini — winner, Best Music Video, Northern Wave International Film Festival, Iceland (beating GusGus and Roots Manuva)
  • Start/Stop/Synchro — music video, Rose Elinor Dougall
  • Find Me Out — music video, Rose Elinor Dougall
  • Hide Me — music video, Granded Bob
  • A Way Back Out of Here — animated music video, Marc Carrol — Evangeline Records — Sherbet Films
  • Talk Again — animated music video, Marc Carrol — One Little Indian Records — Sherbet Films
  • A Test — music video, Little Dragon — live action — Academy Films
  • We Are Here — music video for Language — Academy Films
  • Shitdisco, “I Know Kung Fu” — music video — Academy Films
  •  The Pulse — music video for The Magic Numbers — Academy Films
  • Whole Wide World — music video for he Proclaimers— Academy Films

Director, TV Ads and Idents

  • The Corrs single release promo, “Runaway”
  • Alesha Dixon, “The Alesha Show” album promo + album cover
  • Cheerios commercial, “Happiness Runs,” with Donovan — Sherbet
  • TV commercial, Nurofen Syrup for Babies
  • Title sequence, The Sex Education Show — Sherbet
  • Richard and Judy’s New Position — title sequence — Sherbet
  • Richard and Judy’s New Position — trailer — Sherbet

Films / Co-Directed (AZAM, with Rachel Lefeuvre)

  • Sacrilegious Series (4 parts) — comedy, made for Hackney Arts Council
  • Pretty Twisted — co-directed with Rachel Lefeuvre — Age of Reason scarves, season launch

Producer

  • E4 Music Idents, directed by Andy Martin — Mr and Mrs Smith TV
  • E4 Music Idents with TADO, directed by Andy Martin — Mr and Mrs Smith TV
  • Mini Cooper Promo Film, “The George Harrison Story” — Mad Cow Films

Documentary, Director/ producer

  • E Pellicci Documentary, “Down the Caf” — ongoing
  • “Men-on-pause” Documentary about female voluntary celibacy — ongoing

Work with Ali

Available for brand reinvention, creative identity and brand recognition projects.

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