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Tamarin McgarrityTM

Tamarin Mcgarrity

Video Storyteller

€521/day
Milton Keynes, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Tamarin

I'm an award-winning Producer, Director, and Editor with over 16 years of international experience in documentary, commercial, and branded content. My storytelling roots run deep—I've created compelling narratives across five continents, including directing the first African cryptocurrency documentary released on Amazon Prime, and producing viral social media docuseries like The Soweto Series.

As the founder of Documinute, I specialise in powerful short-form storytelling with a documentary soul—crafting authentic, emotionally resonant content for global audiences. I’ve worked with brands, broadcasters, and NGOs to create campaigns, commercials, and social-first videos that connect deeply and deliver results. My work has been featured on Humans of New York, broadcast internationally, and screened at festivals from New Jersey to Johannesburg.

I bring a hands-on, solution-focused approach to every project—comfortable in any phase from development and scripting to directing, post-production, and delivery. Whether working solo or leading a team, I thrive on clear communication, creativity under pressure, and hitting deadlines with impact.

Tools I use include Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, and Monday.com. I’m equally at home in a remote edit suite or on-location with a camera in hand.

If you're looking for someone who can elevate your content with heart, hustle, and high production value—let’s talk.

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Milton Keynes (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Documinute
    Founder / Producer / Director / Editor
    June 2018 - Today (8 years)
    • Creator of various media campaigns for different brands in a Documinute style (emotive, documentary style content)
    • Commissioned to create feature length documentary and all social media videos for its release by Luno (international cryptocurrency wallet)
    • Creator of a series of 1-minute documentaries on various topics, released weekly on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and TikTok with a growing fan base currently sitting at more than 53 000
    • November 2018: Featured on Humans of New York
  • Masters & Savant
    Freelance Post-Producer / Director / Editor
    October 2014 - November 2019 (5 years and 1 month)
    Blairgowrie PH10, UK
    • Managed all commercial and audio-visual projects for various South African brands (including feature films, corporate videos and commercials)
    • Produced each project from the quoting stage through to scheduling, animation, final mix, digital delivery, and invoicing, and handling all external bookings with facility houses
    • Director/ Producer/ Scriptwriter/ 2nd Camera/ Editor for 3 x 2-3 minute short pieces highlighting specific charities and causes for SABC Education's online campaign called "Raise Your Hand"
    • Directed, edited, and produced video for Sweethearts Foundation, as part of the "Raise Your Hand" campaign
    • Production Manager/Producer on shoot for new African TV channel launched in 2017. Travelled with DOP (Gareth Pon: voted Best Instagrammer in Africa) to 5 cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Harare, Zanzibar, and Nairobi. Shoot lasted 2 weeks. Handled all travel plans and arrangements as well as dealing with budgets, local fixers, local talent, street casting and media management
    Awards & Achievements:
    2017
    • Winner of Global Giving International Award 2017 - "Sweethearts Foundation"
  • The New Black
    Freelance Producer / Production Manager
    April 2015 - March 2018 (2 years and 11 months)
    Parkhurst, Randburg, 2193, South Africa
    • Producer for all AVs, 2D/3D animations, film projects and radio commercials
    • Handled all quoting, scheduling, client services, reconciliations, content management and video editing
    • Producer / Director / Editor for an advertising campaign comprising of 30 videos for Growthpoint Properties (March – April 2017)
    • June 2017 - March 2018: Managed day-to-day running of small design studio with all its clients, accounts and project-specific tasks often working on up to 40 open projects simultaneously

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Education

  • Mouse FCP 7 Editing Course
    PURPLE
    2014
    Mouse FCP 7 Editing Course
  • Art Direction
    AAA School of Advertising
    2012
    Art Direction

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