Host and Creator of the Doc Arena Podcast, and former Film Ireland Editor. Ross is a producer/director of documentaries including Beat the Lotto (2025), Katie (2018), Between Land & Sea (2016), Unbreakable (2014) & Saviours (2007). TV work includes Birdsong (2024) RTÉ/BBC, Peter the Great (2023) NBC, Rachael Blackmore: A Grand Year (2021) ITV/RTÉ & Barney Curley Beat the Bookies (2021) BBC/RTÉ. His award-winning shorts include Bye Bye Now & Home Turf. He is a former IFI DocFest director.
Welcome to a new series of The DocArena Podcast. In this episode Ross Whitaker talks to Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins about their documentary 'American Nightmare'.
Ross Whitaker tells us about his experiences making Between Land and Sea and what he learned along the watery way.