Marc Isaacs

Director Marc Isaacs install himself in the lift of a typical English tower. People start talking to him and we discover their lives. (imdb)

Heartrending and hilarious in ways that only the love life of an 11-year-old can be, this British doc is certain to provoke lots of discussion and perhaps some controversy. Rare in its willingness to accept kids on their own terms, Someday My Prince Will Come is narrated in rhyming voice-over by its subject, Laura-Anne, as she brings us along on her quest to find a "prince." (The Auteurs)

Isaacs talks to train users about their relationships and ideas of love in railway carriages and stations throughout the UK.

Calais is a stark portrait of a town in decline. Brilliant juxstaposition between the scoff faced English day trippers searching for cheap booze, and the cold, snivelling asylum seekers existing on the streets. Thrown into the mix are two English ex pats, trying to make money against the odds. (Amazon)

A fascinating and intimate insight into the lives of people who have come to London from afar in order to seek a better life and struggled to make the city their home. A young Irish woman dreams of becoming a singer; an elderly Jewish woman who fled Vienna when Hitler was in power; and a glamorous retired German air stewardess living with her estranged husband. Wonderful moments of humour are fused with heart-breaking scenes that reveal broken dreams. (marcisaacsfilms.com)

Marc Isaacs spent three months on the steps outside Highbury and Islington Magistrates' Court in London, talking to the people who were coming in and out. Whilst waiting for their cases to be heard they reveal their lives, the complexities of the human soul are laid bare. The result is Outside The Court, a documentary that was part of BBC Four's Justice season. (marcisaacsfilms.com)

The lives of workers in the City of London during the recent financial meltdown, balancing sensitive portraits of diverse individuals striving to retain their dignity and humanity in the midst of the crisis. (marcisaacsfilms.com)

Compassionate and illuminating documentary probing the attitudes of Barking's white residents toward their new immigrant neighbours. Questioning prejudices and preconceptions producing a vivid picture of the attitudes and perceptions at the heart of an increasingly multicultural Britain. (marcisaacsfilms.com)

Six years ago God told former rabbi, Philip Sharp, that he was to become a Hebrew king. Philip then decided to take seven women to be his wives and created a new Godly family. Now they all live together in one house in a quiet English town. Filmmaker, Marc Isaacs, insinuates himself into the family to try and understand why seven women have chosen to live under the rule of one man. (Marc Isaacs)