Walter Stabb - Work

Walter has worked on projects screened by the BBC, HBO America, global advertising agencies, cultural institutions and at festivals internationally. To discuss a project however big or small send an email to walter [at] sweettakestudio.com.

In an extended interview Presenter Mobeen Azhar speaks with Noriyuki Higashiyama, CEO of Smile-Up, about the company’s efforts to compensate almost 1000 men who have claimed they were sexually abused by the late Jpop mogul and paedophile Johnny Kitagawa. 168k views on BBC Japan across UK and Japanese versions of the film.

Google UK Year in Search featuring Martin & Roman Kemp. Agency Redwood BBDO

Lipton Ice Tea promo. Multiple deliverables for paid social advertising, DOOH etc… for the French market. Agency Redwood BBDO

New trailer for the legendary documentary Dark Days featuring DJ Shadow’s haunting music, created for a Japanese theatrical and streaming rerelease in 2023.

Profile of jazz great Wynton Marsalis, part of a screening introduced by Hilary Clinton at the White House to celebrate his Praemium Imperiale 2023 award.

Air From Another Planet is a narrative fiction short set in 1908. Based on the life of painter Richard Gerstl it was shot on 35mm film and digital and awarded Best Film in category at the History International Film Festival 2023.

Lipton Ice Tea promo. Multiple deliverables for paid social advertising, DOOH etc… for the French market. Agency Redwood BBDO

Trailer for feature doc The Organic Terrorist. Can a Sake brewer save a village from extinction? Film developed with funding from BBC Storyville and The Whickers Film & TV Award.

Trailer for feature doc featuring Tilda Swinton and celebrating the life of John Berger. Post-production and additional editing on main film, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival followed by theatrical cinema release in UK and US. Streamed by Mubi and Curzon.

Impactful promo for The Stroke Association to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation on Stroke Prevention Day. 400K+ views on Twitter, FB, YT, etc…

Artist profile of Olafur Eliassson, famous for his breath -taking large scale installations and sculptures. Edit created to celebrate his Praemium Imperiale Award 2023 and screened in Berlin and Tokyo.

Brutalism Otherwise is a project developed with artist Hadi Bastani. 4 short chapters exploring the aesthetics of Brutalist architectural housing estates in London and Tehran through experimental sound and image.

Profile of contemporary artist, documentarian and activist Ai Weiwei commissioned by Fuji TV to celebrate his Praemium Imperiale Award 2022

Google commissioned profile of Full Fact, an organisation fighting online misinformation.

Diébédo Francis Kéré is a Burkinabé-German architect with a duel focus on design and social commitment. He brings an African sensibility to his internationally celebrated works