Michael F. Bates

Post Production Sound

Feature Documentary

McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass | Supervising Sound Editor & Dialogue Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Arthur Cary | Produced by Passion Pictures, Fremantle and BBC Film | 2026

Birds of War | Supervising Sound Editor & Dialogue Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak | Produced by Sonja Henrici | 2026
World Cinema Documentary Competition at Sundance 2026
| Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact at Sundance 2026


The Six Billion Dollar Man | Supervising Sound Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Eugene Jarecki | Produced by Charlotte Street Films | 2025
Official Selection at Festival de Cannes 2025 | Jury Special Prize for L’Œil d’or 10th Anniversary


Pizza Under Fire | Dialogue Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Adrian Pennink | Produced by Chimerica Media | 2025


Christy Brown: Self Portrait
| Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Joel Verner | Produced by Averner Films for RTÉ | 2024


Strike: An Uncivil War
| Supervising Sound Editor & Sound Effects Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Daniel Gordon | Produced by Very Much So | 2024
AMPS Awards Excellence in Sound for a Factual Film (Nomination) | Sheffield DocFest Audience Award


Making of an Activist | Dialogue Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Alexander Atta-Mora | Produced by Andscape for Hulu | 2024


Creation Story | Sound Effects Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Alastair Siddons | Produced by Quiet | 2024


Cecil | Dialogue Editor
Freelance for GF Soundscapes | Directed by Arthur Cary | Produced by Arrow Media for Film4 | 2023


Ship Of Dreams | Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Alexandra Boyd | Produced by Nick Loren & Elizabeth Yng-Wong | 2023


Red Herring | Sound Effects Editor
Directed by Kit Vincent | Produced by Edward Owles | 2022
BIFA Raindance Maverick Award (Nomination) | Raindance Awards Best UK Feature


Rebellion | Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Maia Kenworthy & Elena Sánchez Bellot | Produced by Halcyon Pictures | 2022
BAFTA Outstanding Debut (Nomination) | BIFA Raindance Discovery Award (Nomination)


My Name Is Happy | Re-Recording Mixer (pre-mix only)
Directed by Nick Read & Ayse Toprak | Produced by October Films / Red Zed Films / Horovel Films | 2022
Grierson Awards Best Single Documentary – International


Night Burns Like Cigarettes | Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Elisabeth Felson | Produced by Steppenwolves Films | 2021
Raindance Awards Best UK Feature / Best Cinematography (Nomination)


Small Kingdom | Supervising Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Elisabeth Felson | Produced by Steppenwolves Films | 2019



TV Drama

Tommy and Tuppence (Episodes 1 & 2) | Sound Effects Editor
Directed by Fergus O’Brien & Ellie Haydon | Produced by Lookout Point for Britbox | 2026

Legends (Episode 6) | Sound Effects Editor
Created by Neil Forsyth | Produced by Tannadice Pictures for Netflix | 2025

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes (Episodes 2 & 3) | Sound Effects Editor
Directed by Paul Andrew Williams | Produced by Etta Pictures for Disney+ | 2024
RTS Craft & Design Awards 2025 – Sound – Scripted (Nomination)

Beyond Paradise Christmas Special | Sound Effects Editor
Freelance for Jumbuck | Produced by Red Planet Pictures for BBC | 2023


Feature Film


To A Cinder | Supervisor, Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Henry Scriven | Produced by Ça Marche Media | 2022


Sorority | Supervisor, Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by James Webber | Produced by The Springhead Film Company | 2020


The World We Knew | Supervisor, Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by WW Jones & Luke Skinner | Produced by Powis Square Pictures | 2019


Widow’s Walk | Supervisor and Sound Effects Editor
Directed by Alexandra Boyd | Produced by New Thirty Pictures | 2019


The Haunted | Supervisor and Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor
Directed by David Holroyd | Produced by Triple S Films | 2018


Waking David | Supervisor and Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor
Directed by Kevin Nash | Produced by PaintLick Films | 2016


TV Documentary / Factual / Entertainment


Secrets of the Lost Liners S2 (1 x 60’) | Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Freelance for Directors Cut Films | Produced by Bossa Nova Media for Sky History | 2024


Anton and Giovanni’s Adventures in Spain (1 x 60’) | Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor
Freelance for Directors Cut Films | Produced by BBC Studios Entertainment for BBC | 2023


Emma Willis: Delivering Babies (1 x 60’) | Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Freelance for MSVPost | Produced by Firecracker Films for UKTV | 2022


Traffic Cops (1 x 60’) | Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Freelance for MSVPost | Produced by Mentorn Media for C5 | 2022


Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes On A Scandal (1 x 120’) | Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor
Freelance for Mahoney Audio Post | Produced by Arrow Media for Discovery | 2022


Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom (1 x 60’) | Dialogue Editor
Freelance for Mahoney Audio Post | Produced by Arrow Media for National Geographic / Disney+ | 2022


Love, Honor & Betray (3 x 60’) | Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor
Freelance for Mahoney Audio Post | Produced by Arrow Media for Discovery | 2022


Short Film


Born On Sunday Silent | Supervisor, Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Eelyn Lee | Produced by Tyke Films | 2023


Sandwich Man | Supervisor, Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Jessica Henwick | Produced by EMU Films | 2022


Honesty | Supervisor, Dialogue & Sound Effects Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
Directed by Roxy Rezvany | Produced by Somesuch | 2021
BIFA Best British Short (Nomination)