After
receiving a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science,
Robert Mullan taught at numerous universities in the UK and authored a number
of non-fiction books, including a number on television, including Consuming Television and Uninvited Guests (co-authored with Laurie Taylor). He then worked as a researcher, associate producer and then director of documentary films
for a number of broadcasters, including Channel 4, Anglia Television and the BBC
(Pebble Mill). In 1986 he established Gizmo Films and worked as an independent producer. The subject matter of subsequent films ranged from Buddhism, Sufism, Women
Mystics, Motown musicians, the exiled son of the late Shah of Iran and many
more.
He later moved into screenwriting and directing, beginning with a trilogy of Lithuanian
and Russian films - Laiลกkai Sofijai (Letters to Sofija), Gitel
and Mes Dainuosim (We Will Sing). In 2017 he co-wrote
(with Tracy Moreton) and directed Mad to
be Normal, featuring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel
Byrne, and others. He still occasionally writes non-fiction books, the most recent being Moving Pictures: the making of Letters to Sofija and Mad to be Normal (both published by Free Association Books).
His
development slate includes numerous projects of a wide-ranging nature.
