Mosaic Films

Mosaic Films is a British independent film and television production studio specialising in creative documentaries, animated documentaries and digital content. Based in London, it makes work for broadcasters, educational audiences and organisations addressing public health and social issues. Its productions span observational television, feature documentaries, personal testimony and short-form animation.

Founded by documentary filmmaker Colin Luke in the mid-1990s, the studio developed an international documentary practice built around stories of everyday life. Early productions explored post-Soviet Russia and communities in Israel and Palestine, establishing a history of working across countries and cultures. Its subsequent factual output has ranged from public transport and religious life to music, criminal investigations and young people's experiences.

Documentary and animation

Animation is a significant part of the company's work, particularly where contributors describe sensitive or difficult experiences. Mosaic combines recorded personal testimony with animation to explore mental health, displacement, trauma and chronic illness. This approach connects documentary storytelling with visual interpretation, allowing individual accounts to shape films intended for both broadcast and educational use.

The studio also develops long-form documentaries and factual series. Its output includes psychological true crime, music documentaries and observational programmes, alongside films about young people and their communities. Across these formats, its work places personal experience within wider social and cultural settings.

Production capabilities

Mosaic's capabilities cover documentary development and production, directing, scriptwriting, 2D and 3D animation, motion graphics and post-production. It also produces educational material and content for digital platforms, adapting its documentary and animation practice to different audiences and distribution formats.

The company works with UK and international broadcasters, educational media commissioners, public health organisations and non-profit organisations. Co-production forms part of its approach to feature documentary work, while its educational animation addresses subjects that can be challenging to discuss directly. This combination of factual filmmaking, animation and digital production supports projects ranging from individual short films to documentary series and feature-length releases.