Forensic Architecture

Directing

January 1, 2010

Forensic Architecture (FA) is a research agency, based at Goldsmiths, University of London, investigating human rights violations including violence committed by states, police forces, militaries, and corporations. FA works in partnership with institutions across civil society, from grassroots activists, to legal teams, to international NGOs and media organisations, to carry out investigations with and on behalf of communities and individuals affected by conflict, police brutality, border regimes and environmental violence.

Known for

The Seizure of the Iuventa

The Seizure of the Iuventa

2018

Triple-Chaser

Triple-Chaser

2019

The Murder of Pavlos Fyssas

The Murder of Pavlos Fyssas

2018

The Killing of Mark Duggan

The Killing of Mark Duggan

2020

Cloud Studies

Cloud Studies

2021

Model Zoo

Model Zoo

2021

The Killing of Harith Augustus

The Killing of Harith Augustus

2019

Tear gas in Plaza de la Dignidad, Chile

Tear gas in Plaza de la Dignidad, Chile

2020

If toxic air is a monument to slavery, how do we take it down?

If toxic air is a monument to slavery, how do we take it down?

2021

Lethal Warning: The Killing of Luai Kahil and Amir a-Nimrah

Lethal Warning: The Killing of Luai Kahil and Amir a-Nimrah

2018

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The Last Responders

The Last Responders

2026

Director

Return to al-Ma’in

Return to al-Ma’in

2025

Director

'When It Stopped Being A War': The Situated Testimony of Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah

'When It Stopped Being A War': The Situated Testimony of Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah

2024

Director

Chemical Fire At Marathon Refinery

Chemical Fire At Marathon Refinery

2024

Director

No Traces of Life

No Traces of Life

2024

Director

Israel’s Ecocide in Gaza: 2023-2024

Israel’s Ecocide in Gaza: 2023-2024

2024

Director

The Murder of June Knightly

The Murder of June Knightly

2024

Director

The Killing of Dilan Cruz

The Killing of Dilan Cruz

2023

Director

Executions and Mass Graves in Tantura

Executions and Mass Graves in Tantura

2023

Director

'Tear Gas Tuesday' in Downtown Portland

'Tear Gas Tuesday' in Downtown Portland

2023

Director

A City Within a Building: Mariupol Drama Theater

A City Within a Building: Mariupol Drama Theater

2023

Director

The Beirut Port Explosion: Destruction of Destruction

The Beirut Port Explosion: Destruction of Destruction

2023

Director

The Beirut Port Explosion: The Welders

The Beirut Port Explosion: The Welders

2023

Director

Gold Mining and Violence in the Amazon Rainforest

Gold Mining and Violence in the Amazon Rainforest

2022

Director

Russian Strike on Kyiv TV Tower

Russian Strike on Kyiv TV Tower

2022

Director

The Shelling of Khudair Warehouse

The Shelling of Khudair Warehouse

2022

Director

Living Archaeology

Living Archaeology

2022

Director

The Hanau Terror Attack: The Emergency Exit

The Hanau Terror Attack: The Emergency Exit

2021

Director

Dispossession and the Memory of the Earth: Land Dispossession in Nueva Colonia

Dispossession and the Memory of the Earth: Land Dispossession in Nueva Colonia

2021

Director

Cajas Negras

Cajas Negras

2021

Director

Model Zoo

Model Zoo

2021

Director

Cloud Studies

Cloud Studies

2021

Director

If toxic air is a monument to slavery, how do we take it down?

If toxic air is a monument to slavery, how do we take it down?

2021

Director

Environmental Racism in Death Alley, Louisiana

Environmental Racism in Death Alley, Louisiana

2021

Director

The Beirut Port Explosion

The Beirut Port Explosion

2020

Director

The Killing of Zineb Redouane

The Killing of Zineb Redouane

2020

Director

The Killing of Muhammad al-Arab

The Killing of Muhammad al-Arab

2020

Director

The Killing of Mark Duggan

The Killing of Mark Duggan

2020

Director

The Killing of Muhammad Gulzar

The Killing of Muhammad Gulzar

2020

Director

Tear gas in Plaza de la Dignidad, Chile

Tear gas in Plaza de la Dignidad, Chile

2020

Director

Shipwreck at the Threshold of Europe, Lesvos, Aegean Sea: 28 October 2015

Shipwreck at the Threshold of Europe, Lesvos, Aegean Sea: 28 October 2015

2020

Director

Oil and Gas Pollution in Vaca Muerta

Oil and Gas Pollution in Vaca Muerta

2019

Director

The Battle of Ilovaisk: Verifying Russian Military Presence in Ukraine

The Battle of Ilovaisk: Verifying Russian Military Presence in Ukraine

2019

Director

Herbicidal Warfare in Gaza

Herbicidal Warfare in Gaza

2019

Director

Killing in Umm al-Hiran

Killing in Umm al-Hiran

2019

Director

Triple-Chaser

Triple-Chaser

2019

Director

The Killing of Rouzan al-Najjar

The Killing of Rouzan al-Najjar

2019

Director

Killing of Zak Kostopoulos: the Man in the Yellow Shirt

Killing of Zak Kostopoulos: the Man in the Yellow Shirt

2019

Director

The Killing of Harith Augustus

The Killing of Harith Augustus

2019

Director

The Killing of Tahir Elçi

The Killing of Tahir Elçi

2019

Director

The Murder of Pavlos Fyssas

The Murder of Pavlos Fyssas

2018

Director

Chlorine Attacks in Douma, Syria 7 April 2018

Chlorine Attacks in Douma, Syria 7 April 2018

2018

Director

Standoff in El Junquito

Standoff in El Junquito

2018

Director

Sea Watch vs the Libyan Coast Guard

Sea Watch vs the Libyan Coast Guard

2018

Director

The Seizure of the Iuventa

The Seizure of the Iuventa

2018

Director

Lethal Warning: The Killing of Luai Kahil and Amir a-Nimrah

Lethal Warning: The Killing of Luai Kahil and Amir a-Nimrah

2018

Director

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77sqm_9:26min

2017

Director

The Enforced disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa Students

The Enforced disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa Students

2017

Director

Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque

Airstrikes on the al-Jinah mosque

2017

Director

Ecocide in Indonesia

Ecocide in Indonesia

2017

Director

Airstrikes on M2 Hospital

Airstrikes on M2 Hospital

2017

Director

Torture in Saydnaya Prison

Torture in Saydnaya Prison

2016

Director

Destruction and Return in al-Araqib

Destruction and Return in al-Araqib

2016

Director

Airstrikes in Atimah

Airstrikes in Atimah

2016

Director

Rafah: al Tannur Neighbourhood Strike Methodology

Rafah: al Tannur Neighbourhood Strike Methodology

2015

Director

The Bombing of Rafah

The Bombing of Rafah

2015

Director

Nakba Day Killings

Nakba Day Killings

2014

Director

Knock on the Roof: Drone Strike in Beit Lahiya

Knock on the Roof: Drone Strike in Beit Lahiya

2014

Director

Genocide in the Ixil Triangle

Genocide in the Ixil Triangle

2014

Director

Drone Strikes on a Jirga in Datta Khel

Drone Strikes on a Jirga in Datta Khel

2013

Director

Drone Strike in Mir Ali

Drone Strike in Mir Ali

2013

Director

The Use of White Phosphorus in Urban Environments

The Use of White Phosphorus in Urban Environments

2012

Director

The Killing of Bassem Abu Rahma

The Killing of Bassem Abu Rahma

2010

Director

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Triple-Chaser

Triple-Chaser

2019

Producer

The Murder of Pavlos Fyssas

The Murder of Pavlos Fyssas

2018

Producer