Rupert Clague


Rupert Clague is a Canadian-British filmmaker and writer.
Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, he grew up in Dundas, Ontario before moving to the Isle of Man, attending King William's College. He taught English in Paris and Nice, France, before going on to study English Literature at King's College London and at the University of California, Berkeley. Upon graduating, he began to work for the BBC.
Clague currently lives in London, England.

Career

Film work

Clague has worked on films and documentaries all over the world, including The World According to Jeff Goldblum for Disney+, The Secret Life of Books for the BBC, and Sunderland 'Til I Die for Netflix, and an adaptation of Canadian author Alistair MacLeod's In The Fall from Island. He also runs his own production company.
In May 2018, he joined Director Werner Herzog in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest for a filmmaking expedition with Black Factory Cinema. Under Herzog's guidance, Rupert produced, directed, shot, and edited Jacob's Ladder while in the jungle.
In November 2018, with support from Shure, Rupert directed Sounds of the Sunset with adventurer Leon McCarron, a film about the Sunset Limited train that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana to Los Angeles, California in the United States.
In April 2020, he launched Tell Me in collaboration with a group of international filmmakers. Setting up a series of phone voicemail boxes around the world, the collective encouraged people to call and leave a message with any thoughts or feelings they may be having during the COVID-19 pandemic. The intention is to bring parts of these calls together as a documentary film: a unique portrait of humanity brought together in isolation.

Writing

He is the author of 'For a single moment my voice is everything: David Berman's Actual Air and the experience of time stopping', a long form essay exploring the poetry of Silver Jews founder and poet David Berman. All proceeds are donated to MusiCares.
His work has also appeared in No Film School and The Guardian.