Leigh Alderson - Documentaries, Film and TV

Documentaries, Film and TV

The BBC produced three documentary films about him, the first, Lost To Dance broadcast in October 1998, the second A God Given Gift in September 2005, and the third, also A God Given Gift in December 2007. All Directed and Produced by documentary film maker Clare DeLargy. The 2007 biography of Fredrick Franklin notes Franklin's involvement with Alderson and his involvement in Alderson's 2005 and 2007 BBC documentaries

Alderson began filming the independent film 'Angel' in June 2009 with co-star ballet dancer Kyle Davey. The film features the score of Scottish singer, Jerry Burns and is directed by David Council. The film had its premiere screening in The Market Place Theatre at The Stars Of The Arts Gala 2010 on 19 June. An official trailer was released in July for a limited time only to mark its impending release onto iTunes worldwide. The film made its premier at the Market Place Theatre at the 2010 'Stars Of The Arts Gala' and was subsequently shown at the Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand and also the 10th Annual Two Short Nights Film Festival.

In July 2009, it was announced that Alderson would be attached as a featured dancer in Vertigo Films, StreetDance that commenced shooting mid August 2009 and is to be released in May 2010. The film subsequently became #1 at the UK boxoffice.

Alderson was the featured artist on BBC's arts and culture series Art Space. Alderson was featured in the sixth and final episode of season one which was telelvised on Wednesday 2 June 2010 on BBC1.