Biography
Tristan founded Fact Not Fiction Films in 2006 and has produced and directed over 30 films, shorts and documentaries. He is a former airline captain who retrained at the National Film and Television School and with Raindance. The company was set up to make films about public interest issues.
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Primarily credited in directing across their wider career, per TMDB.
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This Is Your Captain Speaking Director · Writer1h 46m2025 In this documentary, a former airline Captain Tristan Loraine dives deep into what the aviation industry really knows about the quality of the air you breathe in flight.
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Aguska Director · Writer15m2024 Aguska is an inspirational short film about a young girl called Melissa. Bullied at football, she and her family work together to not only overcome and unite the whole team together but also to ensure everyone wins.
American 965 Director · Writer2021-
A Dark Reflection Director · Screenplay1h 42m2015 A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?
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Shady Lady Director · Screenplay2012 This is the epic story of a B-24 'Liberator' bomber aircraft called 'Shady Lady', that took off from Darwin, Australia, on Friday, 13th August 1943, on what was at that time, the world's longest ever attempted bombing mission.
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Angel Without Wings Director1h 45m2011 -
31 North 62 East Director · Writer2h 1m2009 A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election.
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Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines Director · Writer1h 31m2007
The film tells the very real and ongoing story of what many claim is the biggest cover up in aviation history. Passengers and crews for nearly fifty years have been supplied with unfiltered air to breath, taken directly from the engines, even though this air supply is known to sometimes become contaminated with...
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