Formed in 1996, Catcher Media is an award-winning media company dedicated to improving lives through participation and creativity.

We create high-quality films using drama and documentary that engage, entertain and inform. Expert in using participatory methods, with over 27 years experience, we use film-making to engage diverse groups and specialise in health, heritage and sustainability projects.

We work collaboratively with organisations across the UK, Europe, Africa and India to help them deliver strategies and key messages.

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  • “It’s unusual to find anyone whose commitment to participation is both realistic & born of conviction & even more so an organisation with the skills & experience to facilitate it so well.”

    Dr. Chris High – Senior Lecturer in Peace and Development Studies at Linnaeus University, Sweden

  • “Like watching Netflix”

    Judith Nembhard – Professional Lead, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

  • “As well as working with a wide range of Herefordshire heritage, arts and community organisations, Catcher Media has been committed to boosting skills, employment and economic development within the county.”

    Jenni Waugh Consulting Ltd

  • ” I love and admire the way you have been able over many years to engage and do excellent work with diverse and very hard-to-reach groups such as travelling show people, Gypsy Roma, migrant workers and dementia groups.”

    Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP, Member of Parliament for Hereford & South Herefordshire

  • “Our collaborations with Catcher have been hugely valuable in the cultural life of Herefordshire and the wider region.”

    Jon Chedgzoy, Museums, Libraries & Archives Manager at Herefordshire Council

Participation is at the heart of what we do: from engaging with communities on oral history projects to working with NGO’s in Africa. We use creative participatory techniques to enable groups to record their authentic voice through drama, documentary, vlogs or animation.

Our clients include The Welsh Assembly, NHS, Department For International Development (DFID), National Children’s Bureau, Ministry of Justice, Population Services International, The Open University, various school clusters, universities, numerous charities and councils. Catcher is a not-for-shareholder-profit community interest company.

The Catcher team

  • Rick Goldsmith

    Founder & Creative Director

  • Julia Goldsmith

    Producer & Co-Director

  • Chris High

    Company Director & Pedagogy

  • Innes Jones

    Designer

  • Therese Collins

    Writer & Playwright

  • Neil Oseman

    Cinematographer

  • Ian Preece

    Sound & Music

  • Jack Miller

    Media & Heritage Worker

  • Rebecca Farkas

    Marketing

And many, many, many thanks to all of our participants, volunteers, clients, collaborators, freelancers, interns and staff who have worked with us throughout our 27 year history!