04 · Documentary series Backed by Red Bull · 2026

The Project Live series title card, set against a summer sky

Project Live a documentary series backed by Red Bull

Five first-time marathon runners, from January in Finland to the finish line in Croatia.

  • 5 episodes
  • 42.2 km
  • Finland to Croatia

02 / The series

Five episodes. One finish line.

A documentary series backed by Red Bull, following five people running their first marathon as they trained through a Finnish winter for the Plitvice Marathon in Croatia. The marathon runs 42.2 km through the Plitvice Lakes.

  1. A runner walking alone across a snowy field
    Episode 1: January, Finnish winter
  2. A runner in a lab mask during a fitness test
    Episode 2
  3. Runners on a forest trail
    Episode 3
  4. Two runners on a track
    Episode 4
  5. Runners in Project Live Marathon shirts in front of a mountain
    Episode 5: Race day, Plitvice

One still from each episode

03 / My role

  1. Visual direction

    I designed all five episodes.

    I led the visual direction across the whole series and wrote the shot briefs for the camera teams.

  2. Edit & colour

    I cut every episode to final.

    Choosing the look, grading the colour and cutting the story, from first frame to last.

  3. Sound

    I built the sound.

    Sound design for all five episodes.

From the series

Episode 5 · On location

For the final episode I flew to Croatia to shoot and finish it at the marathon itself.

The numbers

04 / The numbers

More than 350,000 YouTube views

The series on YouTube5 episodes

More than 2.3 million Total reach

Across the seriesBacked by Red Bull

05 / Frames

The contact sheet.

Six frames from the series. Choose one to see it large.

04Aerial of the runners on the road, with a giant MARATHON title

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