Tristan, a former British Airways Captain set up his production banner Fact Not Fiction Films in 2006 after retraining at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) and with Raindance. He has produced/directed over 30 films and documentaries since his first film in 2007. ‘Shady Lady’ (2012), the inspiring story of crew ‘eight’, the shorts ‘Missing a Note’ (2018) and ‘Finding Wilson’ (2021) and the the investigative documentaries ‘Everybody Flies’ (2020) and ‘American 965’ (2021) were all released theatrically and long list contenders at the Academy Awards. ‘A Dark Reflection’ (2015) was Britain’s biggest co-operative film to date and shot on 35mm. His short ‘Ellston Bay’ was shot in VistaVision format and premiered at the London BFI Max.