We tell real stories with heart — amplifying overlooked voices through bold, unscripted storytelling.
About The Documentary Chambers
Eat, breathe and sleep stories.
The Documentary Chambers was founded by Karen Chambers, a documentary producer, director and BBC trained Journalist. With over 15 years experience in television, Karen has produced and directed documentaries and content for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky, and Apple TV.
Her background spans long form documentary for TV, factual content for brands, live news producing on breaking news stories and hard-hitting investigations.
After years in TV, media and charity sectors, Karen saw a need for a new kind of storytelling — one that uplifts marginalised voices and creates cultural impact with authenticity.
No stereotypes, no labels, no tokenism.
Today, The Documentary Chambers partners with brands, creatives, and institutions to produce films, campaigns, and workshops that inspire empathy and action.
Our Ethos
Human-first. Crafted with care, told with integrity, delivered with impact.
Inclusive by design. Representation isn’t a checkbox — it’s our foundation.
Impact-driven. Stories that spark conversation and cultural change.
We are a proudly female-led, Black-owned production company based in South London — creating space for the stories and storytellers too often left out of the frame.
Random things about our founder...
Karen has a love for big stories, bold culture, and basslines. Inspired at age 10 by the landmark touching BBC documentary Fourteen Days In May about an innocent Black man’s last days on death row,, she’s built a career tackling sensitive topics from from hard-hitting docs to the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle (and lived to tell the tale). She’s also a walking mixtape of Jungle, Reggae, and 90s Hip Hop — and cooks a legendary Jerk Chicken and mac & cheese.
