Wayne Sables Project makes documentary films, commercial video and photography for public bodies, cultural organisations and businesses across South Yorkshire and the UK. The work is based in Doncaster and has been since 2006.
Clients include Doncaster Council, Barnsley Council, Historic England, Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage Fund. Films have screened at the Savoy Cinema, toured internationally and won awards for documentary and experimental filmmaking.
Wayne Sables Project
20 Years
Documentary, film, photography and digital art across Yorkshire and the UK.
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When You Tri follows Lindsy James as she takes on the T100 triathlon, battling her fear of open-water swimming while juggling family, work, and the pressure to perform on the world stage.
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Lindsy James is a record-breaking world champion duathlete. She trains pushing a buggy, directs a charity, and when I asked to make a film about her, she told me she wasn't interesting enough.
We agreed on one test shoot. If it didn't work, or we didn't get on, we'd stop.
We didn't stop. The film follows her into her first T100 World Triathlon Championship: a 2km swim, 80km on the bike, 18km run. The bike and the run she can handle. The swim is the problem. She's scared of open water.
Filmed in South Yorkshire, across Europe and at the race. It's about the part of a challenge nobody talks about, and entering anyway.
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This is a film about what it takes to show up when everything feels stacked against you. Lindsy juggles a demanding job leading Active Fusion, a children’s health charity in Doncaster, with the punishing demands of training for a world-stage event. The water terrifies her. She does it anyway.
Filmed in South Yorkshire and on location at the T100, When You Tri is an honest, intimate portrait of one woman’s determination — and a reminder that the hardest part of any challenge is usually the one you don’t talk about.
50% of all purchases goes directly to Active Fusion.
Beyond the Lens captures Wayne Sables' transformative 365-day challenge, where he pushed creative boundaries with his Leica Q2, crafting one intentional, moment-driven image daily. This visual diary reveals the extraordinary in everyday spaces, places, and light, evolving from a personal experiment into a compelling photo book that charts growth in perspective and skill.
Through spontaneous shots responding to the world around him—often in his Doncaster surroundings—the book invites readers to rethink their own photography, whether with a professional camera or smartphone. It's more than a collection of images; it's a creative journal blending stunning visuals with reflections on discipline, discovery, and seeing anew, perfect for aspiring photographers seeking inspiration or a structured challenge.
In 2020 Doncaster had one drag group. Fluidity started in the back room of a pub as a safe space for the town's LGBTQ+ community. I spent 18 months with its five core members as they tried to take it further.
Bipolar Abdul, Eboni Whyte, Naomi Carter, Anna Popp and Donny Lad. The film follows them from getting ready in one of their houses to shows at The Old Castle and the Wool Market. Lockdown hit halfway through. They moved online, their styles pulled in different directions, and one of them left.
It was made with no funding. It's about what it costs to be visibly different in a northern town, and why five people did it anyway.
Winner, Best Documentary Short, Amsterdam Short Film Festival 2021.
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