Patrick Wells

Founder of - an online craft school with healing powers. BAFTA and two time EMMY-winning documentary producer/director.

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

Excited to share my new project -
https://t.co/BhoPIoFleY. We combine the greatest artisans with BAFTA and EMMY-winning filmmakers to produce the best craft courses on the web. Learning to do something with your hands is one of the best ways to stay sane. Please share!

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@ollylambert @danreed1000 I was about to say that! I saw it at school

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@ollylambert Lol

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

Excited to share my new project -
https://t.co/BhoPIoFleY. We combine the greatest artisans with BAFTA and EMMY-winning filmmakers to produce the best craft courses on the web. Learning to do something with your hands is one of the best ways to stay sane. Please share!

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@cjchivers Looks like a goat island skiff?

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@norahperkins 😁❤️😁❤️

[The Grierson Trust @griersontrust]

Highly Commended in the @realstoriesdocs Best Current Affairs Documentary category is
UNDERCOVER WITH THE CLERICS: IRAQ’S SECRET SEX TRADE
@BBCNawal @pjbwells
#GriersonAwards

[Nawal Al-maghafi نوال المقحفي @BBCNawal]

Thrilled our film Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade is nominated for two @BBCNews Awards - Best Investigation and Best Original Journalism.. Well done to this awesome team, @MaisBayaa, @PJBWells, @garnsey_monica, @GARYBEELDERS & @christophersmtv.. and our incredible undercover reporter!

[FRONTLINE @frontlinepbs]

"Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade" won a second Emmy for Best Story in a Newsmagazine. Congratulations once again to @BBCNawal, @PJBWells & @BBCArabic! Watch the Emmy-winning doc: https://t.co/jzwTkFwrl1

[Raney Aronson-Rath @raneyaronson]

Delighted for @BBCNawal and @PJBWells on their @newsemmys win for "Iraq's Secret Sex Trade." Congratulations to our producing partners at @BBCArabic. Watch the doc here: https://t.co/o8xtw2TWuf

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@mdn61003151 @BBCNawal The filmmmake no negative generalisations about Shias, it just reports on what a small number of Shia clerics are doing. And features witness statements from victims that the practice is quite widespread.

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@beitul9 @khalil_akeel @ShahTalks There are loads!!!

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@mdn61003151 @BBCNawal We clearly feature Ayatollah Al Sistani’s condemnation, which he issued after we approached him with our findings.

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@khalil_akeel @beitul9 @ShahTalks We contacted many clerics to try to get them to appear and review our evidence but they refused. Ayatollah Al Sistani’s office declined to be interviewed to all we could do was publish their statement

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@hjafrii @aliyazaidi My pleasure and thanks for the feedback

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@hjafrii @aliyazaidi Please get in touch later in the year and I will give you links to the unblocked versions

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@hjafrii @aliyazaidi There will be a US version soon, and if you speak Arabic the Arabic language version is now on YouTube

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@hjafrii @aliyazaidi The timing of the release of the film wasn’t intentional. We just so happened to finish it now, and with investigations it’s important to release them as soon as they are done.

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@ShahTalks @beitul9 @khalil_akeel None of the clerics in the film are actors. And sadly this abuse is taking place near the holy shrines.

[Patrick Wells @PJBWells]

@beitul9 @khalil_akeel @ShahTalks You think the fact that child abuse is happening elsewhere means we shouldn’t report on it in Iraq?