"These films are two of the very few I've made that feature single individuals as the main 'protagonists'. Someday My Prince Will Come is set in an isolated former coal mining village in Cumbria and Philip and His Seven Wives in a suburban house in West Sussex.

I spent over 18 months immersed in the lives of Laura Anne and Philip, exploring the nature of love and power and the loss of innocence. My approach in Someday My Prince Will Come was to capture (and create) moments that expressed the trials and tribulations of a childhood as it was nearing its end and, in Philip and His Seven Wives, to probe and question a man who believed he was a Hebrew king.

Laura Anne still lives on the same street and now has children of her own. Philip's attempt to create a godly family ended in tragedy when he committed suicide last year. I attended his funeral and met all of his 18 children and was reacquainted with some of his former 'wives'.

When I think back to the lives of the children in Someday My Prince Will Come, I am reminded of the toughness of their existence but also their free spirited innocence. This is something Philip and His Wives were also searching for through religion. In both cases, the innocence and hope was in a constant struggle with the the harsh reality of life."

- Marc Isaacs