Sam Brewster is a writer and director based in London.
Born in Scotland to English parents and raised in Belgium and Sheffield, I have since settled in London where I began work as an illustrator before moving into directing.
My films have been screened at festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, PÖFF, Bolton, Sunderland, Encounters and London Short Film Festival and I am currently working on more shorts whilst developing a feature film about lorry drivers in the 1970s.
During my formative years I went to an international school close to Brussels. This upbringing exposed me to a vibrant mix of nationalities and a fascinating fusion of American, European and British culture.
When I moved to England at the age of eight was a culture shock, one that has since deeply influenced my work. In my short film, Writer, I re-drew a contemporary interpretation of the 'angry young man' archetype, not as an oppressed individual, but instead as an over-entitled one. Subsequently, I’ve explored other themes such as accident trauma in Undone, lockdown isolation in Fingernails, and most recently, societal alienation in NO BALL GAMES.
I also works as a freelance creative art director and illustrator.
Awards Night
NO BALL GAMES
EFN Festival
London
2023
Won Best Micro Short
NO BALL GAMES
SHORT To The Point
Bucharest
2023
Straight8 Top 8 2023
NO BALL GAMES
Prince Charles Cinema
London
2023
Straight8 Top 8 2023
NO BALL GAMES
BFI Southbank London
London
2023
Straight8 Top 8 2023
NO BALL GAMES
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes
2023
LO-BUDGET MAYHEM
Fingernails
London Short Film Festival
London, UK
2021
Quarantine Creatives
Fingernails
Film Shortage
Quebec
2020
HELLISH
Fingernails
The Shortest Night
London
2020
Nominated best short
Writer
Portsmouth Film Festival
Portsmouth
2016
Nominated best short
Writer
Pennine Film Festival
Salford
2016
Nominated best score
Writer
MUSIC & SOUND Awards
London
2014
Birth City
Stirling
Current City
London
Sam Brewster is a writer and director based in London.
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