Brian Skeet

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Brian Skeet is an English director, writer, producer, and cinematographer. His work includes Documentaries, Films and Short films, a lot of it touching on romance and the HIV/AIDS crisis. [1]

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Biography

Skeet was born on November 21, 1965, in London. His father was a tailor and he attended high school in Maine. He acted in the musical Anything Goes. At 17 years old he directed his first film - a student production of The Normal Heart. He attended university at Cambridge, and while studying, played Max in a performance of The Homecoming. Skeet achieved a First with honors and graduated, subsequently working for the BBC. He worked with Peter Sellars to direct a production of The Merchant of Venice. After quitting his job at the BBC he made his first short film, The Boy Who Fell In Love, which he followed up by directing The Misadventures of Margaret, which was received well at the Sundance Film Festival. He has been married to Terry Cummings since November 22, 2008, who has worked on writing several of his films. [2] [3] [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRole(s)Type
1991PerformanceAssistant directorTV series
1992OmnibusProducerTV series documentary
1993 One Foot in the Past DirectorTV series documentary
1994ArenaDirectorTV series documentary
1994The Boy Who Fell in LoveDirectorShort Film
1998 The Misadventures of Margaret Director, writerFilm
1999The WeekendDirector, writerFilm
2003The God of Small TalesDirector, CinematographerShort Film
2008Keepers of the GateSpecial thanksShort Film
2017In The MorningWriterShort Film
2017Leoni - the girl with incredibly big hairDirector, writer, Producer
2017Broken hearts: A love storyDirector, writer, ProducerShort Film
2020Wake Up To LoveDirector, writerFilm
2020Stop and Smell the RosesDirectorFilm
DisorientedWriter, producer
White Lillies
The Life and Death of Martin LazloWriter, producerFilm

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References

  1. Holden, Stephen (22 November 2000). "FILM REVIEW; A Heartbreaker's Posthumous Power" via NYTimes.com.
  2. "BRIAN SKEET". Pro Contentmedia. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. Stop and Smell the Roses (2020), 22 August 2020, retrieved 2 October 2022
  4. Broken hearts: A love story (2017) - IMDb , retrieved 2 October 2022
  5. "Brian Skeet". IMDb. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. WAKE UP TO LOVE , retrieved 1 October 2022
  7. "British Council Film: Brian Skeet". film-directory.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. "Brian Skeet. Director, producer and writer | Slated". www.slated.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.