Lawrie Brewster

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Lawrie Brewster is a Scottish indie filmmaker, director and producer, known for his 2013 film Lord of Tears , which won the Audience Award at the 2013 Bram Stoker International Film Festival. [1] [2] He is also the director of Hex Media, a horror film production company that he runs with writer Sarah Daly, with whom he frequently collaborates, as well as technicians Michael Brewster and Tom Staunton. [3] [4]

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In 2014 Brewster began filming The Unkindness of Ravens , which was written by Daly and stars Jamie Scott Gordon, who co-starred in Lord of Tears. [5] [2] The film moved into post-production during 2015 and Brewster launched a Kickstarter campaign to help with costs. [6] Brewster also frequently works with actress Alexandra Hulme, with whom he began working in 2010 on the Morgan M. Morgansen short films.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorProducerEditorCinematographerWith DalyWith HulmeWith GordonNotes
2010So Brightly in the DarkYesNoYesYesYesNoNoShort film
2010 Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny NoYesYesYesYesYesNoShort film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin
2010 Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo NoNoNoYesYesYesNoShort film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin
2011White OutYesYesYesYesYesNoNo [7] [8] [9]
2012Turnip HeadYesYesNoNoYesNoNoShort film, also art director and visual effects [10]
2012EmpireYesYesNoNoNoShort film [11]
2013 Lord of Tears YesYesYesNoYesYesYes [12] [13] [14]
2015 Kids vs Monsters NoYesNoNoYesYesNo
2015 The Unkindness of Ravens YesYesYesNoYesNoYes [5] [15] [16]
2017 The Black Gloves YesYesYesNoYesYesYes [17] [18]
2018 The Devil's Machine YesNoNoNoYesYesYesOriginally titled Automata [19] [20]
2019For We Are ManyYesYesNoNoNoNoNoanthology film, with Andrew Ionides, Brad Watson, Mitch Wilson, Carlos Omar De Leon, Matthan Harris, Mark Logan
2022Dragon KnightYesYesYesNoYesNoNo [21] [22]

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  2. 1 2 "Interview with Laurie Brewster: The Creative Future of Edinburgh". Impulse Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Hex Media. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Halloween horror in Kirkcaldy's Old Kirk". Fife Today. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 Squires, John. "Demonic Birds Strike in The Unkindness of Ravens; Help Fund and Watch Extreme Trailer". Dread Central. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Hamman, Cody. "TRAILER FOR LAWRIE BREWSTER'S THE UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS WINGS ITS WAY ONLINE". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Brown, Todd. "Scotland Is Caught In A Never Ending Winter In Lawrie Brewster's WHITE OUT". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Fife director Lawrie Brewster to unleash hell with White Out". The Courier. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Ford, Allan. "'White Out' Movie Trailer and Photos". Filmofilia. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Beggs, Scott. "Watch: The Wondrously Bizarre World of 'Turnip Head'". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ↑ Beggs, Scott. "Watch: 'Empire' Is the Horror of War Silently Distilled into Black and White". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  12. ↑ Zimmerman, Samuel. "Director Lawrie Brewster Drops Another Owlman Prank, Talks New Films". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Unsworth, Martin. "DVD Review: LORD OF TEARS". Starburst. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Hubbard, Brook. "Fright Night Friday: Lord of Tears (2013)" . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  15. ↑ Alexander, Chris. "Nightmarish Stills, Gory Trailer For New UK Indie THE UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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  19. ↑ Miska, Brad. "Lawrie Brewster's Period Horror 'Automata' Breaks Kickstarter Record". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  20. ↑ Hubbard, Brook. "Fright Night Friday – The Devil's Machine (2019)" . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  21. ↑ Unsworth, Martin. "Hex Studios Announce Sword & Sorcery Epic DRAGON KNIGHT" . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  22. ↑ Halen, Adrian. "Hex Studios Returns With New Horror/Fantasy DRAGON KNIGHT!" . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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