Thomas McNaught

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Thomas McNaught
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Born
Thomas Anthony McNaught

(1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 (age 30)
Stoneycroft, Merseyside, England, UK
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, writer, director, editor
Years active2014–present
Notable work
Website thomasmcnaught.co.uk

Thomas McNaught (born 26 July 1993) is an English filmmaker from Liverpool, England. [1] His first notable project is his BBC Three Fresh featured [2] short documentary Alice: Ignorance is Bliss , which follows the relationship between his 84-year-old dementia suffering grandmother and himself. It was nominated for Best British Short Film at the 28th Leeds International Film Festival, [3] where it received a special mention. [4]

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Since 2011, McNaught has twice collaborated with Mark Gill and Baldwin Li of Honlodge Productions, providing unit videography for their BAFTA and Oscar-nominated short film The Voorman Problem as well as their first feature film England is Mine , a biopic following the early life of Steven Patrick Morrissey, frontman of The Smiths.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorRole(s)
2011 The Voorman Problem (short film) Mark Gill Unit Videographer
2014 Alice: Ignorance is Bliss (documentary short)Thomas McNaughtCinematographer, Editor
2015Surgery (short)George Clemens, Samuel ClemensSecond Assistant Camera
2015Wonder Boy (short)Ben Molyneux-ChanCinematographer, Colorist
2016Where The Devil Says Goodnight(short)David Short, Jonathan TylerCinematographer, Colorist
2016Never Land (short)Anna HoghtonTitle Production
2016Circular Cellular (documentary short)Edward Scott-ClarkeColorist
2017 England is Mine Mark GillUnit Videographer, Title Production
2017The Stroke Morgane Polanski Second Assistant Camera
2017Greener PasturesAlexandria DoyleCinematographer, Colorist

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References

  1. "Thomas McNaught at Twitter".
  2. "BBC FRESH Profile: Thomas McNaught".
  3. "Alice, Leeds International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015.
  4. "Winning Short Films, Leeds International Film Festival".