About Brad Watson
"Brad Watson (is) one of the most exciting
upcoming directors to watch, and 'I'll Play Mother'
one of the must-see horror films of the year." -
VARIETY June 2024
Since he was a little 'nipper', following an encounter with a particular
'Extra-Terrestrial' on the big screen, Brad's passion for filmmaking was
ignited, and as soon as he left school he pursued all and any
"Brad Watson (is) one of the most exciting
upcoming directors to watch, and 'I'll Play Mother'
one of the must-see horror films of the year." -
VARIETY June 2024
Since he was a little 'nipper', following an encounter with a particular
'Extra-Terrestrial' on the big screen, Brad's passion for filmmaking was
ignited, and as soon as he left school he pursued all and any experience
he could gain in theatre, film and TV. Taking him through the camera
department before moving into the cutting room, Brad worked on shows
and movies for Universal, Icon Entertainment, Film 4 and BBC to name
a few. He then started directing shorts and music videos featuring
artists such as The Stereo MCs and Amy Studt.
To get his feature film stripes, he wrote and directed the micro budget
horror comedy ASYLUM NIGHT, winning the Tromafling award for 'Best
UK Feature' at the Edinburgh Festival, prompting Kim Newman of
Empire Magazine to liken him to 'early Peter Jackson'. Brad couldn't
have imagined a higher compliment!
Soon followed the Silver Melies nominated feature film BEACON77 (The
7th DIMENSION in the U.K.), released theatrically in the UK and in over
15 other countries. With this high concept thriller, Brad showed his
ability to not let a limited budget hold back his visual ideas, with Total
Film Magazine indicating Brad as 'one to watch' and Black Static
Magazine seeing echoes of 'John Carpenter and Terry Gilliam' in his
work.
Embracing his love for John Carpenter (and comparison), his next
feature film, HALLOWS EVE, was premiered at London's Frightfest and
invited to screen at the BFI before its release on NETFLIX, HULU,
AMAZON and SKY. The film was well received for its loving tribute and
references to the afore mentioned director of Halloween, and also its
soundtrack (composed by Brad).
In 2021 Brad directed MISS WILLOUGHBY AND THE HAUNTED
BOOKSHOP for MSR Media International and LIONSGATE, starring
KELSEY GRAMMER, NATHALIE COX, CAROLINE QUENTIN and
TARA FITZGERALD, affording him the opportunity to delve into his love
of 'old school family fun', MISS WILLOUGHBY's release in the UK and
USA garnered much success, reaching no 3 in both the USA iTunes
family chart and UK Amazon chart.
2023 was the year Brad was able to express himself in his other
favourite genre, with the full on action movie, THE SIEGE distributed
through SABAN and very well received by the target audience as a
return to fun yet brutal entertainment. In 2023/4 Brad returned to horror
with the psychological thriller I'LL PLAY MOTHER for Dreamtown
Productions starring 'Goodnight Mother's' SUSANNE WUEST and Dr
Who's JO MARTIN.
The BAYOU (Gator Creek in some territories), an Alligator survival
thriller shot in the Philippines, has recently been released internationally
and Brad is currently in post production on the thriller SAVAGE
FLOWERS starring Nick Moran and Roxanne Mckee and horror VIDEO
KILLED THE RADIO STAR for Dreamtown as well as the comedy heist
movie TILL THEFT DO US PART, for Vega starlight films, shot
in Montenegro.