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]

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

Year Film Director Producer Editor Cinematographer With Daly With Hulme With Gordon Notes
2010 So Brightly in the Dark Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Short film
2010 Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Short film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin
2010 Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo No No No Yes Yes Yes No Short film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin
2011 White Out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No [7][8][9]
2012 Turnip Head Yes Yes No No Yes No No Short film, also art director and visual effects[10]
2012 Empire Yes Yes No No No Short film[11]
2013 Lord of Tears Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes [12][13][14]
2015 Kids vs Monsters No Yes No No Yes Yes No
2015 The Unkindness of Ravens Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes [5][15][16]
2017 The Black Gloves Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes [17][18]
2018 The Devil's Machine Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Originally titled Automata[19][20]
2019 For We Are Many Yes Yes No No No No No anthology film, with Andrew Ionides, Brad Watson, Mitch Wilson, Carlos Omar De Leon, Matthan Harris, Mark Logan
2022 Dragon Knight Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No [21][22]
2022 Ghost crew Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Also known as Linger. Starring Tom Staunton, Megan Tremethick and Gordon Holliday [23] [24]
2024 The Slave and the Sorcerer Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Starring Chris Black, Megan Tremethick, Briony Monroe and Jonathan Hansler. [25] [26]

References

  1. ^ "Award Winners 2013". Bram Stoker Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.
  16. ^ Hubbard, Brook. "Fright Night Friday: The Unkindness of Ravens (2016)". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  17. ^ Alexander, Chris. "The Black Gloves Brings Back The Owlman". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  18. ^ Hubbard, Brook. "Movie Review – The Black Gloves". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  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.
  23. ^ "Ghost Crew (2022) Review". Voices from the Balcony. March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  24. ^ "Hex Studios: LINGER Launches Hellion Video Label". Starburst Magazine. October 24, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  25. ^ "The Slave and the Sorcerer". JoBlo.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  26. ^ "Horriffic 2024: The Slave and the Sorcerer Review". Nerdly. March 6, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

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