Keith Wright | Filmmaker
About
Keith Wright was born in Sheffield, UK.
A graduate of the National Film and Television school, he’s written and directed shorts and features.
His comedy short, Where’s Bingo Betty? was acquired and broadcast by Film4. His second feature, Harold’s Going Stiff, won Best Narrative Feature at the Austin Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix (US).
Keith has spent the last several years writing and developing film and TV comedy/drama projects.
In Development
TV
Devil's Work | Comedy/Drama
6 x 30min | Pilot script completed
Raising Spirits | Comedy/Drama
6 x 30min | Pilot script completed
The Pucklechurch Players | Comedy
6 x 30min | Pilot script completed
Flat White | Comedy
6 x 30min | Pilot script completed
Janet Blackstone | Comedy/Drama
6 x 30 | Pilot script completed
Helen Earth | Comedy
6 x 15 | Pilot in development
Suburban Tales | Drama
4 x 30min | Pilot in-production
The Other Rebecca | Comedy/Drama
6 x 30min | Pilot script completed
Between the Paws of a Sphinx | Comedy/Drama
6 x 30min | Script development
Film
Lucky Moose | Comedy/Drama
90mins | Script completed
Hell Mary | Comedy/Horror
90mins | Script completed
Bedbound | Comedy/Horror
90mins | Script development
Beyond Midnight | Horror
90mins | Script development
Stay in the Car | Horror/Drama
90mins | Script development
Shorts
Nipped in the Bud | Comedy/Drama
10mins | Script completed
Big Time | Comedy/Drama
10mins | In prodcution
Devil's Work, pre-production artwork by legendary artist Graham Humphreys.
Devil's Work (Kruger Granny) pre-production artwork by Rob Richardson.
Film Clips
Raising Spirits | Comedy Short | Trailer
Long in the Tooth | Comedy Short | Clip
My Dear Martha | Comedy Short | Clip
Harold's Going Stiff | Feature | Trailer
Credits
Raising Spirits (Short)
FrissonFilm | Writer/Director
My Dear Martha (Short)
FrissonFilm | Writer/Director
Harold's Going Stiff (Feature)
FrissonFilm | Writer/Director
Take me to Your Leader (Feature)
FrissonFilm | Writer/Director
Long in the Tooth (Short)
FrissonFilm | Writer/Director
Where's Bingo Betty (Short)
FrissonFilm | Writer/Director
Dance With Me (Feature)
Dir. Sasha Damjanovski | Orev | Editor
Stagnate (Short)
Dir. Miranda Bowen | FilmFour | Editor
Press (Harold's Going Stiff)
“Keith Wright blends humor, drama, and horror to make one of the most unique and original films I’ve ever seen.”
Aint It Cool
“His film has a mad spark of genius behind it. Keith Wright has a wonderful ability to bend the tone of his material.”
Smells Like Screen Spirit
“Writer-director, Keith Wright has a touch for characterisation that many other filmmakers would kill for.”
BritHorror
“Wright has created one of the most original movies to come out of the British film industry in a very long time.”
TV Bomb
"Welcome to Night of the Living Dead meets Last of the Summer Wine"
Dig Yorkshire
Awards
Austin Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature
Dead by Dawn
Audience Award Winner
Celluloid Screams
Audience Award Winner
Neuchâtel International Film Festival
Narcisee Award
CineFantasy Film Festival
Best screenplay