Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Middx, TW17 OQD Tel: +44 (0)1932 571044 Website: www.saraputt.co.uk Gary Young Writer
Introduction Gary started writing professionally over twenty years ago and has a number of award winning films and theatre productions to his credit. Most notably the British thriller, HARRY BROWN, starring Michael Caine. In 1997 and 1998, he worked with Director/Choreographer Mark Murphy and V-Tol Dance Company, as well writing the libretto in 2002 for the opera, Festus with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Running Girl for Boilerhouse Theatre Company, which won The List magazine's best theatrical production of 2003. In 2000, Gary wrote his first feature film, SHOOTERS a gritty crime thriller, directed by Colin Teague and starring Gerard Butler and Ioan Gruffudd. SPIVS in 2004, about a small time con man, starring Ken Stott and Nick Moran and in 2006, the WW2 action thriller, THE LAST DROP starring Billy Zane, Michael Madsen, Laurence Fox, Rafe Spall and Sean Pertwee, both for Carnaby Films. In 2009 he wrote THE TOURNAMENT a high concept action thriller, directed by Scott Mann and starring Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames and Kelly Hu. Also in 2009, Gary wrote the screenplay HARRY BROWN starring two time Oscar winner, Sir Michael Caine, about an elderly pensioner living on a crime ridden housing estate, who turns vigilante when his best friend is murdered. HARRY BROWN was the winner of the Empire Magazine Best British Film Award 2010 and nominated for Best Breakthrough film of 2010 at The National Movie Awards. In 2010 Gary wrote MADAM SAMURAI the two volume graphic novel, published by Scar Comics, about a female samurai who pursues a notorious serial killer in Victorian London. In 2011 Gary directed a short film, HENRY commissioned by Northern Film & Media and starring, Tom Cullen (Downtown Abbey) and Finbar Lynch. Gary has recently developed HENRY into a feature film. Gary has just directed his feature film debut TWO GRAVES, a micro budget thriller shot in his own town in the North East of England, starring, Cathy Tyson (MONA LISA & BAND OF GOLD) Katie Jarvis (Andrea Arnold's FISH TANK) and Dave Johns (Ken Loach's I DANIEL BLAKE) David Hayman (TABOO) Josh Herdman (HARRY POTTER) Two Graves has the honour of closing the British Urban Film Festival at the Curzon Cinema in Soho London, June 2018. As well as working on a number of TV projects and commissions for TV, he has also wrote an episode for the successful ITV detective drama series, VERA, starring Brenda Blethyn. IN DEVELOPMENT: Gary has a number of projects in development, both nationally and internationally, including the project MOGWAI, a sci fi horror, developed with award winning Spanish director, Alejandro Suarez Lozano. MOGWAI has already won two awards in 2016, as part of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, the main Bucheon Award and the Sponsored Award by an Investment / Production Company in Singapore, specialised in International Co-Productions. Currently under option with Aurora Media and Kathy Morgan International. Scheduled for production in South East Asia at the end of 2018. Gary is currently developing two projects with Jin Ishimoto of Element 8 Entertainment. MACABRE, is a TV series, in which a Scotland Yard detective with an eternal soul and a fallen angel, investigate the bizarre and unexplained. The second is a TV series set in Australia, in conjunction Michael Robertson of Prodigy Movies. BONE RIVER is an hour long, complex, dark thriller with a returnable central character of a female detective, in the vein of TRUE DETECTIVE and the Scandi-noir TV shows such as THE BRIDGE and THE KILLING. Amongst other projects in development is a three part mini series for television, MURDER AT THE ROYAL FREE, with BAFTA award winner, Red Productions, in conjunction with award winning New Zealand producer, John Barnett, set in the 90s and based on true events surrounding the first and only contract killing, executed by a woman in the UK.
Features
HARRY BROWN Marv Films Prod: Keith Bell Winner - Empire Film Awards 2010, Best British Film Lionsgate UK Prod: Kris Thykier Nominated - National Movie Awards 2010, Best Dir: Daniel Barber Breakthrough Film
LEVEL UP Fulwell 73 Prod: Heather Greenwood, Co Written with Adam Randal Prod: Andrew Orr Prod: Danny Potts Dir: Adam Randal
THE LAST DROP Carnaby Films Prod: Hamish Skeggs Dir: Colin Teague
THE TOURNAMENT Buzz Films Prod: Keith Bell Dir: Scott Mann
SPIVS Carnaby Films Prod: Hamish Skeggs Distributed by Universal Pictures Dir: Colin Teague
SHOOTERS PFG Entertainment Prod: Margery Bone Released by Universal Pictures Dir: Colin Teague
TV Drama
Page 1 of 4 VERA Dir: Daikin March Series V Episode 2: Old Wounds
Writer/Director
TWO GRAVES Gizmo Films Prod: Keith Bell Written & Directed Ida Rose Prod: Lorianne Hall Prod: Shantelle Rochester-Henry
HENRY (SHORT) Prod: Sara Putt Written & Directed Prod: Keith Bell Commissioned by Northern Film & Media http://vimeo.com/36078131 Password= hitman
In Development
HENRY Exec Prod: Ronald De Neef Feature Film Exec Prod: Carey Fitzgeral Prod: Shantelle Rochester-Henry Prod: Nancy Bressolles Prod: Jordan Barker Prod: Borga Dorter Dir: Gary Young
KURTEN Neue Bioskop Films Prod: Wolfgang Behr Feature Script
THE SANTINO WOMEN TV Series Script for pilot episode available on request
UNDERCOVER UK ITV Studios Inspired by the life of Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco)
STARBRIGHT TV Series Script for pilot episode available on request
THE JANITOR TV Series Script for pilot episode available on request
THE CODE Six part TV Series Developed with Lorraine Hall
SECURITY TV Series Returnable Conspiracy Thriller Script for pilot episode available on request
BLOOD RED Prod: David Bellini Feature Film Dir: Alejandro Suarez Lozano Script available on request
IC1 MALE TV Series Treatment
THE LOTTERY TV Series
TALKING DIRTY TV Series
Page 2 of 4 LOST DOG Prod: Shantelle Rochester-Henry Feature Film Prod: Nancy Bressolles Script available on request Dir: Jordan Barker
THE DRAGON'S CHILDREN TV Series
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UNTITLED AFGHANISTAN PROJECT Prod: Michael Robertson Feature Film Prod: Sarah Boote Dir: Alister Grierson
DEVOTCHKA Peapie Films Prod: Kris Thykier Selected - Top 10 'Brit List', Best Un-Produced UK screenplays
FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY Script available on request.
CROSSHAIRS Feature Film Currently under option with Zero Gravity Script available on request
SILVER MOON TV Series Treatment and series bible available on request
THE GUARDIAN Script available on request.
MADAM SAMURAI (GRAPHIC NOVEL) Bigger Pictures Two part graphic novel. Published by Scar Comics Artist: David Hitchcock (Winner of 2005 Eagle Award)
Theatre
RED Contribution - one of the writers in residence at Boilerhouse.
RUNNING GIRL Boilerhouse Theatre Co Winner - The List Magazine 2003, Best Theatrical Production
3600 Boilerhouse Acting as dramater Metalovoice
BEACH
DRENCHED Prod: Paul Pinson Premiered at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow 2006 Dir: Mark Murphy Toured the U.K and Europe 2006-2007
FESTUS Commissioned by The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, to write the Libretto for a new opera entitled 'Festus' Premiered at The Travis in Edinburgh May 2002 to critical acclaim Also wrote follow-up piece 'Orpheus' performed March 2005
BY FORCE OF FANTASY 'By Force Of Fantasy' and follow up piece 'And Nothing But the Truth' Two-handed play 'Naked Wedding' for Foursight Theatre Co, toured Europe Published in Canada 1998
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