About Garry

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Garry Crystal is a multi award-winning filmmaker, whose work is a blend of dark humour and melancholy. He is fascinated by themes of parenthood, childhood, grief, betrayal and trauma.

His short films “Down”, “Bertie” (BAFTA SHORT FILM LONGLIST 2019), “The Fox and the Rabbit” and “Bobby” have been selected for and won awards at numerous Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying international film festivals. He has had the pleasure of working with Alison Steadman, Amanda Donohoe, Arthur Darvill, Jemima Rooper and Paul Barber, amongst others. He is a full member of BAFTA and Directors UK. You can see examples of Garry’s directing work here.

He is also an established award-winning documentary editor and has edited over 60 hours of television. He is a member of “British Film Editors”. Examples of his editing work can be seen here.

Garry used to be a TV actor and to his great pride and joy was regularly cast as a hospital patient in leading UK dramas such as “Children’s Ward” and “Peak Practice”.

To contact Garry, go to this link.

“A cracking, atmospheric little short, where body horror meets social realism” 

Jason Solomons, Film Critic, BBC News, Radio 4

An incredibly atmospheric film with a fabulously twisted and malevolent central character”

Anne Mensah, Vice President, Original Series, Netflix

Sinister and unsettling, with excellent performances … a clever Dahl-esque twist that I didn’t see coming!” 

David Thompson, Origin Pictures, Former Head of BBC Films

“a must-watch for anyone who is a fan of suspense-filled short films  

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