Greg Hall (born 30 June 1980 in London, England) is a British film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter.
Career 2004-2014 The Plague (2004) — made when he was a 22-year-old with a budget of just £3,500Hall, Greg; "It was focused anarchy" BBC.co.uk, 5 October 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009) — was Hall's feature debut, winning him the inaugural Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award at the 10th Sarajevo Film Festival.Hastings, Chris; Jones, Beth; "Mike Leigh gives award to director of his son's film" Telegraph.co.uk, 27 August 2006 (Retrieved 24 July 2009) He went on to collaborate with composer Steve Martland on follow-up feature Kapital (2007).Bourke, Kevin; "Greg's horror Existence" ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk, 15 September 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009) Hall also wrote the screenplays for both of these films and was cinematographer for short film The Housewife (2005), which starred Alison Steadman.
In 2013, Hall created the film Communion, starring Paul Martin, about a vicar on the run who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young punk traveler. A road journey of substance and fruitful rewards, actor Paul Martin stars in this film. In 2014, he directed heist thriller Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan.
2020-present In 2020, he released R.I.P Audrey, a short film he made with his daughter during the lockdowns of COVID-19. That same year, Villain, written and produced by Hall and starring Craig Fairbrass and George Russo, was released. In 2021, he co-wrote Baby Boy with Russo, who went on to win the Best Actor award at the 2021 British Urban Film Festival.
Filmography YearFilmCredited asDirectorWriterProducerEditorCinematographer 2003 Front 2003 Cages 2004 The Housewife 2004 The Plague 2007 Kapital Hall, Greg; "How to make guerrilla fairy tales in Manchester" Guardian.co.uk, 2 July 2007 (Retrieved: 24 July 2009) 2010 Same Shit, Different Day "Blogger: Greg Hall" Blogger.com (Retrieved: 23 July 2009) 2012 Bruised 2013 Communion 2014 Dangerous Mind of a Hooligan 2015Chester P for Mayor: Hip-Hop, Homelessness and the Housing Crisis 2016 Bonded by Blood 2 2019 Smack Edd 2020 Villain R.I.P Audrey 2021 Baby Boy (Feature films, 60 minutes and over, are listed in bold)
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Broke But Making Films Brokebutmakingfilms.com theblogfilm: Greg Hall Guardian.co.uk Kapital (official website) KapitalFilm.com The Plague (official website) ThePlagueFilm.co.uk SSDD: Same Shit Different Day (official website) SSDDfilm.co.uk