Graham Higgins

Detour East Films
Director, Producer and Screenwriter

London, England

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About Graham

Born in Liverpool to Scottish parents, I studied film and literature at Glasgow University, and now work as a filmmaker and creative producer based in London and Stirling, Scotland.

MILE END, my feature debut as a writer-director, premiered at the 23rd Raindance Film Festival in 2015, where it was nominated for BEST UK FEATURE. MILE END has since won nine international awards, including five for BEST FILM at festivals in New York, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Toronto and Melbourne. MILE END is now streaming exclusively on Flix Premiere in the UK and USA.

I was one of the first filmmakers to win funding from the Arts Council/National Lottery for my short film Pride, which premiered at the 40th London Film Festival, and was released in cinemas by Metro Tartan and broadcast on Channel 4's Shooting Gallery. I won the BEST NEW TALENT award at the Merseyside Arts & Entertainment Awards for Pride.

I have written and directed six short films, which have screened theatrically, in festivals across Europe, Asia and North America, and on television in the UK and Europe.

I am also founder of Detour East Films, a production company specialising in creative strategy and production. With Detour East, I have been producing creative content and campaigns for government and corporate clients since 2009, including Faculty Data Science, Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office, Department for International Trade, Department for the Environment, Instanda, Morgan Philips Group and Sisters in Tech.

Gender:
Male

Height:
6'

Body type:
Slim

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Hazel

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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MILE END - OFFICIAL TRAILER (2015) HD - ALEX HUMES, MARK ARNOLD, HEIDI AGERHOLM BALLE

Graham Higgins writer-director drama showreel 2018

Credits

Mile End (2015)
Film (Crime, Drama, Mystery and Thriller) Director After being forced out of his job, London executive Paul Kerr (Alex Humes) is left doubting his future until he meets John (Mark Arnold), a friendly American who seems to have all the answers. They both agree that life isn't fair and John comes up with a radical plan to turn Paul's life around. But when a young banker (Valmike Rampersad) is found murdered, Paul begins to question what John really wants.
Me, My Swami and I (2004)
Film (Comedy and Short) Director Anita meets a swami at the supermarket. She is amazed when he levitates in front of her. But is he really a fakir or just a fake?
Rachel's Confidence (1999)
Film (Short and Drama) Director Two people are drawn together, but is it real or not?
Pride (1996)
Film (Short and Comedy) Director A young man fools his parents into thinking he's a merchant banker while working as a lavatory attendant. The story of a young school leaver and his bizarre scheme to win his parents' approval. Set in the home city of Writer / Director Graham Higgins, Pride is a comic look at the grand ambitions of youth and the dour wisdom of age. Written by Graham Higgins

Awards

LA Indie Film Fest Best Foreign Feature Film (MILE END)
(2017)
Toronto International Film Awards Best Low Budget Feature Film (MILE END)
(2017)
New York City Independent Film Festival Best Narrative Feature (MILE END)
(2016)
San Antonio Film Festival Grand Prize (MILE END)
(2016)
Melbourne Indie Film Festival Best Feature (MILE END)
(2016)
Raindance Film Festival Nominated Best UK Feature (MILE END)
(2015)