Lawrie Brewster
Scottish filmmaker
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Lawrie Brewster is a Scottish indie filmmaker, director and producer, known for his 2013 film Lord of Tears, which won the Audience Award at the 2013 Bram Stoker International Film Festival.[1][2] He is also the director of Hex Media, a horror film production company that he runs with writer Sarah Daly, with whom he frequently collaborates, as well as technicians Michael Brewster and Tom Staunton.[3][4]
The Devil's Machine
The Reign of Queen Ginnarra
Lawrie Brewster | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Director, producer |
| Years active | 2010 - current |
| Known for | Lord of Tears The Devil's Machine The Reign of Queen Ginnarra |
| Awards | Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award (special recognition) |
In 2014 Brewster began filming The Unkindness of Ravens, which was written by Daly and stars Jamie Scott Gordon, who co-starred in Lord of Tears.[5][2] The film moved into post-production during 2015 and Brewster launched a Kickstarter campaign to help with costs.[6] Brewster also frequently works with actress Alexandra Hulme, with whom he began working in 2010 on the Morgan M. Morgansen short films.
In 2025 Brewster received a Special Recognition Award from the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for his work reviving Amicus Productions and his contributions to independent horror filmmaking.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Editor | Cinematographer | With Daly | With Hulme | With Gordon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | So Brightly in the Dark | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| 2010 | Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin |
| 2010 | Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film, also art director, visual effects, and actor - Food Penguin |
| 2011 | White Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | [8][9][10] |
| 2012 | Turnip Head | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Short film, also art director and visual effects[11] |
| 2012 | Empire | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Short film[12] | ||
| 2013 | Lord of Tears | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | [13][14][15] |
| 2015 | Kids vs Monsters | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | The Unkindness of Ravens | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | [5][16][17] |
| 2017 | The Black Gloves | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | [18][19] |
| 2018 | The Devil's Machine | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Originally titled Automata[20][21] |
| 2019 | For We Are Many | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | anthology film, with Andrew Ionides, Brad Watson, Mitch Wilson, Carlos Omar De Leon, Matthan Harris, Mark Logan |
| 2022 | Dragon Knight | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | [22][23] |
| 2022 | Ghost crew | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Also known as Linger. Starring Tom Staunton, Megan Tremethick and Gordon Holliday [24][25] |
| 2022 | The Vance Institute | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Per Nerdly, the film was given an unauthorized re-edit to make the 2023 film Trauma Therapy: Psychosis, per a request by Brewster, the director was listed as "Gary Barth".[26][27] |
| 2024 | The Slave and the Sorcerer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Starring Chris Black, Megan Tremethick, Briony Monroe and Jonathan Hansler.[28][29][30] |
| 2025 | The Reign of Queen Ginnarra | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Starring Megan Tremethick, Andrew Gourlay and Dorian Todd.[31][32][33] |
| 2025 | In the Grip of Terror | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | A new Amicus Productions horror anthology starring Jane Merrow, Laurence R. Harvey, and Megan Tremethick.[34][35][36] |
| 2025 | The Reign of Queen Ginnarra | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Co-written with Daly, won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Independent Film[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] |