Brett Harvey
Directing
Biography
Brett Harvey is a writer & director based in Cornwall. His debut feature film Weekend Retreat won multiple awards including Best Director at the London Independent Film Festival 2012 and his second feature Brown Willy (described by The New Statesman as “Cornwall’s answer to Withnail and I”) won the Golden Chough at the Cornwall Film Festival 2016. He’s made films for Lucasfilm, Kneehigh Theatre, o-region, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Freefall Dance Company, Cscape Dance Company, Three Cane Whale, Sarah McQuaid, Theatre Damfino, The People’s String Foundation, Black Books, Hedluv + Passman, Hall For Cornwall and The Eden Project.
Known For
Weekend Retreat is a darkly comic thriller set in an isolated house in the picturesque Cornish countryside. Karen Campbell has brought her husband Duncan away for a 'quiet weekend', a chance to communicate and rebuild their fractured marriage. Duncan plays along but seems distant. During their first night they're taken hostage by Kevin and Gary, estrange brothers desperate for money who thought the house was empty. Gaffer taped back to back the Campbell's marriage is pushed to the limit while the brothers can't stop bickering long enough to get the job done. As the weekend draws on the stakes are raised as secrets are revealed and body parts lost.
Weekend Retreat
David and his estranged daughter Lea are forced to make a long and eventful car journey home together after she leaves university under tragic circumstances.
Long Way Back
A divorcee takes his children on a trip to Cornwall.
The Midnight Drives
Living in a remote coastal village and with no cash two local friends stumble across two holidaymakers who mysteriously vanish along with a fishing boat and the local hotel-owner's prize winning rabbit.
The Rabbit
A reflective essay on living with young onset Parkinson's disease.
HAND
A "true" story about a right dodgy bugger.
The Ballad of Texas Harvey
An impatient kid at a Pedestrian Crossing causes chaos when he hits the 'WAIT' button one two many times. A cautionary tale about impatience? Or a high octane chase featuring thrills, spills and 'Tom and Jerry' inspired mayhem? It's a Highway Code Throw-Down in RVG!
RVG
Brett Harvey, a Cornish filmmaker, had to stop filming due to tremors from Parkinson’s disease. Now, with Action mode, iPhone’s video stabilization feature, he brings Morgawr to life, the legendary sea-creature that has haunted Cornish folklore for ages.
MORGAWR
A collection of deleted scenes, alternative takes and b-roll footage from Long Way Back.
Long Way Back: B-Roads
After her mother passes away, Sophie, a passionate artist, must come to terms with her absent father
Clean State
Oddities, rarities and never before seen footage from 40 years of Kneehigh theatre.
The Church of the Lost Cause
Two old school friends go on a disastrous stag weekend on the wilds of Bodmin Moor.
Brown Willy
A film about the past, present and future of Truro, Cornwall.
RISE
Bandages stalks his latest victim but has he bitten off more than he can chew?
Bandages
In the studio with Mark Jenkin
Time, Temperature, Agitation
A man confides in his long suffering best friend. Winner of "Film of the Festival" 2003 at The Cornwall Film Festival. Winner of "Best Film of the Festival" at the 2005 Fresh Five Festival in Bristol.
Me & Alfie
Why is ordering coffee so complicated? Originally written for o-region's From The Horse's Mouth Project. WINNER Best Actor Cornwall Monologue Competition 2025 WINNER Best Cinematography Cornwall Monologue Competition 2025
Redruth Market Day Americano Apocalypse
Short documentary about an exciting new artist.
Obbin Up The Brea
A selection of deleted footage from the short film Bandages.