FINLAY
J. SPENCER

Spencer's screenplays and films all share two common themes: Britishness and masculinity. But his work is more A-road pubs and dog tracks, than afternoon tea and cricket. He is dedicated to turning typically shlocky genres and low-low culture into high-high art. Spencer has numerous scripts in development and directed short films, working with talent that includes Angela Walsh (Distant Voices, Still Lives), Isobel Jesper Jones (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) and Gene Gurie (Brassic).

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Like Spencer's hero, screenwriter and Facebook poster Paul Schrader, he cut his teeth as a critic. With his work published in the tastemaking film magazine Little White Lies, alongside gaining a boots-on-the-ground understanding of story, he penned script coverage for production companies such as Hurricane Films and Illustrious Media.

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Honing his craft under the tutelage of Colin McKeown (Ordinary Lives, Good Vibrations), Spencer has worked directly with writers like Vincent O'Connell (I.D., I.D2: Shadwell Army) formatting, proofreading and providing script notes. He has worked across a broad church of stories and a soft spot for genre films.