Toby Kearton

Director

June 20, 1997 (29 years)

Harlow, Essex, England

Biography

Toby Kearton (born June 20, 1997) is an English film director and screenwriter. His films frequently focus on moral dilemmas, ethical choices in wartime and crisis situations. His work has screened worldwide, with selections at BAFTA and BIFA qualifying festivals. His breakout short 'Dissonance' (2018) premiered at the Court Métrage at the Cannes Film Festival. He is known for his historical dramas of the short form, with 'Kamerad' (2024) 'The Dust Child' (2018) and 'The Little Picture' (2018) h…

Filmography

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Livin' with the Devil

After a recent breakup, a couple finds themselves financially trapped under the same roof, navigating the complexities of living together while separated.

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Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk

Occupied France, 1940. A Nazi Commander discovers one of his prisoners, Danny is a champion boxer. He forces him to fight for his company's entertainment. But the POWs realise they can use these contests, as cover for an audacious breakout, before they re sent to Germany, where escape will be almost impossible. Their fate and freedom may all come down to how long Danny can keep fighting.

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We Go In at Dawn

When a high-ranking war planner is captured and held in a German prisoner of war camp, a team of specialists take on the dangerous mission of trying to break him out. Trouble is, he doesn't want to be rescued.

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Confession

A wounded, bloodied man takes a priest hostage, hell-bent on confessing a vengeful truth before it is too late. The seemingly random encounter is soon revealed to be anything but as the two men’s lives are inextricably linked.

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When the Screaming Starts

When Norman Graysmith is invited into the home of an aspiring serial killer, Aidan Mendle, he believes he has the subject for the documentary that will make his career.

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Hidden Wounds

The impact of lingering trauma on an ex-serviceman, triggered by sounds of everyday life.

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Kamerad

Destitute in a crater in the heart of no man's land, two men await their fate as soldiers and human beings amid a great war of conscience.

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Dissonance

A man must express his true passion of music and rhythm in a world where it is repressed and outlawed.

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Sweet Nothings

On the brink of his wedding, Ethan returns to his birth mother’s home, only to face an uninvited guest whose ties to his past refuse to stay buried.

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Pricks

A misunderstood woman must understand what it means to live with Type 1 Diabetes.

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The She-E

Confronted with the cursed truth of her bloodline, Aeithna, a mighty and fair elf, runs from herself and her fate.

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Duck Duck Goose

While working as children’s entertainers to supplement their slow-moving acting careers, best friends Jack and Bill decide to rob a house during a 9-year-old’s birthday party. As they attempt to carry out the plan without drawing attention, tensions rise and their friendship is put under strain.

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Tethered

Ayden, a man grappling with a fractured conscience, finds himself at the mercy of a methodical psychiatrist who pushes his unorthodox tactics to the extreme.

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The Little Picture

After executing a deserter from his own division, a lone Nazi soldier must search for his morals when he encounters two allied deserters, who wish to find a safe path home.

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An Explosive Affair

After waking up tied to an oil barrel triggered with an explosive countdown clock, two hitmen must ask for their forgiveness after discovering one of them has had an affair with the boss' wife.

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Dick Dangerfield: Defending Drama

Thespian, Dick Dangerfield, embarks on a noble quest to bolster arts funding by spearheading a fresh ensemble of amateur dramatists in the quaint locale of Tunbridge Wells.

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Toe Tapper

On a serene day, a young woman's jog takes a perilous turn when she stumbles upon a lethal land mine.

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The Dust Child

In attempt to reach their Alpha company in Vietnam 1968, two American medics must search for their principles on discovering a wounded Vietnamese child in their tracks.

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