Barnaby Blackburn

Barnaby Blackburn is a British writer and director known for Wale (2018), Dad Was (2020) and Pylon (2023). He won a BAFTA at the age of 26 writing promos for the BBC's Winter Olympics coverage before making his first short film and directorial debut, Wale (2018). Described by The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw as an "intriguing Hitchcockian thriller", it was shortlisted for the 91st Academy Awards and nominated for a BAFTA. His second short film, Dad Was (2020), a cinematic eulogy for his father when he was still alive, was shortlisted for a BAFTA in 2021. Pylon (2023), his third short film, was produced in 2022 with Ken Loach's production company Sixteen Films. Barnaby is now in development on his feature film debut with Sixteen Films.