ABOUT
Kieran Bourne is a British-Guyanese award winning filmmaker who has written and/ or directed BAFTA and Oscar qualifying short films including ‘Poles’ and ‘I Am Pilate’.
He was part of the prestigious Film London Microwave class of 2016/17 with his feature screenplay for ‘Beneath the Mind.’ A class that included Kate Herron (‘Loki’), Alice Seabright (‘Amadeus’), Douglas Cox (‘Host’), Alex Winkler (‘Mary & George’), Georgia Parris (‘Tom Jones’), Marley Morrison (‘Tell Me Everything’), Merlin Merton (‘The Beast Within’), Emma Duffy (‘Starve Acre’), Briony Redman (‘Doctor Who’) and Michelle Antoniades (‘Sweetheart’).
In 2018 he began his collaboration with actress and Producer Oriane Pick of Candid Broads Productions starting with the psychological thriller ‘Say Your Name’. Their collaboration includes the award winning web series ‘Call It a Day’, the aforementioned ‘Poles’ and most recently the dark dramedy short ‘Now’s Your Time’.
In 2022 and 2023, respectively, he directed the plays ‘Uncle Vanya’ for the Old Red Lion Theatre and ‘Savannah’ for the Union Theatre starring Olivier Award nominee Jamael Westman ('Hamilton').
As a filmmaker, it is his desire to bring back the enjoyment of cinematic storytelling through the theatrical experience while continuing to challenge narrative and genre expectations through challenging yet relatable characters. Bourne’s latest project is his debut feature film ‘Arthur & Clara’ starring CJ Beckford ('Blitz') and Mirren Mack ('A Tale of Two Cities').
Productions
Arthur & Clara Writer/Director (Feature)
Candid Broads Productions
Now's Your Time Writer/Director (Short Film)
Candid Broads Productions
Savannah Director (Theatre)
Union Theatre
Hollyoaks E6031 Shadow Director (TV)
Will Herbert, Director
Channel 4
Uncle Vanya Director (Theatre)
Old Red Lion Theatre
Casualty S36 E44 Shadow Director (TV)
Piotr Szkopiak, Director
BBC
Casualty S36 E41 Shadow Director (TV)
Duncan Foster, Director
BBC
Eastenders Shadow Director (TV)
Ian Barnes, Director
BBC
Poles Writer/Director (Short Film)
Candid Broads Productions
Official Selection Manchester International Film Festival 2023
(BAFTA Qualifying)
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2022
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Director
-Nominated for Best Actress
- Nominated for Best Sound
- Nominated for Best Soundtrack
Official Selection Underwire Film Festival 2022
(BAFTA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Sound
I Am Pilate Writer (Short Film)
Femi Oyeniran, Director
Four8 Films
Official Selection S.O.U.L Fest 2020
(BAFTA Qualifying)
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2020 - Semi-Finalist
(Oscar Qualifying)
Official Selection Bolton International Film Festival 2020
(BAFTA Qualifying)
Official Selection Norwich Film Festival 2020
(BAFTA Qualifying)
Official Selection British Urban Film Festival 2020
(BAFTA Qualifying)
Official Selection HollyShorts Film Festival 2020
(Oscar Qualifying)
Doctors S21 E109 Shadow Director (TV)
Steve Kelly, Director
BBC
Call It a Day Director (Web Series)
Candid Broads Productions
Official Selection Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Web Series
- Nominated for Best Actress
-Nominated for Best Actress
- Nominated for Best Director
Official Selection Brighton Rocks Film Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
-Nominated for Best Comedy
In Utero Co-Writer/Director (Short Film)
FITA Films
MK Film Network 48hr Film Challenge
Ovulate Director (Short Film)
ItsOriane Ltd
Sorted It Director (Short Film)
ItsOriane Ltd
She’s Just a Girl and So Am I Writer/Director (Short Film)
FITA Films
Say Your Name Writer/Director (Short Film)
ItsOriane Ltd
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2019
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Director
- Nominated for Best Actress
Those of Us Writer/Director (Short Film)
Urban Crane Films
Official Selection Bute Street Film Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
- WINNER Best Film
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Screenplay
Just Saying… Co-Writer/Director - 3 Episodes (Web Series)
ItsOriane Ltd
Official Selection Unrestricted View Film Festival 2019
(BIFA Qualifying)
- Nominated for Best Web Series
Finesse (Refix) - Lucien Moon Director (Music Video)
Urban Crane Films
See You When Winter’s Over - Ione Director (Music Video)
Urban Crane Films
I Love You - Kam Singh Director (Music Video)
Urban Crane Films
Recollections: August, 1957 Writer/Director (Music Video)
FITA Films
The Wife Writer/Director (Short Film)
Filmbourne/Ozone Productions
…and counting Writer/Director (Short Film)
Filmbourne
The Pale Cast of Thought Writer/Director (Short Film)
Filmbourne
Free in the Afternoon Writer/Director (Short Film)
XXI Productions
Cannes Film Festival 2015 - Courts Métrages