Reiff Gaskell
A graduate director from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Reiff is a young filmmaker from Perthshire currently completing a Master’s at the National Film and Television School for Directing Fiction, supported by Creative Scotland.
His work focuses on exploring universal themes and difficult questions that make us rethink our assumptions, with a special interest in psychological thrillers and historical period dramas. He is currently developing a TV series set in 1950’s Appalachia, a road movie following Bonnie Prince Charlie’s flight west and a short set in Francoist Spain.
With a passion for telling stories that matter, his debut short Monster, an unnerving tale dealing with a psychiatric disorder and the judgement that comes along with it, premiered at the Glasgow Short Film Festival. It went on to earn award nominations at BAFTA & BIFA qualifying festivals, winning Best Scottish Film at the British Short Film Awards, nominated for an additional 3 including Best British, before being featured by Director’s Notes. Watch here.
His next project, Subject 73, will have it’s World Premiere at the UK’s largest genre film festival, FrightFest and will screen in March at the Glasgow Film Festival 2024.
He has just wrapped his latest short Alfie & Ed, featuring Allan Corduner (Tár, Topsy Turvy) and David Schofield (Pirates of the Caribbean, Darkest Hour), the story of two grandfathers and one very chaotic day they spend trying to prove they can take care of their granddaughter.
Prior to making movies he collaborated with household names, fashion labels and entertainment companies at Soho-based commercial production company SALT TV to tell their stories. Here’s a piece that the lovely folks over there wrote up.
In addition to directing, Reiff has also shot and edited a bunch. His most recent wins include the short film ‘UNCLE‘ which has picked up its 11th on the festival circuit, including winning an Audience Choice Award while screening as part of the BFI London Film Festival.
In the works…
Still Life – in preproduction. 2024
Alfie & Ed – finishing post. 2024
Subject 73 – coming soon March. 2023
Dreamers Often Lie – coming soon. 2023
Available for commissioned work
+44 79235 510756
reiff.film@gmail.com
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Infinity Film Festivals Review of Monster
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Another period piece, Uncle follows a coming of age story set in 90’s London of a teenage girl, whose uncle with no criminal record dies in prison awaiting trial. Written & Directed by Michelle Jones, it follows the real story of her uncle. What attracted Reiff to the project was how it examines an unfair system through the lens of a 14 year old girl. Premiering at this year’s BAFTA & BIFA qualifying BFI Urban Festival.
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