Los Angeles · Film Director

BRYAN
C. WATKINS

Writer. Director. 25+ years. 70+ screen releases.

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WRITER✦ DIRECTOR✦ LOS ANGELES✦ 70+ SCREEN RELEASES✦ 8+ MAJOR FESTIVALS✦ IMDB SINCE 2001✦ WRITER✦ DIRECTOR✦ LOS ANGELES✦ 70+ SCREEN RELEASES✦ 8+ MAJOR FESTIVALS✦ IMDB SINCE 2001✦
01 / ABOUT

Bryan C. Watkins is a Los Angeles-based writer and director with an IMDB history going back to 2001. Over 70 screen releases. Eight major festival selections. Guild member.

His next feature, The Rising — a phoenix story — marks a new chapter. The project that defines everything the last two decades were building toward.

Comedy Crime Redemption Guild Member Festival Circuit
BY THE NUMBERS
70+
Screen Releases
8+
Major Festivals
'01
IMDB Since
LA
Based
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02 / FILMS

Selected Works

3 projects
01
The Rising
Writer · Director  ·  The First Cinematic Phoenix Origin Story  ·  Based on the novel
Teaser Shot
02
Rattled!
Writer · Director  ·  A kidnapping turns chaotic when the wrong Russian is grabbed  ·  Cannes · Hong Kong · Montreal · Mykonos
Award Winner
03
Drama Kings
Writer · Director  ·  "A vortex of nonstop laughs" — LA Weekly  ·  Four friends competing for the same role
Award Winner
03 / THE PIPELINE

What's Next

6 projects
01
Diamond Hands
Writer · Director  ·  A crypto trader who owes the mob $1M has 24 hours to pay  ·  Crime / Thriller
Teaser Shot
02
Simontology
Writer · Director  ·  Simon Peacock registers his house as a church to dodge taxes — then people start showing up  ·  Comedy
Teaser Shot
03
Iced Out
Writer  ·  A washed-up diver gets one last shot at the World Games  ·  Sports / Redemption Comedy
Screenplay
04
Thirst Trap
Writer  ·  A dating-app addict gets pulled into a fantasy world she can't escape  ·  Comedy / Fantasy
Screenplay
05
Virtually In Love
Writer  ·  Two people, one struggling marriage, one virtual paradise — and a loyalty test neither expected  ·  Romance / Comedy
Screenplay
06
Over The Border
Writer  ·  A spoiled heir falls for his gardener's daughter — and has to win over the man he's never cared about  ·  Romantic Comedy
Screenplay
04 / WORK

Trailers & Reel

2 videos
Trailer
Rattled!
Feature Film · Festival Winner
Cannes · Hong Kong · Montreal · Mykonos
Demo Reel
Director's Reel
Selected Works
Bryan C. Watkins on set