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Chris Brake
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Writer / Director | London Film School Alumni | 2021 BFI NETWORK and Film Hub South East Short Film Slate: ‘CANNED LAUGHTER’ | ‘FINDING CALM’ in production

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If you like your short films with puppets and practical effects then give me a follow and check out ‘Cactus Boy’ here:

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★★★★★ UK Film Review
★★★★★ Indie Shorts Mag
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Earlier this year I directed a short film called ‘Finding Calm’; the story of a first time father struggling with his new role and his mental health.

We’re close to finishing but need a little help getting it across the line. Please do support us if you can:

www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fi...
April 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Earlier this year I directed a short film called ‘Finding Calm’; the story of a first time father struggling with his new role and his mental health.

We’re close to finishing but need a little help getting it across the line. Please do support us if you can:

www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fi...
April 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Bob’s back.
February 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Interesting to watch this through a modern lens and in the contemporary context of ‘Man V Nature’. Hard not to feel some empathy for the monster as he is punished for base animal instincts that come up against human invasion.
January 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Bela Lugosi appeared in a film with Dora Bryan. Just sharing so that someone else might pull the same mildly confused face as me.
January 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Kicked off my 2025 gothic deep-dive with Bride of Frankenstein, one of my all time favourites. Hadn’t watched it for a while but forgot how rich it was; visually, philosophically, textually.
January 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Interview with Louise Bourgeois
December 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Aww, I share a birthday with Darth Vader.
December 11, 2024 at 10:33 PM

Revisited ‘The Mummy’ last night and left wishing the story was strong enough to match the astonishing Jack Pierce make-up. There’s a decent Mummy story still to be told. Maybe I’ll tell it… one day.
December 9, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Those trousers just asked someone to bring them Solo and the Wookie.
December 3, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Spent a fine evening with James Whale’s camp-gothic masterclass ‘The Invisible Man’.

Forgot there was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance by Dwight Frye in there as well, and it got me thinking; what’s the earliest example of a cameo?
December 3, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Niche publishing that caters to the eclectic tastes of cineastes? Merry Christmas Mr Brake.
December 2, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Excited to get stuck into this…
December 2, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Kinda stupid that ‘skeet’ took root as a way to refer to posts when ‘bleet’ was right there.
December 2, 2024 at 8:16 AM
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Composers: have you written a score for a short film in 2024? Then you could be in contention for an IFMCA Award in 2025! Spread the word!

filmmusiccritics.org/2024/12/ifmc...
IFMCA announces new Short Film category
The International Film Music Critics Association is pleased to announce the creation of a new competitive category for the IFMCA Awards: Best Original Score for a Short Film. Historically, scores f…
filmmusiccritics.org
December 1, 2024 at 10:43 PM
For the uninitiated, here’s a few stills showing what we lost when ‘London After Midnight’ went up in smoke.
December 1, 2024 at 9:39 PM
I first heard the story of ‘London After Midnight’ becoming a lost film about 25 years ago, and obsessed over waiting for news of a discovery. Seems like a pretty long shot now, but at least there’s this stills reconstruction from TCM for posterity.
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London After Midnight ( 1927) RECONSTRUCTION : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
2002 TCM's Reconstruction of the 1927 lost masterpiece London After Midnight directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney
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December 1, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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A few years ago I made a short film about a man who breaks up with his childhood imaginary friend.

It had great reviews, a strong festival run, and a few awards to boot. It’s remained a little under the radar, but I do love our little film and I hope you will too.

youtu.be/6aMT_0Q_uGg?...
Cactus Boy
YouTube video by Chris Brake
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November 30, 2024 at 8:06 PM
7 years ago today I was at Pinewood Studios working on the sound mix for Scraps with the team who had just done Roma for Alfonso Cuarón, and getting a crash course in his mixing method.
December 1, 2024 at 1:19 PM
A few years ago I made a short film about a man who breaks up with his childhood imaginary friend.

It had great reviews, a strong festival run, and a few awards to boot. It’s remained a little under the radar, but I do love our little film and I hope you will too.

youtu.be/6aMT_0Q_uGg?...
Cactus Boy
YouTube video by Chris Brake
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Watched ‘The Mystic’ for the second night in a row, and now find myself haunted by its beautiful Dean Hurley score. Here’s a taster:

youtube.com/watch?v=DKz-...
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November 30, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Revisiting the fabulous Fisher family.
November 29, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Watching Tod Browning’s ‘The Mystic’ for the first time tonight, and very excited to see how the hell this costume fits into the plot.
November 27, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Please, Bart. I've seen your stupid Shemp. Yeah, I've seen your Curly too.
November 27, 2024 at 8:01 PM