Tom Ruddock from Hainault, London, is a Writer/Director.
His work reflects his belief that hope can be found in any situation and that humanity, at its best, is a force for good, no matter how dark the circumstances.
In 2023, Tom wrote and directed his first feature, The Draw, a sci-fi thriller recently acquired by Film Seekers. The Draw was featured in Screen Daily’s Cannes 2024 buzz titles from the UK.
So far in 2024, Tom has completed Season One of Testament for Angel Studios as the second unit Director with Director/Showrunner Paul Syrstad and shadowed Peter Kosminsky on Wolf Hall, ‘The Mirror and the Light.'
He also has multiple feature films in development with his production company, View 35 Films.
Tom has also written and directed several short films, won multiple awards, played at Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide and been staff-picked by Vimeo twice.
He has also worked with notable actors Naomi Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Faith Omole.
THE STORY SO FAR...
Tom's love of storytelling stems from his Grandfather, Joesph Barker, who told him stories about growing up in the East End of London, how he survived the war, overcame the working class prejudice against him, married the love of his life, and had a lot of fun along the way.
This love of stories led to a love of film, from his first trip to the cinema to see Peter Pan to watching Empire Strikes Back every day one school holiday. He started ‘borrowing’ his dad’s camcorder to make videos with his friends growing up.
He went on to study film at university; upon graduating, Tom co-founded a successful video agency called Story Culture with his good friend Pete Bailey.
At Story Culture, alongside writing and directing short films, Tom directed/produced and edited content for some of the biggest brands in the world, such as Facebook, Unilever, and Google.
Wanting to move more into Film & TV, in 2017, Tom Co-Founded View 35 FIlms with his producing partner Shelley. Tom and Shelley are a husband & wife filmmaking duo.
Since 2017, they have made several short films - that have been staff-picked by Vimeo and selected at Oscar-qualifying festivals.
Tom's feature film debut, 'The Draw,' was also a View 35 film debut feature.
Tom has also Directed commercial and branded content for The Dalmore & Lego Harry Potter, as well as being featured as a Vimeo Expert by Vimeo in 2022.
Tom is also an associate member of Directors UK
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