Isla Badenoch

Isla Badenoch is a writer, director and artist from the rural borderlands of the UK.
Isla’s work is grounded in her roots as a self-taught documentary filmmaker, telling unexpected stories with kindred spirits leading unusual lives. Isla seeks to captivate an audience so that they may experience an alternative perspective. Her work disrupts stereotypical understandings of those who may have felt excluded from society in the hopes of cultivating a culture of compassion.

Isla’s films have been selected for multiple OSCAR + BAFTA-qualifying festivals, longlisted for BIFA Best British Short Film Award, broadcast on BBC4 and featured online on Short of the Week, Vimeo Staff Picks, WaterBear and Minute Shorts App. Isla’s work has been commissioned and supported through BFI Network, BFI DocSociety, Ffilm Cymru, Arts Council England, BBC Arts, LUX Scotland, Screen Scotland and Statens Kunstfond. 

Isla is an alumni of BFI New Writers Lab, BBC ‘New Creatives’ Scheme, LUX ‘Now & Next’ Scheme, Filmonomics (Birds Eye View, BFI, Screenskills), Directors UK Inspire Scheme (mentored by writer/director William McGregor - Netflix, Amblin) and is a member of BAFTA Connect.
She is currently in development of her debut fiction feature produced by Lowri Roberts + Maisie Williams at Rapt (supported by Ffilm Cymru), a feature documentary (supported by BFI Doc Society) and several artist projects.