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Directing Reel:

Ruth Pickett is an Emmy-nominated and Broadcast Digital Award winning Writer & Director, with a particular skill for narrative and character-driven comedy and comedy-drama.

 

Her award-winning short films and music videos have played at numerous highly-regarded international festivals including the UK's biggest comedy film festival, LOCO, Bafta-qualifying festivals Aesthetica and Underwire, The Smalls, female genre pioneers Etheria, Hollywood Comedy Shorts - run by the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts team - and Citizen Jane in the US.

Her television directing credits include Series 3 of LADHOOD for BBC3, written by & starring Bafta-nominated comedian Liam Williams, which received critical acclaim including  a 4* review from the Guardian, describing it as "consistently great... this clever, moving comedy is completely satisfying" - and Comedy Central's 6-part digital series TRANSACTION, written by & starring Jordan Gray, which won a Broadcast Digital Award for best short-form scripted series.

 

Ruth is represented by Curtis Brown for narrative work and Hungry Man for commercials and music videos.

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