Andrew Haigh

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Andrew Haigh
File:Andrew Haigh (cropped).jpg
Haigh in June 2011
Born (1973-03-07) 7 March 1973 (age 52)
Harrogate, England
Occupation Filmmaker
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Andy Morwood
Children 2
Website andrewhaighfilm.com

Andrew Haigh (/heɪɡ/;[1] born 7 March 1973) is an English filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the films Weekend (2011), 45 Years (2015), Lean on Pete (2017), and All of Us Strangers (2023). He also wrote and directed the HBO series Looking (2014–2015) and its film sequel Looking: The Movie (2016), as well as the BBC Two limited series The North Water (2021).

Early life

Haigh was born in Harrogate on 7 March 1973[2][3] and grew up in Croydon.[4] He studied history at Newcastle University.[5]

Career

Haigh worked as an assistant editor on films such as Gladiator and Black Hawk Down before debuting as a writer/director with the short film Oil. In 2009 he directed his first feature-length film, Greek Pete, which debuted at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.[6] The film is set in London and centers on male prostitution, chronicling a year in the life of rent-boy Pete. Greek Pete won the Artistic Achievement Award at Outfest in 2009.[7]

Haigh's second feature, the highly acclaimed romantic drama Weekend about a 48-hour relationship between two men (played by Tom Cullen and Chris New), premiered on 11 March 2011 at the SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Emerging Visions.[8][9] The film played in many other festivals around the world, and went on to collect many more awards including the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Narrative Feature at L.A. Outfest[10] and London Film Critics' Circle award for Breakthrough British Filmmaker.[11][12]

Haigh's next film 45 Years (2015) premiered as part of the main competition at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[13] The film won the top acting prizes at the festival for both its leads, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. The film screened at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals in September 2015. The film later received an Academy Award nomination for Charlotte Rampling. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, holding a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Kate Taylor of The Globe and Mail wrote: "45 Years exposes the paradoxical balance of the successful marriage, one that requires a sentimental suspension of disbelief on the one hand and a hard-headed ability to deal with the everyday on the other."[14]

Haigh co-created, co-produced and occasionally wrote and directed the HBO drama series Looking (2014–2016), about a group of gay men in San Francisco, which struggled to attract audiences despite receiving generally positive reviews from critics.[15][16] Cancelled after two seasons, the series finished with a two-hour TV movie in 2016.[17][18] Haigh's next film, Lean on Pete, based on the Willy Vlautin novel about a teenage boy in Oregon, premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in 2017. It was released in cinemas and on VOD in April–May 2018 and received critical acclaim.[19][20] In October 2016, Haigh was announced as the writer-director of The North Water, a mini-series based on the novel of the same name by Ian McGuire. Filming began in summer 2018.[21][22] After some filming delays in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was released between 15 July and 12 August on BBC Two in 2021.[23]

In 2023, Haigh returned to film directing the romance drama All of Us Strangers starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal. The film is an adaptation of the Taichi Yamada novel Strangers (1988). The film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival to critical acclaim and will be distributed by Searchlight Pictures. The film also screened across the UK as a part of the BFI London Film Festival and is set to appear at the New York Film Festival on As of 16 October 2023. Peter Debruge of Variety praised the film writing, "Haigh brings a sense of intimacy to this movie, presenting us with characters who are willing to be vulnerable to partners they barely know. It’s sexy, of course, but also quite moving, as this kind of exposed honesty feels like the foundation for any relationship".[24]

In 2024, Haigh directed a music video for the Pet Shop Boys song "A New Bohemia". Filmed in Margate, the video features Tracey Emin and Russell Tovey.[25]

Influences

Haigh participated in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll, which is held once every 10 years for contemporary filmmakers to select their 10 favourite films in no particular order; he chose Black Narcissus (1947), Some Like It Hot (1959), L'avventura (1960), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Cries and Whispers (1972), Don't Look Now (1973), Watership Down (1978), Ratcatcher (1999), Uzak (2002), and The Holy Girl (2004).[26]

Personal life

Haigh is gay.[27] He is married to Andy Morwood,[18] with whom he has two daughters.[28][4][29]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Screenwriter Editor Distributor Ref.
2009 Greek Pete Yes Yes Yes Peccadillo Pictures
2011 Weekend Yes Yes Yes Peccadillo Pictures / IFC Films
2015 45 Years Yes Yes No IFC Films
2017 Lean on Pete Yes Yes No Curzon Artificial Eye / A24
2023 All of Us Strangers Yes Yes No Searchlight Pictures

Short films

Year Title Director Screenwriter Editor Ref.
2003 Oil Yes Yes Yes
2005 Markings Yes Yes No
2005 Cahuenga Blvd Yes Yes Yes
2009 Five Miles Out Yes Yes No

Editor / Miscellaneous

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Filmography critical reception

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Film
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score Rotten Tomatoes Average Critic Rating Metacritic
Greek Pete 58% (12 reviews)[30] 5.2/10[31] -
Weekend 95% (87 reviews)[32] 8.1/10[33] 81 (18 reviews)[34]
45 Years 97% (211 reviews)[35] 8.6/10[36] 94 (36 reviews)[37]
Lean on Pete 90% (190 reviews)[38] 7.9/10[39] 80 (40 reviews)[40]
All of Us Strangers 96% (252 reviews)[41] 8.8/10[42] 90 (53 reviews)[43]

Television

Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes Ref.
2014–2015 Looking Yes Yes HBO series; executive producer
2016 Looking: The Movie Yes Yes HBO movie
2019 The OA Yes No Netflix series; 2 episodes
2021 The North Water Yes Yes BBC2 Miniseries; 5 episodes [21]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
2009 Leeds International Film Festival Yorkshire Film Award Five Miles Out Won
2009 Atlanta Film Festival Special Jury Award Greek Pete Won
L.A. Outfest Programming Award for Artistic Achievement Won
2011 Evening Standard British Film Awards Best Screenplay Weekend Won
International Film Festival Rotterdam MovieZone Award Won
L.A. Outfest Grand Jury Award Won
London Film Critics' Circle Award Breakthrough British Filmmaker Won
Nashville Film Festival Best of Festival Award Won
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival Audience Award Won
SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Won
2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film 45 Years Won
Evening Standard British Film Award Editor's Award Won
London Film Critics' Circle Award Best British / Irish Film of the Year Won
National Board of Review Top Ten Independent Films Won
BAFTA Award Outstanding British Film Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Nominated
BIFA Award Best British Independent Film Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
David di Donatello Award Best European Film Nominated
Empire Award Best British Film Nominated
European Film Award Best Screenwriter Nominated
Evening Standard British Film Award Best Film Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle Award Best Film of the Year Nominated
Director of the Year Nominated
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
2018 BIFA Award Best Director Lean on Pete Nominated
2023 BIFA Award Best British Independent Film All of Us Strangers Won
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay Won
2024 Critics' Choice Movie Award Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
Satellite Award Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
BAFTA Award Best Director Nominated [44]
Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated
Outstanding British Film Nominated
Independent Spirit Award Best Director Nominated

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