- Born
- Birth nameThomas David Gardner
- Nickname
- Tommy G
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Best known for his historical fiction films covering dark and sensitive time periods, acclaimed filmmaker Thomas Gardner has gone on to receive critical and international acclaim with his short films and documentaries which cover a wide range of different eras of history such as the First World War, Second World War, The Holocaust, Ian Brady and the Moors Murders and the 2011 London Riots.
Gardner's films have a distinctive narrative structure focusing on his characters going through a personal loss or a tragedy in which they have to overcome. During the film-making process, Gardner assumes control over most aspects from direction and writing to editing, taking care whilst researching his films in the writing process making him the equivalent to a modern-day auteur.- IMDb Mini Biography By: DM
- ChildrenNo Children
- Features many symmetrically centred shots.
- His films generally focus on an aspect of biographical history.
- Black Wayfarer Sunglasses
- Most of his shots feature planimetric staging.
- His films contain disputes between the two main characters.
- Graduated from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in 2018 with a BA (Hons) in Theatre.
- Before becoming a filmmaker, he was originally going to study history at university and become a history teacher.
- Had an award-winning radio show called 'An Evening with Tom & Co.' whilst a student at university which broadcast from 2015-2017.
- His filmmaking influences are Wes Anderson and Stanley Kubrick.
- Huge fan of the bands Muse and Queen.
- Some of the personal trauma they had to go through they would have kept to themselves and I wanted to try and extract something from that to create tension in an already intense atmosphere.
- "I'll never fully understand what the survivors went through, but I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to have spoken to them as there are not many left, which is a terrible shame for the younger generations".
- [speaking about The Fronts of War] "The journey for this film has been immense. From the time of writing and additional re-writes to the casting, to travelling to Kent and back from the Lake District in one full day to film in a First World War trench, every single moment has been a great pleasure to be a part of. The cast and crew were fantastic, and I cannot wait to start production on my next project."
- [talking about how he got into filmmaking] I starred in some university films and I realized I preferred being behind the camera rather than in front of it. I was intrigued by the making of the films.
- [speaking about the making of The Fronts of War] It has been such a roller coaster of a journey from beginning to end. The film had been put off for a couple of years due to Covid and finally we managed to get it shot within a couple of days and edited within the next couple of weeks. The cast and crew were absolutely incredible throughout and it's as much of their success as it is mine. This was a collaborative effort and I am overjoyed that I could work alongside such talent.
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