Elliott Hasler
Elliott Hasler is a British film director and screenwriter, best known for his upcoming professional feature debut, 'Vindication Swim'. The film has undergone three years of production with filming taking place in the English Channel itself, followed by a year of post-production at Warner Bros. De Lane Lea Studios. The biopic's development has been featured in the likes of Variety, Deadline, The Times and the Daily Mail, as well as being documented by BBC and ITV news. Hasler's passion for filmmaking began at a young age, with the production of 'WWII: The Long Road Home'. Made whilst at school and completed in 2017 when Hasler was just 16 years old, the film garnered praise from New York critic Graham Fuller who described the film as "a miracle achievement for a schoolboy director". That same year Hasler founded the UK based independent film company, Relsah Films. Before pursuing 'Vindication Swim', Hasler developed his directing and writing style further by making a series of short films, including 'To Hunt a Tiger', which was shot in Sri Lanka at the same locations as David Lean's 'The Bridge on the River Kawi' (one of Hasler's greatest inspirations). 'To Hunt a Tiger' premiered in July 2019 at Soneva Jani's over-water cinema in the Maldives for which Hasler was flown out to introduce the film.