A prolific and exceptional screenwriter who, in collaboration with director Shane Meadows, embarked on an extraordinary trilogy of films about life in their East Midlands hometown resulting in Twenty Four Seven (1998), A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) and Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2001). Paul and Shane continued to collaborate with Dead Man’s Shoes in (2003) and have most recently worked together to produce Somers Town, the London-set film about an unlikely friendship between two young lads which scooped the prestigious Michael Powell Award at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008.
Alongside his work with Shane, Paul has written Heartlands (2002) directed by Damian O’Donnell, and has himself directed Streetlife (2004), and Barney Has The Blues (2005). Other writing credits include My Father the Liar, a section of the portmanteau film Tube Tales (2000) directed by Bob Hoskins, and a children’s cartoon… read more
A prolific and exceptional screenwriter who, in collaboration with director Shane Meadows, embarked on an extraordinary trilogy of films about life in their East Midlands hometown resulting in Twenty Four Seven (1998), A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) and Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2001). Paul and Shane continued to collaborate with Dead Man’s Shoes in (2003) and have most recently worked together to produce Somers Town, the London-set film about an unlikely friendship between two young lads which scooped the prestigious Michael Powell Award at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008.
Alongside his work with Shane, Paul has written Heartlands (2002) directed by Damian O’Donnell, and has himself directed Streetlife (2004), and Barney Has The Blues (2005). Other writing credits include My Father the Liar, a section of the portmanteau film Tube Tales (2000) directed by Bob Hoskins, and a children’s cartoon series, Sheep (1999, 2000).
Recently Paul has been dabbling in television, working on various projects including a Johnny Vegas sit-com, and surviving the lengthy process of development whilst at the same time initiating a mountain of film projects. Meanwhile his short film Scummy Man, made as an extended music video with the Arctic Monkeys, was selected for the short film competition at the Berlinale 2007. —The Script Factory
