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JOSH IS NOW A WRITER ON HOLLYOAKS, ONE OF THE UK'S LONGEST-RUNNING TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES!!!!
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Commissioned by BBC Four. Written & directed by Josh Merritt. Breathe is a public information film homage - a strong passion of Josh's. It received seven+ 2022 screenings as part of the fantastic BAFTA- and BIFA-qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival. Produced by Simon Moorhead, known for Neil Gaiman's MirrorMask and the BBC's classic Cold War drama, Threads.
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During the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Arts Council England awarded Josh an Emergency Funding project grant to write/direct a remotely-shot film via video conferencing software: Vodka Pants, starring David Schaal (The Office, The Inbetweeners). In association with Steph Hartland Productions.
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Echoes nominated in the Best Director and Best Screenplay categories at the Sunlight International Film Festival!
A 2016 short film about an ageing recluse rock star and the anxious, inexperienced young journalist who captures a unique interview with him. Written, directed, edited and produced by Josh Merritt.
As well as being accepted internationally to film festivals and receiving its own psychological conference hosted by Drs. Linda/Rod Marshall at Salford University, Echoes has been covered in print and by BBC Radio!
As well as being accepted internationally to film festivals and receiving its own psychological conference hosted by Drs. Linda/Rod Marshall at Salford University, Echoes has been covered in print and by BBC Radio!
How do you know you're in love if it's your first time?
Delays Imminent is a 2015 short film directed by James Cotter, written & co-produced by Josh Merritt.
It enjoyed an international festival run including the Bangalore Short Film Festival, plus several screenings on Latest TV.
Delays Imminent is a 2015 short film directed by James Cotter, written & co-produced by Josh Merritt.
It enjoyed an international festival run including the Bangalore Short Film Festival, plus several screenings on Latest TV.
My directorial debut, which I also co-wrote & produced as part of the Barbican Young Filmmakers back in 2014.
This won us "Best Film Noir" in Shooting People's official Sin City 2 competition, as selected by the filmmakers themselves!
Below are other films we made as part of the Barbican Young Filmmakers collective, which went on to be shown in venues as prestigious as London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the Barbican's own Cinema 1.
This won us "Best Film Noir" in Shooting People's official Sin City 2 competition, as selected by the filmmakers themselves!
Below are other films we made as part of the Barbican Young Filmmakers collective, which went on to be shown in venues as prestigious as London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the Barbican's own Cinema 1.
Josh was Screenwriter on the 2018 film for Age Connects, a Cardiff-based charity.
Josh appeared as a core supporting artist in the game-changing 2022 BBC / Netflix drama Then Barbara Met Alan (written by Jack Thorne & Genevieve Barr; starring BAFTA-nominated Ruth Madeley & Arthur Hughes; directed by BAFTA-nominated Bruce Goodison & Amit Sharma; produced by Bryony Arnold)
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