Faye Gilbert

Career overview

Faye Gilbert is a writer and director of film and broadcast drama, as well as a self-shooting producer and director of documentaries. Her work often focuses on characters who face extreme pressure while struggling or striving against the odds. She was selected as one of the 2021 Film London Lodestars and has received a BAFTA nomination for her work. Her professional development includes being mentored by directors Saul Dibb and Danny Boyle.

Her television directing credits include the series Vigil for World Pictures and the BBC, as well as Maigret for Playground and PBS. She served as the lead director for the ITV drama series The Bay, produced by Tall Story Pictures. Additionally, she directed all four episodes of the second series of The Tower for Mammoth Screen and ITV, and worked as the second unit director for the BBC1 production The Salisbury Poisonings. In film, she wrote and directed the feature film Zero, which was commissioned by Microwave and supported by BBC Films, the BFI, and Film London. Her earlier directorial credits include Perdie and Leaving Eva. Born in Croydon, Surrey, England, Gilbert maintains a career spanning multiple formats of broadcast and cinematic storytelling.