Film & TV | Theatre | Mentorship
Judah Meade is a london-based writer & director working across narrative film and theatre. Judah’s directing includes Twenty-Seven, a Netflix-funded psychological thriller developed with Fully Focused Productions alongside the independently crowdfunded science-fiction short Kolaja, Gen Z Luv, The Healer, and Do You Want Some Bread?. He has also directed theatre productions at Theatre Peckham, with work presented as part of a writers' showcase at the Royal Court.
His work is driven by a desire to give an audience something to experience, rather than simply something to follow.
“It is one thing to explain what happened to someone. The harder challenge is making the audience feel as though they are inside the tension, humour, fear or emotion of the moment. That is the challenge I enjoy most about directing.”
“For me, filmmaking is about both sides of the experience: what happens between the people making the film and what the finished work gives to the audience. I want to make films that connect with people, stay with them and make difficult feelings or ideas easier to recognise.”
Genres
I’m especially drawn to fantasy, science fiction and psychological thrillers because they allow us to explore things that are difficult to see or fully understand. Mental health, fear, identity, loneliness and the hidden parts of people’s lives are real, even when they cannot always be explained clearly. Genre can give those experiences a shape. A fictional world, an unusual power or a mysterious event can help an audience understand something very human. In the same way that a simple story or parable can communicate a larger idea, I want to use film to approach subjects that may be harder to express directly.Other work:
Mentoring →
I love working with actors and finding the most honest version of a scene. I also enjoy bringing different creatives together and building an environment where people feel able to contribute, take risks and do their best work. Alongside directing, I design and lead practical filmmaking programmes for emerging creatives. I have supported first-time filmmakers through development, production and post-production, helping them gain real experience, complete their work and grow in confidence.