SP BATCHELDER
Film Director.
Cinema Director.
Moving Pictures Director?
What do we call it now?
DIRECTING REEL
Featured Work
SUPPLEMENTS
Produced by Phileon Productions
International Broadcast Distribution: SHORTS TV
The year is 2289, and all that's left on Planet Earth is the domed city Old Centauri, roaming sun flares that scorch the land, and the nomadic tribes that mitigate the two. Kiirke comes from one such tribe, and she must travel to Old Centauri, along with her stowaway younger brother, to seek a small fortune to save her family - But the only way to make money as a newcomer to the city is to enroll in Supplements Labs as what the locals call a "lab rat".
Awards:
Special Jury Prize: Visionary Award at SeriesFest 2020
Best Short Form Series Pilot at SOHO Int'l 2020
Founder's Circle at Louisiana Film Prize 2019
Festivals:
SeriesFest 2020
LA Shorts International Film Festival 2020
SOHO International Film Festival 2020
Mystic Film Festival 2020
Adirondack Film Festival 2020
Louisiana Film Prize 2019
Detroit She-Town Film Festival 2021
Female Filmmaker's Fuse 2022
UNAUTHORIZED DEFYING GRAVITY
A short film borne of pure passion, released in February 2022, this short already has over 189K views on YouTube and over 730 comments.
LILAC OCEAN PUMPKIN PINE
Produced by Phileon Productions
International Broadcast Distribution: SHORTS TV
Against a ticking clock, Sadie James chases down the origins of her favorite scents.
Awards:
Top Five Award, Louisiana Film Prize 2018
Founder's Circle Award, Louisiana Film Prize 2018
Best Cinematography, Circle City Film Festival 2019
Best Actress, Circle City Film Festival 2019
Best Score, Circle City Film Festival 2019
Gold Remi Award Best Drama, Houston WorldFest 2019
Festivals:
Oxford Film Festival 2019
Louisiana Film Prize 2018
Female Eye Film Festival 2019
Kansas City Film Festival 2019
Circle City Film Festival 2019
Houston Int'l Film Festival 2019
Vero Beach Film Festival 2019
JellyFest Film Festival 2019
SMILE: A MUSICAL
Produced by Phileon Productions
Distributed by Boyish Media
When Hazel fails to connect with her clinically-depressed father, she goes on a journey to make him smile.
Awards:
Best XL Short, Clean Shorts Film Festival 2018
Finalist, Moondance Int'l Film Festival 2018
Festivals:
Dances with Films 2017
Hollyshorts Film Festival 2017
Palm Springs Shorts Fest 2017
Moondance Int'l Film Festival 2017
Miami Independent Film Festival 2018
Oxford Film Festival 2019
Clean Shorts Film Festival 2019
About
SP Batchelder
SP Batchelder is a director and writer located in Los Angeles, passionate about telling moving stories that usually involve musicals and/or science fiction. SP has been making films since a young age, and has been in LA for fifteen years. When not directing, SP is a cinematographer and drone pilot.
SP holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism and a Master's degree in Screenwriting.
Contact: spbatchelder at gmail.com