Annabel Brightling
scriptwriter – producer
Annabel Brightling is a London scriptwriter and producer currently residing in the Midlands. She has written short films, stage plays, film, graphic novels and TV scripts, laced with humour regardless of the genre.
She is a Cohort from the Writing West Midlands Room 204 Programme and has participated in established writing labs by the BFI Film Hub and Independent Film Trust.
Annabel and wrote episode one for the original television drama, SeaView (Amazon Prime) and the TV Movie What We Do for Love (Freevee, Peacock, The Roku Channel, Plex, and VIX).
Annabel has also completed two rounds as a scriptwriter for the BBC EastEnders Shadow Scriptwriting Scheme. Annabel is a mixed-genre writer with credits in comedy, drama, action and fantasy. My writing style is dark with flickers or humour, or humorous with well-crafted moments of shifting tone.
Films / Shorts
What We Do for Love (2022)
90 min Romantic Comedy
Something Different (2022)
3 min Drama
Nominated for a Midlands Movies Award 2023 in the Best Music (Score or Song) category. Review: ‘Sensitive and encouraging, Something Different is a gentle and unclouded look at a little-known issue but with its uncomplicated and effective animation, it gets across its point in a pleasingly frank and effective short.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Midlands Movies”
What Happened to James? (2022)
13 min Comedy