Stuart Gatt

Stuart Gatt is an award-winning British filmmaker of mixed Asian heritage whose stories are often influenced by topical social themes. His short film, My Beautiful White Skin, tackled skin lightening amongst the British Asian diaspora and starred Ritu Arya (Barbie, Red Notice). His penultimate film The Dead Sea, starred BAFTA-nominated Sope Dirisu and focused on the plight of Libyan refugees' perilous journey into Europe.

Stuart Gatt made his feature debut with Catching Dust, starring Erin Moriarty, Jai Courtney, Dina Shihabi and Ryan Corr and is based on his original script. Catching Dust premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was long-listed for Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards, 2024.