Jamie Flatters · Directing

Jamie FlattersDirecting

Directing & writingSince 2017

Directing

Feature 1 / Shorts 8 / Videos

Films made fast, with friends, close to the bone. Comedy and grief in the same frame. Young people under pressure, told through bodies as much as words, and shot with the care of something much bigger.

Behind the scenes · Good Trouble (What If the Suit Chokes?), 2018 ↗︎

SHOULDERS official poster: a blindfolded soldier in a white paper suit, hands over his ears, in long grass. An Our Second Cousin production. A film by Jamie Flatters. — An Our Second Cousin production · 101 min¹¹2024

“The directing is very strong. There’s a real confidence and creativity in camera placement, composition and angle choices. The compositions are very strong. Starting out, I always felt challenged by group scenes – am I supposed to be close, wide, how does the master shot work? Jamie’s way beyond where I was on my first couple of films.”

James Cameron on Flatters

Eight young soldiers stationed in the Scottish Highlands watch for an invasion. What they find becomes a struggle inside their own heads.

Watch SHOULDERS nowRent or buy · 1h 41m

Apple TV ↗︎ Prime Video ↗︎ Trailer ↗︎ Letterboxd ↗︎

A pretty extraordinary feat.Georgia May · High On Films ↗︎
Every shot in “Shoulders” is methodical and intentional.High On Films
Establishes him as an innovative and compelling director.Clotilde Chinnici · Loud and Clear Reviews ↗︎
The performances from all the lead actors are really strong and compelling.Loud and Clear Reviews

Written, directed & produced: Jamie Flatters
Starring: Sky Yang, Sean Rey, Harvey Scrimshaw, Tom Anson, Myles Green, Johnny Jordan, Ben Bainbridge, Byron Easmon
Cinematography: Klára Simonová
Editor: Manu Ausin
Music: Fabio Amurri

SHOULDERS screened at the Clapham Film Festival 2024. High On Films called it “a pretty extraordinary feat.” ↩︎
All Things Connected, Jamie’s documentary from inside the cast of Avatar: The Way of Water, has been watched 294,000 times on YouTube. ↩︎

Also: Black Dog (2023) awards

Jamie co-wrote and produced Black Dog and played its lead. Nominated for the Sutherland Award at the BFI London Film Festival.

WonBest Actor, Black Dog · Riviera International Film Festival 2024
WonBest Film, Black Dog · Riviera International Film Festival 2024
WonBest Actor, Black Dog · Bahamas International Film Festival 2024
WonBest Ensemble, That Night · Cornwall Film Festival 2024

Watch a sceneWritten & directed by Jamie Flatters

These Spinning Straight LinesScene · 1:32

When You're Moody · 2023Watch the full film ↗︎

Selected work8 of 79

SelectedSHOULDERS2024 · Trailer · 1:52Writer, director, producer. His debut feature, made with a small group of friends.
SelectedThese Spinning Straight Lines2022 · Short film · 33:14Writer, director, producer. Milo thinks his best friend drugged him, and chases the lines he saw in his hand.
SelectedWhen You're Moody2023 · Short film · 23:59Writer, director, producer.
SelectedAll Things Connected2023 · Documentary · 14:15Director. Filmed from inside the cast of Avatar: The Way of Water. His most-watched film, at 294K views.¹²
Selectedwhat looms.2025 · Documentary · 24:54Director, producer.
SelectedWhat Looking Gave Us2023 · Short film · 28:24Director.
SelectedGolden Syrup Cake Brick Work2023 · Short film · 12:25Writer, director. Made in a single day.
SelectedPinch2025 · Music video · 4:19Producer, through Our Second Cousin. Directed by Benjamin Darville for Sandy Crow.
Watch a sceneOSC
Tom Cruise in a Supermarket2023 · Video essay · Our Second CousinWatch the full film ↗︎

Explore the full archive · 79 → Request a reel →

Music videosAs director

DogRadio – Southpaw

Coming soon · Music video · Director · 2026

Bakar – Play ft. Lancey Foux2020 · Music video · Black Butter / VevoCo-director, with Joe Kennedy and Ben Bainbridge. 470K views.
Reek0 – Setting ft. Nia Archives2021 · Music videoDirector.

How I workProcess

Treatment first.Every project starts as a written story: beats, references, a world. Collaborators see the film before a camera comes out.
Small crew, real trust.Most of the work is made with the same circle of friends and collaborators, built up since 2017 through Our Second Cousin.
Performance at the centre.An actor directing actors. Rehearsal, movement and stunt work shape the shoot as much as the shot list.
Camera always rolling.Behind-the-scenes is part of the work. The making-of often becomes a film of its own.

All Things ConnectedInside the Avatar cast · documentary
Good Trouble · behind the scenesOn set · 2018
SHOULDERSA feature made with friends · 2024

PressInterviews, features & reviews

Articles

Features 4 / Reviews 7

“A thoroughly fresh examination of masculinity.”City AM on Black Dog · ★★★★

Interviews & featuresRead

ReviewsRead

Press photosPortraits & shoots

Jamie Flatters: Portrait in a navy turtleneck

Jamie Flatters: J.F. South London: portrait in headphones

Jamie Flatters: Portrait in a field, hand to face

Film · Sculpting in TimeWatch on Vimeo ↗︎

Jamie Flatters: Black-and-white portrait leaning on a field gate

Jamie Flatters: Black-and-white portrait with a striped scarf

Jamie Flatters: Sandy Crow portrait, cigarette and lighter

Jamie Flatters: Black-and-white close portrait

Trailer · O (So Say the Circle is Round) · 2024Jamie as Orpheus. Written and directed by Benjamin Darville.Watch on Vimeo ↗︎

Jamie Flatters: Sitting on a kerb in an I Like It Loud vest

Jamie Flatters: Black-and-white portrait on a picnic bench

Jamie Flatters: Portrait in a black leather jacket

Jamie Flatters: On the beach, Handgun Wisdom shoot

Production companyCommissions open

Our Second Cousin

This Is Our Youth · Our Second Cousin

Jamie's production company. Feature films, short films, documentaries, trailers and music videos, made with a close circle of collaborators and a taste for the strange. Selected work is above; the full archive is below.

Features 1 / Films 15 / Trailers 5 / Music videos 18 / Since 2017

Feature filmSHOULDERS, 2024
Short filmScript to screen
Music videoConcept, shoot, post
DocumentaryShort-form, observational
CommissionsArtists and brands

Commission a project → Watch ↗︎

Recent work2025

pinch

Artist: Sandy Crow
Director: Benjamin Darville
Producer: Jamie Flatters
DP: Klara Simanova
Design: Finlay Jenner

Official video on YouTube ↗︎

Full archive79 films & videos · 2017–2026

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