Gavin Michael Booth (born 29 November 1987) is a Canadian filmmaker and music video director known for the films Last Call and The Scarehouse.
Early in his career, Booth produced short films and music videos, including the music videos for The Afters' "Light Up the Sky" and Hunter Brothers' "Those Were the Nights."[1][2][3] He worked with SYML and Third Eye Blind before working with Blumhouse Productions[4] on a film titled Fifteen, the first horror film broadcast live on Periscope and Twitter.[5]
Booth later produced The Scarehouse with Universal Pictures[6] and Last Call, a single take split-screen film.[3] For the latter film, Booth won the award for Best Director at the 2019 Portland Film Festival.[7] In 2023, he was named an Honorary Chairperson for that year's Beloit International Film Festival.[8] He is currently in development on his next film, Sydney vs. Sean, which will star Janel Parrish (who will also serve as producer) and T. R. Knight.[9]
In 2012, Booth married Sarah Booth, who starred in the lead role of his film Last Call.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Leaving Town[10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed, co-produced, co-wrote and co-edited with Michael Drouillard |
| 2006 | Do Not Disturb | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and co-edited with Navin Ramaswaran; also co-cinematographer |
| 2007 | A Most Useless Place | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also cinematographer |
| 2011 | Silent but Deadly | No | No | Yes | No | Associate producer |
| 2014 | The Scarehouse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [6] |
| 2015 | Fifteen | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film produced by Jason Blum[11][5] |
| 2019 | Last Call | Yes | co-writer | Yes | Yes | [11][3][12] |
| TBA | Sydney vs. Sean † | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | [13] |
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Event | Year | Award | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Horror Film Festival | 2014 | Best Feature | The Scarehouse | Won | [14] |
| Portland Film Festival | 2019 | Best Director | Last Call | Won | [7] |
