Garrett Batty - Crew

Garrett Batty is an independent film producer and director known primarily for his involvement in faith-based content. In 2013 Batty wrote, produced, directed and edited The Saratov Approach, about two American missionaries kidnapped in Russia. The award-winning thriller grossed 2.1 million at the domestic box office and made Batty an indie director to watch. In 2015 Batty wrote, produced, directed, and edited Freetown, filmed entirely in Africa. The film received domestic and international theatrical releases and was nominated for 11 Ghana Film awards - Ghana's equivalent to the Academy Awards. Batty has since produced and directed pilots for See the Good (BYUtv), Let's Get Epic (VidAngel), and directed the feature-length Vietnam doc The Journey Home, starring Jon Voight, produced by Go Films. He has produced and directed several successful commercial campaigns including "Stories of Change" for Mitsubishi Electric, and "Meet the Missionaries" for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2019 Batty wrote, directed, and edited the period western, Out of Liberty, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Batty has worked in over 30 countries but normally works from home so he can be near his wife and their four children.