Andrew Gardner is a freelance screenwriter, director, and producer from Sydney, Australia.
Having failed to achieve his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut through absolutely no work or academic achievement, he is currently pursuing his backup plan of crafting stories and experiences, which he naively believes will change the world. For better or worse? We still don’t know…
As well as working on popular Australian television dramas, Andrew has enjoyed bending, twisting and celebrating various genres including: comedy, satire, science-fiction, horror and action.
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Previous works
Throughout his work, Andrew has demonstrated a mild obsession for creating visually striking and entertaining stories that feature high-concept twists on reality. Some of his previous projects include:
-A short film about a funeral insurance salesman tasked with selling human taxidermy to the world, who preys on people's innate fears of being forgotten after they die.
-A feature film about a former henchman who discovers that climbing the corporate ladder can be just as toxic and dangerous as the criminal one, with middle managers, gatekeepers, and psychopaths waiting at every rung.
-A short film about a time traveler who returns to high school to seek vengeance on those who made his childhood a living hell.
-A short film about an HR department run entirely by robots.