
Sound
Jonathan Blagrove
Place of birth
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Known for
Sound
Credits
10 titles
Jonathan Blagrove is a British writer-director whose work explores connection and the complexities of human relationships. As a director, his short films include the award winning thriller HOLD (2020) and the restrained drama INAPPROPRIATE (2023). His latest film, MURMUR (2026), is an intimate study of motherhood and the tentative possibility of healing. Working collaboratively with his actors through rehearsal and improvisation, Jonathan creates emotionally truthful, performance led films rooted in the tensions of everyday life.
Known for
NREight year-old Emily is re-introduced to her estranged mother Ash during a tense supervised visitation at a seaside town. Under the watchful eyes of her protective grandmother Jo and social worker Shaniece, Ash treads carefully to win over Emily who must decide whether she wants to welcome this stranger back into her life.
Murmur
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8.0Tommy, an out of work building contractor, faces up to the consequences when a series of phone calls expose a lie that spirals out of control. With his family in danger and everything he knows rapidly unravelling around him, he must make the toughest decision of his life. Set entirely within the claustrophobic confines of a parked car, HOLD brings an atmospheric and tense twist on a familiar genre.
Hold
2020
5.0Volunteer 'Appropriate Adult' Oscar, has his work cut out for him when he encounters troubled young offender Jordan.
Inappropriate
2023
6.0An affectionate and entertaining look at our nation's obsession with cinema from the early days of silent cinema, through the golden age of the picture palace, to the modern multiplexes and beyond. A celebration of Norfolk-area cinemas past and present that introduces some colourful characters who kept audiences coming back for more, this film also asks: Is this the final reel in the story of cinema or just another chapter in its continuing development?
The Final Reel
2016
6.2In the aftermath of a violent break in, a young woman held captive desperately fights for her freedom.
Brink
2018
NRSat backstage for the biggest audition of his life, Matty sticks out like a sore thumb. Surrounded by violins, clarinets and flutes, his love of drumming is a far cry from the musical elite. And there's one other thing - Everyone's voices have been swapped with their instruments.
The Audition
2022
Behind the camera
NREight year-old Emily is re-introduced to her estranged mother Ash during a tense supervised visitation at a seaside town. Under the watchful eyes of her protective grandmother Jo and social worker Shaniece, Ash treads carefully to win over Emily who must decide whether she wants to welcome this stranger back into her life.
Murmur
—
NREight year-old Emily is re-introduced to her estranged mother Ash during a tense supervised visitation at a seaside town. Under the watchful eyes of her protective grandmother Jo and social worker Shaniece, Ash treads carefully to win over Emily who must decide whether she wants to welcome this stranger back into her life.
Murmur
—
NREight year-old Emily is re-introduced to her estranged mother Ash during a tense supervised visitation at a seaside town. Under the watchful eyes of her protective grandmother Jo and social worker Shaniece, Ash treads carefully to win over Emily who must decide whether she wants to welcome this stranger back into her life.
Murmur
—
8.0Tommy, an out of work building contractor, faces up to the consequences when a series of phone calls expose a lie that spirals out of control. With his family in danger and everything he knows rapidly unravelling around him, he must make the toughest decision of his life. Set entirely within the claustrophobic confines of a parked car, HOLD brings an atmospheric and tense twist on a familiar genre.
Hold
2020
5.0Volunteer 'Appropriate Adult' Oscar, has his work cut out for him when he encounters troubled young offender Jordan.
Inappropriate
2023
6.0An affectionate and entertaining look at our nation's obsession with cinema from the early days of silent cinema, through the golden age of the picture palace, to the modern multiplexes and beyond. A celebration of Norfolk-area cinemas past and present that introduces some colourful characters who kept audiences coming back for more, this film also asks: Is this the final reel in the story of cinema or just another chapter in its continuing development?
The Final Reel
2016
6.2In the aftermath of a violent break in, a young woman held captive desperately fights for her freedom.
Brink
2018
6.2In the aftermath of a violent break in, a young woman held captive desperately fights for her freedom.
Brink
2018
6.2In the aftermath of a violent break in, a young woman held captive desperately fights for her freedom.
Brink
2018
NRSat backstage for the biggest audition of his life, Matty sticks out like a sore thumb. Surrounded by violins, clarinets and flutes, his love of drumming is a far cry from the musical elite. And there's one other thing - Everyone's voices have been swapped with their instruments.
The Audition
2022
