I am Archie Griffiths, a British filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist, born 18 March 2006. Film is my primary medium, but my creative practice extends across directing, writing, music, performance and visual art. I studied acting for eleven years, an experience that shaped the way I understand character, behaviour and the human condition, and continues to inform my approach to directing actors. I am drawn to stories that examine obsession, trauma, identity, family, ambition and the often complicated relationship between people and the worlds they create for themselves. My filmmaking is rooted in atmosphere and character, with a particular fascination for the tension between beauty and discomfort. I work instinctively across image, sound and performance, treating every element of a film as part of the same piece of artwork.

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My work is defined by a desire to make cinema that feels both intimate and monumental — films with a strong visual language, psychological weight and a sense of permanence. I am influenced by filmmakers including Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher, Sam Levinson and Denis Villeneuve,  alongside cinematographers such as Greig Fraser and Linus Sandgren, but my aim is never to reproduce another filmmaker's voice; it is to develop my own. I have worked across film and television productions including My Oxford Year, Avengers: Doomsday, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Slow Horses, gaining experience across both narrative and large-scale production environments. Alongside this, I write and direct my own films through Blanc Studios, developing work from short-form cinema towards feature filmmaking. I approach directing as both craft and authorship: to build worlds, shape performances, and turn an idea into something that can be felt long after the screen goes dark.