The Green Knight
2021
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Toby Halbrooks was born on 16 August 1978 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for A Ghost Story (2017), The Green Knight (2021) and Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013).
- January 1, 1
- 1 min
- Dallas, Texas, USA
Toby Halbrooks is a producer from Dallas, TX who came to film after touring the world for six years as a member of the rock group The Polyphonic Spree. Pioneer marked his first narrative project; however, he cut his teeth as a successful commercial producer and director.
- Work with People You Like Working with
- A Director’s Mindset
- Support Your Teams in Production
- Trust The Process to Develop
- Producers Save The Day
- Make Sure Your Actors Are Comfortable
- If You Find Yourself Producing, You’Re A Producer
Halbrooks’s career is a great example of why you should work with friends on projects that seem fun. Originally a musician, Halbrooks found himself working on commercial film sets from time to time where he befriended another film creative — David Lowery. The two became fast friends and are now longtime collaborators with shared creative energies. ...
After working as a producer on early projects with Lowery like St. Nick and Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Halbrooks wrote and directed his own short film, Dig,which premiered at SXSW in 2014. (Watch it in full below.) The project reaffirmed Halbrooks’s director’s mindset, as well as gave him more insights into just how much work goes into a film projec...
As Halbrooks and Lowery continued to refine their crafts, they were offered bigger and bigger projects. One of their most ambitious (at least from a budget perspective) films to date was their 2016 live action reboot of Pete’s Dragonfor Disney. However, as they had done when first starting out, Halbrooks and Lowery collaborated successfully and kep...
After the box office success of Pete’s Dragon, which required Halbrooks, Lowery, and team to spend months abroad filming in New Zealand and promoting the film around the world, Halbrooks and Lowery decided to get back to their indie roots. They developed what eventually would become the 2016 indie film breakout A Ghost Story, reuniting the duo with...
A Ghost Story would go on to be picked up by A24 and released to widespread acclaim (ending up on many year’s best lists). From there, Halbrooks partnered up with Augustine Frizzell, David Lowery’s wife and fellow filmmaker and collaborator, on Never Goin’ Back. (Halbrooks had previously produced Frizzell’s short film “Minor Setback,” which was the...
While finishing up Never Goin’ Back with Frizzell, Halbrooks was also working double time as a producer on Lowery’s latest project, The Old Man & the Gun, which stars Robert Redford in his final on-screen role, Sissy Spacek, and Casey Affleck. While a step back in the budget from Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man & the Gunis another ambitious step forward...
When asked about how one could become a producer like him, Halbrooks gave out a slight laugh. He’s quick to point out that he never set out to be a producer himself — and frankly wouldn’t recommend it to just anyone. The producer has to wear the most hats and is very often the one driving to the ER in the middle of the night before rescheduling the...
Former Polyphonic Spree band member and producer Toby Halbrooks has worked with filmmaker David Lowery on many of his films, including St. Nick, “Pioneer,” and Ain’t Them Bodies...
Mar 11, 2021 · Schwab will executive produce along with with Sailor Bear’s Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston, Britt Poulton, and G-Base’s Danielle Robinson, Gerard Butler, and Alan Siegel.
Dec 26, 2013 · Short Film by Dallas Filmmaker Toby Halbrooks Selected for Sundance. Toby Halbrooks is on a roll. The local film producer and director is an integral part of the film community quietly earning...
Apr 28, 2023 · Lowery and his co-writer Toby Halbrooks have a firm grasp on the enduring qualities of Barrie’s story, which, as they correctly suggest throughout the film, has nothing to do with whether or...
