You've got the strategy. You're missing the film.
I direct the hero film your campaign is waiting on — then hand it back to your team to run.
See the craft.
Award-winning brand films for in-house marketing teams.
I partner with in-house marketing teams.
You have the strategy, the channels and the team to run it. What you need is a director who can make the hero film that feeds the top of the funnel — cinema-grade, brief-ready, and built to perform across every channel your team is already running.
No agency overhead. No account managers. Just a director who understands how brand film fits into a campaign — and makes the one that moves the numbers.
Your team briefs me.
Campaign strategy, audience, messaging, channels. I work to your brief — not the other way around.
I direct the film.
Concept, scripting, production, grade, sound design, final cut. Cinema-grade. On brief. On time.
Your team runs the campaign.
The film hands back to your team. Paid media, organic, sales suite, investor materials — wherever your strategy takes it.
Selected work.
Stuart brings cinematic craft and genuine storytelling instinct to every project. That emotional connection is what makes his work impossible to ignore.
"I'm glad this documentary was made — it raises awareness of Australia's worst flood disaster."
"Watch the film, share it with your mates, and help the Northern Rivers community get back on their feet."
Stuart McKay
Stuart McKay is a director and brand storyteller based in Queensland, Australia — working nationally and internationally. His work spans award-winning documentary, destination film and brand cinema, recognised at festivals in Los Angeles, New York and Athens. He works directly with brands and their marketing teams — shaping the story, making the film, and building the campaign that flows from it.
Your strategy deserves a film that makes it land.
Every project starts with a conversation — a 30-minute discovery call, no pitch, no pressure. Tell me about your brand and I'll tell you how I'd approach it.