You've got the strategy. You're missing the film that lands it.
I direct hero films and documentary for in-house marketing teams. Cinema-grade. Brief-ready. Built to move people, and move numbers.
See the craft.
Award-winning brand films for in-house marketing teams.
For brands with something real to say.
I partner with in-house marketing teams at brands, tourism boards, and purpose-driven organisations — the ones who need a film that actually means something.
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 anchors the campaign — 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 and documentary film fit 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 partners directly with in-house marketing teams — shaping the story, making the film, and helping them make the case for it internally.
Stuart McKay Films is a director-led studio based on the Queensland coast, working with a trusted circle of collaborators across editing, music, and sound.
Amelia McKay
Amelia leads editorial, colour grading, and digital output for Stuart McKay Films — cutting, finishing, and colouring every project across brand, documentary and destination work. Her craft shapes how each film feels on screen and how it lives online. A native-born storyteller of the digital era, she brings a modern sensibility to work made for cinema, brand and screen.
Jay Bowman
Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated composer and producer — with credits spanning Coco (Disney), Warner Bros, Paramount, CBS, NFL on CBS, and campaigns for HBO, Showtime, and Corona. Collaborators include David Foster, Kanye West, 2Pac, P!nk, and George Clinton. Jay scores every Stuart McKay film, bringing the same cinematic weight to brand work that he brings to the screen.
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 campaign and I'll tell you how I'd approach the film that anchors it.
Currently booking Q1 and Q2 2027.