Gary Sinyor

Gary Sinyor (born Manchester, England, 1962) is an English film director, producer, and writer.

Early life Sinyor was raised in a Sephardic Jewish family of six children, in West Didsbury, attended Cambridge University (1983) "a witty look at a guy who's suffering from all his Jewish mates doing far better in life than he is", director Jim Shields was nominated for BAFTA best short film.

"When The Unkindest Cut went out on the BBC, Eric Idle saw it and rang the next day and commissioned Gary's first feature film – Leon The Pig Farmer" after becoming involved in a dispute between the Edinburgh Festival and the Embassy of Israel in London.

The 2002 DVD release of Leon the Pig Farmer also included Sinyor's writing debut The Unkindest Cut, which had been nominated for a BAFTA as Best Short Film in 1989.

In March 2016, Sinyor's first play, NotMoses opened at the Arts Theatre in the West End of London.

In 2017, he wrote, directed and produced a psychological thriller The Unseen. It was released on 15 December 2017.

In 2020, his TV series The Jewish Enquirer was released in the UK and USA. It stars Tim Downie, Josh Howie, Lucy Montgomery, Jeany Spark, Daniel Sinyor, Geoff McGivern, and Michael Fenton Stevens.

Filmography Year Title Director Writer Producer 1988 The Unkindest Cut 1997 Stiff Upper Lips 1999 The Bachelor 2000 Love Hurts (unreleased) 2005 Bob the Butler 2008 In Your Dreams 2014 United We Fall 2017 The Unseen