Gavin Fields

Gavin Fields (born ) is an American writer, director, and producer best known for his debut feature film Brutal Season.

Early life Fields grew up in Jackson, Mississippi where he attended St. Andrews Episcopal School. As a teenager, he was the drummer and singer in lounge pop band The Da Vincis. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Mississippi, where he studied theatre and film. He received an MA in Film Studies from Arizona State University.

Career While a student at The University of Mississippi, Fields co wrote and acted in short film The Surface, and produced The Original IQ Tester, both of which played national and international film festivals. He continued writing, directing, and producing shorts upon graduating, as well as conceptualizing, directing, and editing commercial work.

Fields began writing feature film screenplays while working on his masters degree. His first, Harry, Above the Title, was a finalist in 2019’s Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition, as well as a semi finalist in the ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay competition.

In the same year, his second script, a comedy entitled A Season to Laugh, was a second round selection in the Austin Film Festival Script Competition and a quarter finalist in the Script Pipeline Screenwriting Competition.

Psychological thriller A Devil Will Fall was a quarter finalist in 2020’s BlueCat Screenplay Competition and Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition. It was a semi finalist in the CineQuest Screenwriting Competition and the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship in the same year.

In early 2020, he finished the script for neo noir Brutal Season and began developing it with producer Shelby Grady. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2022 to positive reviews before going on to play the Fargo Film Festival, the Chattanooga Film Festival, NewFilmmakers LA, and the Phoenix Film Festival, where it was awarded Best Ensemble Cast. It was picked up for distribution by 1091 Pictures and released October 10, 2023.

Fields continues to write and has since completed three additional feature screenplays. His next film, …And Before We’re Condemned, is in development.

Filmography Awards and recognition Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2015 Queens World Film Festival Founder's Choice The Original IQ Tester 2017 Queens World Film Festival Best Narrative Short The Surface 2023 Phoenix Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Brutal Season