Adrian Bol is an award-winning director, screenwriter and artist.
“In my work, my goal is to connect with humanity, inspire visually, and stir emotionally, finding the cues that make us feel, trust and believe in something that we know is make-believe. I try to find the realness in things, allowing the beauty in people to come through.”
In 2020 Adrian wrote and directed LEGACY LIES, distributed by Lionsgate. In Legacy of Lies, Scott Adkins, one of this generation’s great stunt-capable, shoot-em-up performers, stars as Martin Baxter, an ex-assassin pulled back into the crossfire of UK and Russian intelligence when a journalist seeks his help in solving a cold case. When his daughter is captured by the KGB, Martin is given 24 hours to deliver secret case files.
BEHIND THE SCENES: LEGACY OF LIES
Filmography
2022: Who Will Remember (attached - director)
2022: The Canyon (attached - director)
2022: Gweilo (attached - director)
2021: The Cardinal (in development - screenwriter/director)
2020: Rain Dogs (in development - screenwriter/director)
2022: The Man from Rome (collaborative writer)
2020: Legacy of Lies (screenwriter/director/producer)
2016: Angel Snuck (SHORT - screenwriter/director)
2013: Idiosyncratic (SHORT - screenwriter/director)
2008: Blindspot (screenwriter/director/producer)
2007: Sweet Betty (SHORT - director)
2005: Castingx (screenwriter/director/producer)
Awards/Selected Filmography
2021: Ferrara Film Festival, won Best Director, LEGACY OF LIES;
2021: Ferrara Film Festival, won Best Feature Film World, LEGACY OF LIES;
2021: Hollywood Art and Movie Awards, won Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2021: Barcelona Planet Film Festival, won Best Director, LEGACY OF LIES;
2021: Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, won Best Cinematography Award, LEGACY OF LIES;
2021: Malta Film Festival, nominated Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2021: Ukrainian Film Academy Awards, nominated Golden Dziga, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Birmingham Film Festival, nominated Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Buffalo International Film Festival, nominated Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Burbank International Film Festival, nominated Best Dramatic Feature, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Edinburgh Independent Film Awards, won Best Action Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: London Independent Film Awards, won Best British Feature, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Marbella Film Festival, nominated Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Miami Independent Film Festival, won Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Montreal Independent Film Festival, won Excellence in Film Directing, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Santa Monica Film Festival, Honorable Mention Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Latitude Film Awards, won Best Feature Film, LEGACY OF LIES;
2020: Accolade Competition, won Award of Excellence, LEGACY OF LIES;
2013: Filminute Film Festival, Jury Commendation, IDIOSYNCRATIC;
2008: New York Independent International Film Festival, Best International Director, BLINDSPOT;
2008: New York Independent International Film Festival, Best Feature Film, BLINDSPOT;
2008: Waterford International Film Festival, Best Feature Film, BLINDSPOT;
2008: Estapona International Film Festival, Best Director, BLINDSPOT;
2008: Los Angeles International Film Festival, Official Selection, BLINDSPOT;
2008: Film by the Sea International Film Festival, Official Selection, BLINDSPOT;
2007: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official Selection, SWEET BETTY;
2005: Dutch Film Festival, Official Selection, CASTINGX.