Henry Barrial

Originally from Miami, Barrial attended the University of Montana where he received a B.A. in Psychology. While in Missoula, Henry wrote and performed in several theatrical productions for the Montana Repertory Theatre and the Young Rep, including his original one-man show A Night With-In Lenny Bruce. Upon moving to Los Angeles he directed his first film, a short entitled The Lonelys, which played at several festivals, winning top awards at the 1999 San Francisco International Film Festival, 1999 Cleveland International Film Festival, and 1999 Method Fest. In 2001 Barrial directed and co-wrote (with Stephanie Bennett) his first feature, the ultra low-budget Some Body. Some Body premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival in Dramatic Competition, and was subsequently picked up for distribution by Lot 47 Films. It was released theatrically in 2002 in 15 cities across the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 2003 Barrial's script for the feature True Love was selected by the prestigious Sundance Screenwriters Lab and was performed as part of the Sundance Reading Series. True Love was ultimately produced on a micro-budget and received accolades on the festival circuit. Henry's latest screenplay (co-written with Casey Ristaino & Elena Fabri), a slasher-mystery called Final Girl, was a Finalist in the 2011 Scriptapalooza International Screenwriting contest. Barrial looks to direct it with Sam Kitt (Love & Basketball) producing in 2013. This Spring Barrial will be directing The House That Jack Built written by Joe Vasquez (Hanging With The Homeboys) and produced by Kitt and Michael Lieber (Flash of Genius). Cast by legionary casting director Sig De Miguel, the all-Latino cast features Tony Award nominee John Herrera and up-and-comers E. J. Bonilla and Melissa Fumero.