Founded in 2002 by Phil Hunt, Greg Cruttwell and Compton Ross, Head Gear Films Limited, has quickly earned a worldwide reputation for the development, production and distribution of feature films for the international film Industry.

Head Gear’s range of films have been developed from the conceptual stages through to full production feature films which are now being promoted and sold throughout the world. With its UK offices in London and Aberdeen, the Head Gear directors have attained international recognition in production, directing, writing, acting, advertising and business development. These Directors have a minimum of 15 years experience each in their specialised fields. Supporting the Directors are the Head Gear team of highly experienced administrators, who provide specialised and reliable services worldwide. This blend of in-depth production, technical, financial and administration expertise has enabled Head Gear to develop unique and innovative films for the international film industry.

Two such films are Rabbit on the Moon and Chunky Monkey.

Rabbit on the Moon / Conejo En La Luna (directed by Jorge Ramirez-Suarez) is a Head Gear co-production (the first ever between UK and Mexico) filmed and completed in 2004 set in Mexico City and London in both Spanish and English language. It was released in Mexico in October 2004 and did over 600,000 admissions. It was the third most successful independent film released in Mexico during 2004 and won an Ariel - Mexican Academy Award. It also won the Prix Rail D'oc as best picture at the 17th Rencontres D'Amerique Latine, Toulouse, France in March 2005 and the Manolo Barba award for best original screenplay at the Huelva International Film Festival, Spain, in November 2005.

The film has been sold worldwide by Capitol Films, one of the world’s largest and most reputable international film production, financing and sales companies. Following its world premiere at AFI in Los Angeles in November 2004, Rabbit on the Moon / Conejo En La Luna received it’s European premiere at the Berlin Film Festival on 18th February 2005. It has been sold to many territories and was released theatrically in the UK in October 2006 and on DVD in February 2007.

Chunky Monkey, another Head Gear production, was also released and distributed in the UK by Head Gear films. Following a sell out world premiere at the Leeds International Film Festival, where it returned as a festival favourite, Chunky Monkey opened to critical acclaim in November 2004 and has been described in the media as a "cult classic": The UK’s Independent newspaper called it ‘A cult film in the mould of Withnail and I’. It has been termed a punk ‘Abigail’s Party’ and ‘An Edward Hopper painting commissioned by Monty Python’.

Screen attendance was very high with an average of 87%. All the venues where Chunky Monkey was shown throughout the UK requested the films return for further performances. It was also selected for the Rome Independent Film Festival in April 2005. Revolver Entertainment picked up the film for further theatrical distribution in August 2005 and released the film on DVD on August 22nd. Chunky Monkey was released on DVD in the USA by World Film Magic in April 2007.

Alongside the development and production of in house projects 2006 saw Head Gear launch a gap fund for feature films, in order to provide finance for production, cash flowing tax credits, pre sales and completion funding. The funding is in the form of a minimum guarantee against worldwide rights or purely as a loan recoupable in first position. In 2006 Head Gear invested in and exec produced four films: HOW ABOUT YOU (Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Imelda Staunton, produced by Oscar nominated Noel Pearson), SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL (directed by Roger Spottiswoode, produced by Oscar winning Michael Donovan), GHOSTS (written, directed and produced by Nick Broomfield, the opening film in San Sebastian 2006 and selected for Dramatic World Competition in Sundance 2007) and THE ALL TOGETHER (starring Martin Freeman and Danny Dyer, produced by Annabel Rafferty and Marion Pilowsky).

2007 has seen Head Gear expand further launching a new international sales company BANKSIDE FILMS, co-founded with Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher, formerly of Beyond Films.

"Head Gear Films is intent on building a vertically integrated film business with its existing secure financial grounding. Expanding in 2006 from producing to a financing arm and now with the launch of the sales company, we are delighted to have attracted such leaders in their field as Hilary and Stephen to head up our new division." said Phil Hunt who is also co-Managing Director of the new company.

Films Completed:
Features: HOW ABOUT YOU, SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL, GHOSTS, THE ALL TOGETHER, CONEJO EN LA LUNA(RABBIT ON THE MOON), CHUNKY MONKEY
Shorts: FINGERS X’D



Phil Hunt

From a background of working as an advertising and music photographer, Phil is co-managing director of Head Gear Films, a production and gap financing feature film organization. 2007 saw the launch of Bankside Films, an international film sales agency, which Phil is also Co-Managing Director of and co-founded by Hilary Davis and Stephen Kelliher, formerly of Beyond Films. Davis takes the title of co-Managing Director and Kelliher that of Director of Sales & Marketing.

Phil began producing feature films in the mid 1990’s with FAST FOOD (Douglas Henshall and Emily Woof), sold internationally by Vine International Pictures and released in the UK early 2000 by Optimum Releasing. This was followed by CHUNKY MONKEY directed by Greg Cruttwell, (Alison Steadman and David Threlfall), It has been termed a punk ‘Abigail’s Party’ and ‘An Edward Hopper painting commissioned by Monty Python’. Head Gear’s first investment that Phil also produced was a Mexican UK political thriller RABBIT ON THE MOON directed by Jorge Ramirez Saurez, which played in competition at amongst others, the Berlin, AFI and Toulouse festivals. It has had 11 award nominations. International sales by Capitol Films.

Head Gear Films and Bankside Films now provides finance for other producers as well as producing and executive producing and international sales. Five films have been financed via Head Gear Films: THE ALL TOGETHER starring Martin Freeman, GHOSTS directed by Nick Broomfield (opening film in competition at San Sebastian), SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL directed by Roger Spottiswoode, HOW ABOUT YOU starring Vanessa Redgrave and Imelda Staunton and NORMAL directed by Carl Besai, starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Kevin Zegers.


Greg Cruttwell

Greg is co-managing director of Head Gear Films. He comes from a creative background as an actor, writer and director. Greg trained as an actor at the London Academy Of Music And Dramatic Art - L.A.M.D.A. He spent twelve years working in the theatre and on television with many different companies before taking a leading role in his first feature film, Mike Leigh's NAKED. He subsequently had leading roles in, TWO DAYS IN THE VALLEY and GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE. He wrote and starred in, WAITING FOR SIR LARRY, a play about a terrorist desperate for an Equity card, which was presented at the Edinburgh Festival where it won a Fringe First Award. Greg wrote and directed his first feature film, CHUNKY MONKEY, starring David Threlfall and Alison Steadman. ("Deadpan, deranged, and, like the ice cream after which it is named, an instant cult classic" movie-gazette) After overcoming the threat of many law suits the film had a sell out world premiere at the Leeds International Film Festival in November 2004, where it returned as a festival favourite and packed houses on its release at the Everyman Cinema in London. It was released throughout the UK by Revolver Entertainment and on DVD in August 2005. It was released on DVD in the USA in April 2007. Greg also wrote and directed award winning short film, FINGERS X'D, about two football supporters contemplating a sex change as a thank you to the club they follow and produced RABBIT ON THE MOON(CONEJO EN LA LUNA), which played in competition at amongst others, the Berlin, AFI and Toulouse festivals, where it won the Prix Rail D'oc as best picture. It has also won a Mexican Academy Award and received eleven award nominations in all. Greg currently has a number of film and television projects in development with Head Gear including, a mockumentary and a football comedy which has David Threlfall attached to play the lead. Greg is also attached to direct Canadian/UK film, WHAT YOU NEED, in 2007 .


Compton Ross

Compton has worked in the International Oil & Gas Industry for nearly 30 years, 25 of these as a Company Director both in the UK and USA, responsible for finance and sales and marketing. He is a Co-founder and co-owner of Metrol Technology Ltd a specialised Oil & Gas Service Company formed in 1987. From it's inception Metrol has expanded internationally and has two subsidiaries in the USA and Middle East. It has a large international client base in over 50 countries and has developed into a multi million dollar business. His commercial, financial and marketing skills and experience on both the domestic and international stage has enabled Head Gear Films Ltd to develop rapidly into an active and progressive international film production company. Compton is co-managing director of Head Gear Films and also co-managing director of the newly formed international sales agency, Bankside Films. He has been executive producer on the following films:

HOW ABOUT YOU, produced by oscar winner Noel Pearson & starring Vanessa
Redgrave, Imelda Staunton & Brenda Fricker
GHOSTS, directed by Nick Broomfield
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL, produced by oscar winner Michael Donovan & directed by Hollywood legend Roger Spottiswoode
THE ALL TOGETHER, starring Martin Freeman & Danny Dyer
NORMAL starring Kevin Zegers & Carrie-Anne Moss
RABBIT ON THE MOON , produced by Greg Cruttwell, Phil Hunt & Jorge Ramirez-Suarez & starring Bruno Bichir & Jesus Ochoa
FINGERS X'D, directed by Greg Cruttwell


Maria Carrion

Comes from a background of working in PR and media sales, with some of the leaders in both fields in Mexico, Europe, the Middle East and in the UK.

At Edelman PR Mexico, she was Account Director managing PR activities for Turner Broadcasting System, British American Racing and Compaq Computer Mexico. She then joined IPS Press Services, overseeing the production of economic surveys (Greece, Oman, Indonesia, Yemen and Turkey) published in the leading financial titles, Fortune and Newsweek International. In the UK she joined Mercury Publicity Limited, managing international advertising sales on a pan European basis into leading European and American publications.

Maria joined Head Gear Films as a result of working on Conejo En La Luna(Rabbit on the Moon). Since joining as Head of Production in 2004 she has over seen the post-production and delivery of Head Gear films CHUNKY MONKEY and RABBIT ON THE MOON. She has also managed the worldwide sales and UK distribution of CHUNKY MONKEY.

Whilst continuing with her role at Head Gear Films Maria is now also Head of Acquisitions at Head Gear’s new international film sales company, Bankside Films.

Maria has also produced several short features -La Nube Rosa in 2003 & Mr. Firecul (David Ginola) in 2004, Invisible in 2005, Two Holes in 2006 and the documentary The Paths of Gloria in 2007.

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