He has written, directed, and produced four full-length films, including Freetown (2015) and Out of Liberty (2019), and will begin work on a fifth in 2020.

As a young boy in Park City, Utah,[1] Batty began making short films.

[5] After serving an LDS mission in New York City,[1] he graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001 with a film degree.

[11] Batty drew from his own experiences as a boy scout, and the actors who played scoutmasters improvised many of their lines for comedic effect.

"[14] After Saratov's success, Batty released another film documenting a true story about LDS missionaries, Freetown, in 2015.

[17][18] In 2019, Batty directed, wrote, and produced Out of Liberty, a drama western[19] about the imprisonment of Joseph Smith, told from lesser-known jailer Samuel Tillery's perspective.