Sean Ellis (born 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer.

Following a decision in December 2005 to proceed with the feature, Ellis completed the expanded script in seven days.

After getting commitments from his cast in March, he secured financing and the film went into production in May.

[3] It also was the first choice in Horrorfest 2009[4] and was part of the 2008 Sitges Film Festival.

Metro Manila picked up three trophies at the 2013 British Independent Film Awards, taking Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Sean Ellis[7] and Best Achievement in Production.