Biografia
Trudy's background is in sales and distribution. Through Kinowelt and Crescendo Films she released New Line Cinema titles in Eastern Europe. Their biggest releases were Rush Hour 3 and Austin Powers the Spy Who Shagged Me. To focus more on producing, she set up Red Pictures Media in London, as an independent production company to develop feature length screenplays. Her first feature film as a producer and co-writer was Are You ready For Love?, a romantic comedy produced at Carnaby Films and distributed in England by Sony Pictures Classics. The film received five awards at the prestigious Monaco Film Festival in 2006, including Best Screenplay and it reached Top 10 in the UK DVD market.
At Carnaby, Trudy also produced Dolphins (released in the US under Octane by Lionsgate), a fast-paced high octane film, co-produced the psychological thriller Daddy's Girl (released in the US as Cravings by Grindhouse Entertainment) - the film received Best Film at Bafta Wales in 2007.
Inspired by the incredible training in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) with Richard Badler, Trudy decided to pursue a directing career. Road to Damascus, a short film with a nonlinear story-line about the racial judgments we encounter in our lives, marked Trudy's debut as Director. Attracted to deep stories with troubled characters, Trudy directed and produced thrillers and dramas like The Boy Who Became King, Fighter's Chance (shot 3D native), Siempre Seras, 5IVE - all shorts earned international and domestic recognition through various film festivals.
Most recent credits as director include: Slammed!, an edgy thriller set in East LA and The Long Way, a coming of age story of a writer who moves to LA to pursue his career.
Most recent credits as producer include: In The Shadows, an eight episode thriller set in the Philippines and LA, streaming on FUBU and King of the Castle, a six episode family comedy, streaming on BET+.
Together with Terry Loveday from Haymarket Films UK, Trudy set up That Film Festival, a competition with four showcases in Berlin, Cannes, London and Marbella. The prize is 1 million GBP in production finance to the winning filmmaker.
Aside from the film business, Trudy is a Tony Robbins trainer and she has volunteered in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe with various organizations and charities. She has traveled to over 37 countries and is based in LA.
