Rick Bush directing on set

Writer · Director · Producer

Rick
Bush

Character-led drama. Comedy. Science fiction. Genre.

Lost For Words
Feature Film · 2025 · 93 mins

Lost For Words

Lana feels trapped in her relationship and her job, but after a chance encounter with an old school friend leaves them locked in her favourite bookshop overnight, maybe things can start to change.

Director · Director of Photography · Editor · Co-producer

Cambridge Film Festival 2025 · LA Independent Women Film Awards nominee · Nina Fidderman, Best Actress — Chicago Women Film Fest 2025

Scattered
Short Film · 2020

Scattered

Two estranged sisters meet after years apart to scatter their mum's ashes.

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Semi-Automatic
Short Film · 2009

Semi-Automatic

Sociopathic hitman Jason Blaine explains the dos and don'ts of professional killing while trying to follow his own rules.

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Star Trash: The Next Gyration
Web Series · 2020

Star Trash

An Ocraxian stripper pursues a spacefaring garbage-collection crew, insisting their captain owes her money.

Writer · Director · Producer · Editor

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Adulting
Sitcom Pilot

Adulting

It is Harry's first day working at BeckyMil Studios, and it is anything but drama-free.

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01.

Why I direct

I have been making silly films for as long as I can remember.

As a child, I would borrow my dad's video camera, make animations with Transformers toys and recreate moments from films with my friends. The films I watched repeatedly were Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and Batman.

I was initially drawn to action, thrills and larger-than-life worlds, but the stories I want to tell have changed considerably over time. I am now just as interested in small, personal moments and the emotional journeys that transform a character.

My approach with actors is collaborative. I do not like to micromanage a performance. I prefer to see what an actor instinctively brings to the script before stepping in with adjustments. The best moments often emerge when performers feel trusted enough to explore.

Ultimately, I would love to bring that character-led approach to ambitious genre filmmaking: a Batman or James Bond film, an obscure superhero adaptation, or an intense time-travel story in which the concept has a profound personal cost.

02.

Biography

Rick Bush is a British director, writer and editor whose work spans feature films, shorts, sitcom pilots and science-fiction web series. He graduated from the London Film School in 2006 and later founded Inverted Media Ltd before establishing Bushline Media.

His feature debut, Lost For Words, was selected for the 2025 Cambridge Film Festival and is now available on Amazon Prime.

2006London Film School graduate
2020Scattered and Star Trash
2025Lost For Words
NowBushline Media and new narrative work
03.

In development

Work In Progress
Upcoming Short Film

Work In Progress

Two young filmmakers discuss what their next film should be about. Submitted to the Cambridge Film Festival.

Feature FilmASHER title

Asher

Asher is a legal consultant to the vampires of London. When his estranged girlfriend is bitten by an angry client, he has four hours to find the rare serum that can stop her turning.

In development
04.

Currently seeking representation.

Available for feature films, television, narrative shorts and selected commercial projects.