Martin Gooch is a British filmmaker, who directed and shot many comedy shorts and has since finished shooting his first feature film Death which premiered at Sci-Fi-London 2012 in the UK and is a 2012 finalist for Hollywood's Feel Good Film Festival in the US. He was born on 6 September 1972. A number of his works have involved the British actor Leslie Phillips as the narrator. Other notable names he has directed include Linsey Dawn McKenzie and Emily Booth. He is a two time BBC New Director award winner, with short films screened all over the world including Cannes, Edinburgh, London and also on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. His last few short films include Don't Even Think It! and The Gravity of Belief, which was nominated for best film at the 5th London Short film Festival, Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival, and also the Fortean Film festival. His feature film Death, which won Best Director, features Linal Haft, Emily Booth, Leslie Philips, Nick Moran, David Wayman, Sarah Jayne Dunn, Ben Shockley and Brooke Burfitt and features music from Roger Taylor of Queen and Paul Humphries of OMD. 

September 6th, 1972 in St Albans (Age 51)