Garrett Batty is an independent film producer and director known primarily for his involvement in faith-based content. In 2013 Batty wrote, produced, directed and edited The Saratov Approach, about two American missionaries kidnapped in Russia. The award-winning thriller grossed 2.1 million at the domestic box office and made Batty an indie director to watch. In 2015 Batty wrote, produced, directed, and edited Freetown, filmed entirely in Africa. The film received domestic and international theatrical releases and was nominated for 11 Ghana Film awards - Ghana's equivalent to the Academy Awards. Batty has since produced and directed pilots for See the Good (BYUtv), Let's Get Epic (VidAngel), and directed the feature-length Vietnam doc The Journey Home, starring Jon Voight, produced by Go Films. He has produced and directed several successful commercial campaigns including "Stories of Change" for Mitsubishi Electric, and "Meet the Missionaries" for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2019 Batty wrote, directed, and edited the period western, Out of Liberty, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Batty has worked in over 30 countries but normally works from home so he can be near his wife and their four children.
Read moreShow less
Biography from TMDB.
- Park City, Utah, USA
- Director, writer, producer and editor
- 7 on Motif · 8 credits in all
What are Garrett Batty's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Garrett Batty's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Garrett Batty's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 7 with a Motif page.
The Carpenter(2023)
Motif score: 40th percentile of all films
Faith of Angels(2024)
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films
Christmas in Vienna(2020)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
Out of Liberty(2019)
Motif score: 20th percentile of all films
Extinct(2017)
Motif score: 24th percentile of all shows
Freetown(2015)
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Saratov Approach(2013)
Motif score: 50th percentile of all films
Scout Camp (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
A full career of 7 titles from 2009 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Saratov Approach (2013)
Highest rated
The Saratov Approach (2013)
Most popular right now
Extinct (2017)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Garrett Batty's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Garrett Batty work with?
People who share at least 2 of Garrett Batty's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Allen Elliott shares the most, 5.
Writers
- S. Mckay StevensShared titles: The Carpenter (2023), Out of Liberty (2019), Extinct (2017), Freetown (2015)See all 4 shared titles with S. Mckay Stevens
Actors
- Jasen WadeShared titles: Faith of Angels (2024), Out of Liberty (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Jasen Wade
- Kirby HeyborneShared titles: Faith of Angels (2024), Extinct (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Kirby Heyborne
- Corbin AllredShared titles: Out of Liberty (2019), The Saratov Approach (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Corbin Allred
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Robert Allen ElliottShared titles: Faith of Angels (2024), The Carpenter (2023), Out of Liberty (2019), Freetown (2015), The Saratov Approach (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Robert Allen Elliott
- Connor O'MalleyShared titles: Out of Liberty (2019), Freetown (2015), The Saratov Approach (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Connor O'Malley
- Jeremy PrussoShared titles: Out of Liberty (2019), Freetown (2015), The Saratov Approach (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Jeremy Prusso
- Aaron TharpShared titles: Faith of Angels (2024), The Carpenter (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Aaron Tharp
Producers
- Adam MontierthShared titles: Faith of Angels (2024), The Carpenter (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Montierth
- Daren SmithShared titles: Faith of Angels (2024), The Carpenter (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Daren Smith
- Donovan MontierthShared titles: Faith of Angels (2024), The Carpenter (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Donovan Montierth
- Adam AbelShared titles: Extinct (2017), Freetown (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Abel
Mixed roles
- Jake Van WagonerShared titles: Out of Liberty (2019), The Saratov Approach (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jake Van Wagoner
