Biography

Martin Kelly set up Heavenly Recordings (an independent record company) with Jeff Barrett in 1990. The pair had many successes with artists including Doves, Manic Street Preachers, Beth Orton, Ed Harcourt, The Magic Numbers and Saint Etienne between 1990 and 2009 when Kelly split to concentrate on music publishing and film making.

As manager of Saint Etienne, Kelly was involved in the production of three feature length films made by the band and his bother/director Paul Kelly between 2003-2008. The first 'Finisterre' (2003), a documentary about London (directed by Paul Kelly and Kieran Evans), was released to coincide with Saint Etienne's album of the same name and met with huge critical acclaim. 'What Have You Done Today, Mervyn Day?' (2005) and 'This Is Tomorrow' (2007) both directed by Paul Kelly further cemented the teams' reputation for producing high quality documentaries.

In autumn 2010 brothers Paul and Martin set up Heavenly Films with Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs (of Saint Etienne) with the intention of producing further documentary and feature films. In 2011 'Lawrence Of Belgravia' directed by Paul Kelly and exec produced by Martin was selected as one of the main titles to premier at the 55th London Film Festival.

In July 2013 the BFI released a DVD set entitled 'A London Trilogy' which included all three full length collaborations between Paul Kelly and Saint Etienne as well as 7 shorts produced by the team.

Kelly also exec produced 'Basically, Johnny Moped' during 2013. A rock documentary directed by Fred Burns that told the story of UK 70s punk band Johnny Moped. The film premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest in June 2013.

During 2009 work had commenced on a collaboration between The BFI, Saint Etienne and Paul Kelly with the early working title 'This Is London' and later 'LDN'. The film - a documentary about the London made entirely from archive footage and narrated by Ian McShane - would eventually become 'How We Used To Live' and be Kelly's first film as producer. It premiered at the London Film Festival in October 2013 and has gone on to tour cinema's across the UK and film festivals around the world.

In 2014 Kelly's second film as producer was released in theaters accrues the UK and on DVD. 'Nowhere Is Home' is a documentary about UK band Dexys (formerly Dexys Midnight Runners) that centers around the groups performances at The Duke Of Yorks Theatre in London. The film was directed by Paul Kelly and Kieran Evans - the pairs first work together since Finisterre. It premiered at NFT1 in May 2014.

Brothers Paul and Martin Kelly are currently in preproduction for their first full length feature.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lucy Jane - Heavenly Films