Originally from Miami, Barrial attended the University of Montana where
he received a B.A. in Psychology. While in Missoula, Henry wrote and
performed in several theatrical productions for the Montana Repertory
Theatre and the Young Rep, including his original one-man show A Night
With-In Lenny Bruce.
Upon moving to Los Angeles he directed his first film, a short entitled
The Lonelys, which played at several festivals, winning top awards at
the 1999 San Francisco International Film Festival, 1999 Cleveland
International Film Festival, and 1999 Method Fest.
In 2001 Barrial directed and co-wrote (with Stephanie Bennett) his
first feature, the ultra low-budget Some Body. Some Body premiered at
the 2001 Sundance Film Festival in Dramatic Competition, and was
subsequently picked up for distribution by Lot 47 Films. It was
released theatrically in 2002 in 15 cities across the U.S. including
New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
In 2003 Barrial's script for the feature True Love was selected by the
prestigious Sundance Screenwriters Lab and was performed as part of the
Sundance Reading Series. True Love was ultimately produced on a
micro-budget and received accolades on the festival circuit.
Henry's latest screenplay (co-written with Casey Ristaino & Elena
Fabri), a slasher-mystery called Final Girl, was a Finalist in the 2011
Scriptapalooza International Screenwriting contest. Barrial looks to
direct it with Sam Kitt (Love & Basketball) producing in 2013. This
Spring Barrial will be directing The House That Jack Built written by
Joe Vasquez (Hanging With The Homeboys) and produced by Kitt and
Michael Lieber (Flash of Genius). Cast by legionary casting director
Sig De Miguel, the all-Latino cast features Tony Award nominee John
Herrera and up-and-comers E. J. Bonilla and Melissa Fumero.
