- Christine Molloy
- christine@desperateoptimists.com
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Filmography
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Kin: Season 2, Block 2
2024 — TV Episode -
Baltimore
2023 — Feature Film -
The Future Tense
2022 — Documentary -
Rose Plays Julie
2019 — Feature Film — 100 mins -
Further Beyond
2016 — Documentary — 89 mins -
Mister John
2013 — Feature Film — 95 mins -
Tiong Bahru
2010 — Short Film — 19 mins -
Helen
2008 — Feature Film — 79 mins -
Joy
2008 — Short Film — 9 mins -
Daydream
2006 — Community Film -
Leisure Centre
2005 — Community Film — 18 mins -
Now We Are Grown Up
2005 — Community Film — 12 mins -
Town Hall
2005 — Community Film — 10 mins -
Twilight
2005 — Community Film — 5 mins -
Revolution
2004 — Community Film — 10 mins -
Moore Street
2004 — Community Film — 6 mins -
Who Killed Brown Owl
2004 — Community Film — 10 mins
Awards
- 2025 — Nominee
Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Script. Baltimore - 2024 — Winner
Writers Guild of Ireland Zebbie Awards — Best Feature Film Script. Baltimore - 2025 — Nominee
Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Casting. Baltimore - 2025 — Nominee
Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Supporting Actor. Baltimore - 2025 — Nominee
Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Directors. Baltimore - 2024 — Nominee
Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Directors. Kin - 2020 — Winner
Amplify! — Audience Award for Best Film. Rose Plays Julie - 2008 — Winner
Rotterdam International Film Festival — PRIX UIP AWARD. Joy - 2006 — Prize Winner
The 5th Floating Film Festival — . Twilight - 2009 — Winner
Angers European First Film Festival — Grand Jury Prize. Helen - 2009 — Nominee
CPH PIX — New Talent Grand PIX . Helen - 2009 — Winner
Prix Mademoiselle Ladubay Long Metrage — Prix Du Jury Long Metrage. Helen - 2008 — Nominee
Torino Film Festival — Best Feature Film. Helen - 2009 — Winner
Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers — Prix Du Jury Long Metrage. Helen - 2009 — Winner
Grand Prix du Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne — Cinessonne. Helen - 2009 — Winner
Durban IFF — Best Cinematography. Helen - 2009 — Shortlisted
The Guardian — Guardian First Film Award. Helen - 2009 — Shortlisted
Evening Standard — Evening Standard First Film Award. Helen - 2013 — Nominee
Edinburgh International Film Festival — The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film . Mister John - 2004 — Winner
Edinburgh International Film Festival — Best British Short. Who Killed Brown Owl - 2008 — Nominee
European Film Awards — European Short Film. Joy - 2008 — Winner
European Film Academy — Prix UIP Rotterdam. Joy - 2010 — Nominee
Evening Standard British Film Awards — Best Film. Helen - 2013 — Nominee
Hamptons International Film Festival — Golden Starfish Award . Mister John - 2019 — Nominee
London Film Festival — Official Competition . Rose Plays Julie - 2004 — Shortlisted
Kodak/BAFTA — Short Film Showcase. Who Killed Brown Owl - 2004 — Winner
Edinburgh International Film Festival — Best British Short Film. Who Killed Brown Owl
CHRISTINE MOLLOY and JOE LAWLOR
Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor have made numerous films over the past 20 years.
Between 2003 and 2010 they produced, wrote and directed 10 acclaimed short films, under the title CIVIC LIFE.
HELEN, their debut feature film, premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival before screening at over 50 film festivals worldwide.
Their second feature film, MISTER JOHN starring Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, The Wire, Love/Hate) was released in the UK and Ireland by Artificial Eye in September 2013.
In 2016 they premiered their debut feature documentary, FURTHER BEYOND.
In 2019 they premiered their third narrative feature, ROSE PLAYS JULIE, in competition at the London Film Festival. The film has sold to multiple territories including the UK and Ireland, the US, New Zealand and France.
Their second feature documentary,THE FUTURE TENSE had its world premiere at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival and was distributed by MUBI in multiple territories.
They premiered their fourth narrative feature film, BALTIMORE at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival. Following the premiere at Telluride, BALTIMORE was sold to multiple territories including theatrical releases in the UK, Ireland, France, Singapore and Spain.
Molloy directed two episode of Season 2 of KIN, an Irish crime drama series for AMC+ and RTE.
They are currently working on two scripts as well as completing their third feature documentary.
They are based in London.