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Ruán Magan

Documentary Director
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Filmography
  • Patrick - A Slave to Ireland
    2025 — Documentary 1 × — 90 mins
  • Báite
    2024 — Feature Films 1 × — 90 mins
  • Our Blue World
    2024 — Documentary 1 × — 86 mins
  • The Cable that Changed the World
    2024 — Documentary 1 × — 90 mins
  • The Irish Civil War (in post-production)
    2022 — Documentary
  • 100 Years of Ulysses
    2022 — Documentary
  • Steps of Freedom
    2021 — Documentary
  • Dunhuang - Edge of the World
    2021 — TV Mini-Series 5 × — 30 mins
  • Dunhuang
    2020 — TV Series — 50 mins
  • The Hunger
    2020 — Documentary — 90 mins
  • The Irish Revolution
    2019 — TV Movie Documentary — 99 mins
  • The Irish Revolution
    2019 — TV Series Documentary 3 × — 52 mins
  • Election 18
    2018 — TV Movie
  • 1916: The Irish Rebellion
    2016 — TV Mini-Series Documentary 1 × — 52 mins
  • Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back
    2016 — TV Movie Documentary
  • Éirí Amach Amú
    2016 — TV Mini-Series 3 × — 52 mins
  • 1916 (co-director)
    2016 — TV Mini-Series Documentary 3 × — 52 mins
  • Scéal
    2014 — TV Series 1 × — 30 mins
  • Lifers
    2013 — TV Movie Documentary
  • Redrum
    2013 — Feature Film
  • The Radharc Squad
    2012 — Feature Film
  • Angel
    2012 — Short Film — 9 mins
  • The Men Who Built America
    2012 — TV Mini-Series Documentary 4 × — 45 mins
  • The End of Ageing
    2010 — Documentary — 52 mins
  • Death or Canada
    2008 — TV Movie Documentary
  • The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut
    2007 — Documentary — 52 mins
  • Who's Afraid of Islam
    2007 — Feature Film
  • Europe: The New Frontier
    2004 — TV Series Documentary
  • Europe: The New Frontier
    2004 — TV Movie Documentary
  • Riverdance in China
    2004 — TV Movie Documentary — 52 mins
  • Global Nomad: China
    2003 — TV Series Documentary 6 × — 28 mins
  • The Struggle
    2003 — TV Movie — 52 mins
  • The Changing Face of Dublin
    2002 — TV Series Documentary
  • Nasc
    2002 — TV Series Documentary
  • Global Nomad: Middle East
    2000 — TV Series Documentary
Awards
  • 2025 — Selected
    DIFF — Gala Screening. Our Blue World
  • 2024 — Winner
    Kuala Lumper Eco Film Festival — Best Feature. Our Blue World
  • 2024 — Winner
    New York International Film Awards — Best Feature. Our Blue World
  • 2023 — Winner
    Celtic Media Festival — Best Factual. Steps of Freedom
  • 2023 — Winner
    Toronto International Nollywood FF — Film Festival. Steps of Freedom
  • 2022 — Winner
    San Francisco Dance Festival — Best of Festival. Steps of Freedom
  • 2022 — Winner
    International Black and Diversity Film Festival — Best of festival. Steps of Freedom
  • 2022 — Nomination
    Rose D'Or — Best Factual. Steps of Freedom
  • 2022 — Winner
    Culture Cinema — Best of Festival. Steps of Freedom
  • 2021 — Winner
    Impact Award — Film Festival. The Hunger
  • 2021 — Winner
    Accolade Competition — Best in Show. The Hunger
  • 2021 — Winner
    DOC LA — Best International Documentary. The Hunger
  • 2019 — Winner
    Accolade Competition — Award of Excellence. The Irish Revolution
  • 2024 — Winner
    Golden Gate International Film Festival — Best International. Our Blue World
  • 2019 — Nominee
    Lift-Off Film Festival, New York — Festival Award. The Irish Revolution
  • 2018 — Nominee
    Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Documentary Television. Pearl Harbor: The Heroes Who Fought Back
  • 2016 — Winner
    Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Documentary Series. 1916: The Irish Rebellion
  • 2013 — Winner
    Milan International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards) — Best International Short. Angel
  • 2012 — Winner
    Best Shorts Competition — Award of Merit. Angel
  • 2021 — Winner
    I Will Tell Award — Best International . The Hunger

Ruán Magan is an award-winning writer and filmmaker whose work has reached audiences of millions across the world.

His work has won many awards including the Milan International Film Festival, the New York International Film Festival, the Celtic Media Festival, the International Black and Diversity Film Festival, and Doc LA.

Recent projects include the feature film, Báite and the documentaries, Our Blue World narrated by Liam Neeson, The Cable that Changed the World, narrated by Jessie Buckley, Steps of Freedom, 100 Years of Ulysses, The Irish Civil War narrated by Brendan Gleeson and The Hunger, narrated by Liam Neeson.

Our Blue World 2024
Dunhuang 2020
Angel
1916: The Irish Rebellion - 2016