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Seán Breathnach

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Filmography
  • Beyond the Woods
    2016 — Feature Film — 84 mins
  • He Sees You
    2023 — Short Film — 3 mins
  • The Tower
    2022 — Short Film — 3 mins
  • The Man with the Hat
    2022 — Short Film — 2 mins
  • Etesian
    2022 — Short Film — 5 mins
  • You're Next
    2021 — Short Film — 6 mins
  • Mother Father Monster
    2019 — Short Film — 13 mins
  • Breathe Out
    2017 — Short Film — 12 mins
  • Felicidad
    2014 — Short Film — 5 mins
  • Prison
    2013 — Short Film — 5 mins
  • Searching for Ten
    2012 — Short Film — 12 mins
  • Constant Supply: Treehouse
    2019 — Music Video — 5 mins
  • Grandepolis: Silent Train
    2018 — Music Video — 5 mins
  • In Valour: Slow Crunch
    2015 — Music Video — 4 mins
Awards
  • 2017 — Winner
    Canada’s World International Film Festival — Best Feature Film. Beyond the Woods
  • 2016 — Winner
    UVHFF London — Best International Feature Film. Beyond the Woods
  • 2016 — Nominee
    National Film Awards UK — Best Thriller. Beyond the Woods
  • 2019 — Winner
    Spook Screen Horror Film Festival — Best Director. Mother Father Monster
  • 2019 — Winner
    Kosice Film Festival — Best Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Thriller. Mother Father Monster
  • 2019 — Special Mention
    UVHFF London — . Mother Father Monster
  • 2019 — Nominee
    Underground Cinema, Dublin — Best Horror Film. Mother Father Monster
  • 2019 — Nominee
    Spook Screen — Best Irish Horror Film. Mother Father Monster
  • 2014 — Winner
    Indie Cork Film Festival — Best Short Film. Felicidad
  • 2013 — Nominee
    Limerick Film Festival — Best Director. Prison
  • 2012 — Nominee
    Limerick Film Festival — Best Drama. Searching for Ten

Seán’s debut feature film, “Beyond the Woods”, picked up awards for Best International Feature Film in Montreal and London and is being distributed globally by Left Films. It was Empire Magazine’s DTV “Must See” in June 2018 and was nominated for “Best Thriller” at the National Film Awards in London in 2019. Seán has directed many short films and music videos, and has collected numerous awards for his work at international film festivals. His latest short film is available on Shorts TV in the US, Latin America and Europe. Seán has written scripts for TV shows which were optioned by production companies in the UK. His work has been showcased in the Irish embassy in London as an example of contemporary Irish filmmaking, and he has served on film festival juries and industry panels at home and abroad.