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Holocaust Survivors Living in Ireland
2016 — Documentary Short — 38 mins -
Bow Street Meets
2015 — TV Series 24 × -
A Disconnected Rhythm
2014 — Documentary -
Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion
2012 — Short Film — 13 mins -
Rhinos
2012 — Short Film — 17 mins -
Good Cake Bad Cake: The Story of LIR
2011 — Documentary — 82 mins -
Fame
2011 — Short Film — 1 mins -
Mattie
2010 — TV Series 6 × -
SoulBoy
2010 — Feature Film — 82 mins -
Breaking Boundaries (supervising director)
2008 — Documentary — 53 mins -
Clean the House
2007 — TV Movie -
Forgotten
2007 — TV Movie -
Heaven
2007 — TV Movie -
Maid of Farce
2007 — TV Movie -
Imagining Ulysses
2004 — Documentary — 90 mins -
Headrush
2003 — Feature Film — 85 mins -
Ivor the Insomniac
2001 — Short Film — 3 mins -
Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe
2000 — Documentary — 69 mins -
7th Heaven
1999 — Short Film — 10 mins
DIRECTORS
Filmography
Awards
- 2014 — Winner
Washington Jewish Film Festival — Audience Award. Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion - 2013 — Nominee
Cork International Film Festival — Grand Prix Irish. Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion - 2013 — Winner
Green Bay Film Festival — Audience Choice Award. Rhinos - 2013 — Nominee
Irish Film and Television Awards — Best Short Film. Rhinos - 2012 — Winner
Brest European Short Film Festival — Audience Award. Rhinos - 2012 — Winner
Cork International Film Festival — Best International Short Film. Rhinos - 2012 — Nominee
Foyle Film Festival — Best Irish Short. Rhinos - 2010 — Nominee
Edinburgh International Film Festival — Audience Award. SoulBoy - 2010 — Winner
Gijón International Film Festival — Young Audience Award ("Enfants Terribles"). SoulBoy - 2010 — Nominee
Torino Film Festival — Best Feature Film. SoulBoy - 2005 — Winner
East Lansing Film Festival — Audience Award. Headrush - 2003 — Nominee
Galway Film Fleadh — Best First Feature. Headrush - 2001 — Winner
Celtic Film and Television Festival — Best Documentary. Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe - 2001 — Nominee
Galway Film Fleadh — Documentary Award. Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe - 1999 — Nominee
Manchester International Short Film Festival — British Jury Award. 7th Heaven
Shimmy Marcus is a multi award winning filmmaker working across a variety of formats and genres. In 1999 he won the Miramax Script Writing Award for his feature script ‘Headrush’ which he also directed. The film won a variety of International awards including Best Feature at festivals in Michigan,New York, and the Braunschweig Film Festival in Germany.
His critically acclaimed feature documentary ‘Aidan Walsh – Master of the Universe’ became the first Irish documentary made on video to receive theatrical and video distribution. More awards followed for his short films and notably for his contribution to the feature documentary ‘Imagining Ulysses’. Noted for creating many innovative music promos for bands including Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Gavin Friday, Skin (Skunk Anansie), and Republic of Loose, and BP Fallon and Jack White of the White Stripes.
His sophomore feature ‘Soulboy’ (Felicity Jones, Martin Compston) set against the background of the Northern Soul movement in 70’s Britain won the ‘Enfant Terrible’ section of the Gijon International film Festival. In 2010 he joined The Factory as guest Director and continued to produce and direct films including the award winning short films ‘Rhinos’ and ‘Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion’ and documentaries on Parkinsons, and Holocaust Survivors living in Ireland. Presently he is Director of Bow Street Academy – The National Screen Acting School of Ireland. He is also a co-founder of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland.
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