Maurice O’Brien Directors - Screen Directors Guild of Ireland

Maurice O’Brien

Maurice O’Brien writes and directs Chasing The Light, an inspiring and thought-provoking documentary about a spiritual community on the wild cliffs of West Cork, where the dream of building a Tibetan Buddhist haven is shaken by shocking allegations, forcing its founder Peter Cornish to confront the fragile reality of his life’s work. Chasing The Light is…

In Cinemas: ‘The Artist & The Wall of Death’ – Directed by Maurice O’Brien

Maurice O’Brien’s film The Artist & The Wall of Death is released at the IFI from Friday, March 10th. When Glaswegian performance artist Stephen Skrynka learns that a life-long obsession with building and riding a century-old fairground attraction, the ‘Wall of Death’, was shared with Michael Donohoe and Connie Kiernan (who built a wall in…