Gerard Barrett | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse | Gráinne O'Sullivan (2016-present) |
Gerard Barrett is an Irish filmmaker. [1] He came to prominence when he won the Rising Star Award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards for his debut, Pilgrim Hill . [2] His follow-up Glassland starred Jack Reynor as a young man who tries to help his mother (Toni Collette). [3]
In 2015, Barrett filmed Brain on Fire based on the book of the same name, starring Chloë Grace Moretz in New York City and Canada. [1] [4]
His television mini-series Smalltown was screened in Ireland in September 2016. In 2017, his movie, Limbo premiered at the 29th Galway Film Fleadh, [5] and his hour-long drama, Honey, was sold to FX. [6]
Barrett attended St Michael's College, Listowel. [1] A graduate of Tralee IT, where he studied Film, TV and Media. He was married on 2 January 2016. [7]
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