Frank Berry (director)

Frank Berry
Occupations	Director writer producer
Years active	1997–present

Frank Berry is an Irish film director and screenwriter, known for his social realist dramas focused on marginalised characters. He directed the films Ballymun Lullaby (2011), I Used to Live Here (2014), Michael Inside (2017), and Aisha (2022). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Filmography

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
2014	I Used to Live Here	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2017	Michael Inside	Yes	Yes	No	No
2022	Aisha	Yes	Yes	No	No
TBA	The Lost Children of Tuam	Yes	No	No	No	Filming [8]

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
2011	Ballymun Lullaby	Yes	—	Yes	Yes

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
1997	Fanatic	Yes	No	No	No
1999	Boat Racing	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2000	The Black Suit	Yes	No	No	No
2009	Into the Light: The Making of an Opera	Yes	—			Short documentary
2014	No Road Signs at Sea	No	No	No	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
2003	This Time Round	Yes	Yes	No	No	TV movie
2006	Teenage Cics	Yes	Yes	No	No	AKA Teenage Kicks. 6-episode Irish-language miniseries co-directed with Audrey O'Reilly.

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Film	Result
2011	Directors Finders Series, Ireland	Directors Finders Award	Ballymun Lullaby	Won
2014	Galway Film Fleadh	Best Irish First Feature	I Used to Live Here	Won
2015	Irish Film and Television Awards	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Script - Film		Nominated
2017	Galway Film Fleadh	Best Irish Feature Film	Michael Inside	Won
	Cork International Film Festival	Audience Award		Won
		Youth Jury Award		Nominated
2018	Bali International Film Festival	Best Feature Film		Won
	Irish Film and Television Awards	Best Film		Won
		Best Screenplay - Film		Nominated
		Best Director - Film		Nominated
	Newport Beach Film Festival	Best Director		Won
	Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival	Just Film		Won
	VOICES Festival	Best Director		Won
	Writer's Guild of Ireland Zebbie Awards	Best Feature Film Script		Won

References

1. Cummins, Steve. "Frank Berry, director of Michael Inside: 'I listen to people and make films out of what they say'".
2. "A 'disgusting movie' made by 'vile creatures'? This Irish film is far from that, says its director". The Irish Times .
3. "Michael Inside brings a first time prisoner's experience to the big screen". 4 November 2017.
4. "Frank Berry's new film Aisha in post-production".
5. "Director Frank Berry on making Irish film Michael Inside". 5 April 2018.
6. "Letitia Wright Struggles with Asylum in Ireland in 'Aisha' Film Trailer | FirstShowing.net".
7. "Aisha | 2022 Tribeca Film Festival Review". 21 June 2022.
8. https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0914/1533396-the-lost-children-of-tuam-begins-filming/

External links

• Frank Berry at IMDb