Gerard Barrett (director)

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Gerard Barrett
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Barrett at diff 2015
Born (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37)
Knockanure, Listowel, Ireland [1]
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2010–present
SpouseGráinne 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]

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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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jarlath Regan (5 April 2015). "Gerard Barrett". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (81 ed.). SoundCloud . Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Genna Patterson. "IFTA Rising Star Award winner Gerard Barrett's feature film Pilgrim Hill trailer". Joe.ie. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "GLASSLAND (15)". British Board of Film Classification . 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chloe Grace Moretz to Star in 'Brain on Fire'". The Hollywood Reporter . 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Niall (27 June 2017). "Gerard Barrett's Limbo to World Premiere at 29th Galway Film Fleadh". Scannain. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (15 June 2017). "Gerard Barrett Sells Corporate Espionage Drama 'Honey' To FX". Deadline. Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Keane, Billy (11 January 2016). "Wise words about love - from a man who has never walked down the aisle". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2020.


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