Kevin McManus (filmmaker)

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Kevin McManus
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NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Emerson College (BFA)
Occupation(s)Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Years active2012–present

Kevin McManus is an American filmmaker and television writer. [1] He is known for writing and directing the 2021 film The Block Island Sound , [1] as well as the 2012 South By Southwest official selection [2] Funeral Kings . [3] He regularly works with his brother, Matthew McManus.

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He is also known for writing and producing episodes of the Netflix series American Vandal [4] [5] and Cobra Kai . [6] For his work on American Vandal, McManus was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie [7] and won a Peabody Award. [4]

Career

McManus's first feature film, Funeral Kings premiered in March 2012 at the South By Southwest Film Festival. [2] He then went on to produce the horror feature film 13 Cameras which earned a New York Times Critic's Pick. [8]

Most recently, McManus wrote, produced and directed the film The Block Island Sound which was released on Netflix in March 2021 [9] where it hit the Top Ten films within its first week on the platform. [10]

American Vandal

McManus was a writer and producer on both Season 1 and Season 2 of American Vandal . The series was Netflix's most binge-watched show of 2017. [11] [12] On April 19, 2018, American Vandal won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment. [4] In July 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. [7]

Select filmography

YearFilm Director Writer Producer Notes
2012Funeral KingsYesYesYesFeature directorial debut
201513 CamerasYes
201814 CamerasYes
2021The Block Island SoundYesYesYes

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