Vincent Lambe

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Vincent Lambe
Born (1980-12-01) 1 December 1980 (age 42)
Alma mater IADT
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, writer
Years active1999–present

Vincent Lambe (born 1 December 1980, Dublin) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer. [1] Lambe received both fame and denouncements for directing the 2018 short film Detainment , which is about the murder of James Bulger. [2] [3] The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination. [4] [5] Much of the criticism surrounded his decision to make the film and have it nominated for an Oscar without consulting the mother of the murdered boy or accepting her request it be removed from consideration for an Oscar. [6] Lambe said he would not be withdrawing the film, saying that "it would defeat the purpose of making the film". [7]

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Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

1999
2003
2018
2019

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References

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