Gerard Barrett (director)

Irish filmmaker

For the Australian athlete, see Gerard Barrett (runner).

Gerard Barrett

Barrett at diff 2015

Born|  (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37)

Knockanure, Listowel, Ireland[1]

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]

## Filmography

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* The Valley of Knockanure (2009)
* Pilgrim Hill (2013)
* Glassland (2014)
* Brain on Fire (2015)

## Television

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* Smalltown (2016)
* Limbo (2017)

## Awards

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* 10th Irish Film & Television Awards \- Winner: Rising Star Award, for Pilgrim Hill (2013)
* International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera \- Winner: Making Way Award, for Glassland (2014)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d 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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Films directed by Gerard Barrett

* Pilgrim Hill (2013)
* Glassland (2014)
* Brain on Fire (2016)

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