Laura O'Shea
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Laura is a writer and director based in Dublin. She recently won the Discovery Award at the Dublin International Film Festival and is currently on a Shadow Director placement, where she’s been directing second unit also, on HIDDEN ASSETS S2. Prior to that, Laura was selected by Element Pictures and Screen Ireland for a Shadow Director placement alongside Paddy Breathnach on the Britbox/RTÉ series THE DRY. Her latest directorial work, IFTA nominated, WEDNESDAY'S CHILD won the Oscar-qualifying Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama at the 34th Galway Film Fleadh, making her the first female director to receive the honour in over 20 years. Laura's strength lies in getting the best performances from her actors and she is drawn to work that looks closely at human connection and finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. Currently, she is the 2022/23 DIFF Filmmaker-in-Residence at The Digital Hub.
In Development
Production | Company | Notes |
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HIDDEN ASSETS S2 2023 | Saffron Pictures | 2nd Unit Director |
Short Films
Production | Company | Notes |
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WEDNESDAY'S CHILD 2022 | As Director | |
MATCH 2019 | Take Ten Productions | As Director / Writer / Actor |
HOLD THE LINE 2018 | As Director / Writer / Actor / Producer |
Television
Production | Company | Notes |
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THE DRY S1 2022 | Element Pictures | Shadow director |
Other
Production | Company | Notes |
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FREE TO FALL - EMMA LANGFORD (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) 2020 | Director/Writer/Actor/Producer | |
FREE TO FALL - Emma Langford (Official Music Video) 2020 | As Director / Writer / Actor / Producer |
Other Accomplishments Include:
- Winner of the Dublin International Film Festival 2023 Discovery Award.
- Winner of the Taking Flight Award at Kerry International Film Festival 2022.
- Selected for the 2022/23 DIFF Filmmaker-in-residence placement at The Digital Hub.
- Selected for a Shadow Director placement on THE DRY by Element Pictures, 2021.
- Selected for the Short to Feature Lab by Jim Cummings in Malibu, 2020.
- Awarded a Puttnam Scholarship with Atticus Education in 2020.