Ciarán Foy | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | IADT |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2001-present |
Notable work |
Sinister 2 Citadel Eli |
Ciarán Foy (born 1979) is an Irish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing and writing Citadel and directing Sinister 2 and Eli
Foy was born in Northside Dublin in October 1979 and graduated from the National Film School. [1] [2]
In 2006, Foy directed an award-winning short film The Faeries of Blackheath Woods based on his own script. [3]
In 2012, Foy wrote and directed his feature film debut, an Irish psychological horror Citadel, starring Aneurin Barnard in the lead role. [3] The film premiered at the South by Southwest festival on 11 March 2012 and won several awards. [3] [4] [1] [2]
Foy next directed the supernatural horror film Sinister 2 for Blumhouse Productions, starring James Ransone and Shannyn Sossamon. [5] [3] The film was written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, and was released on 21 August 2015 by Focus Features' label Gramercy Pictures. [6] Derrickson secured Foy the directing job of the film after watching Citadel. [7]
Foy is set to direct a 1960s Ireland-set elevated thriller film The Shee, produced by Blumhouse's Jason Blum, Alan Maher's Roads Entertainment and Foy's Shadow Aspect. [3]