STEPHEN BRADLEY
Stephen’s most recent feature film, NOBLE, won awards at six festivals in the USA and was released internationally during 2015/16. The Hollywood Reporter described it as “a joyful and rousing affirmation of the human spirit which resounds widely,” and it is still among the highest-rated films on Amazon Prime. NOBLE was shot in Vietnam and England, starring Deirdre O’Kane (IFTA Best Actress), Brendan Coyle, Liam Cunningham, Ruth Negga and Sarah Greene (IFTA Best Supporting Actress).
Stephen wrote and directed his first film REAPER in 1995. It was selected for Competition at the Venice Film Festival and the same year he co-produced GUILTRIP (dir. Gerry Stembridge) which also screened at Venice.
Stephen set up Temple Films with Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney and wrote and directed his first feature SWEETY BARRETT (1998) starring Brendan Gleeson, Liam Cunningham and Andy Serkis. It was selected for World Cinema at Toronto Film Festival and Official Competition in San Sebastian. Other award-winning features made by Temple Films included AILSA (dir. Paddy Breathnach) and DISCO PIGS (dir. Kirsten Sheridan).
Stephen’s second feature was the comedy-horror BOY EATS GIRL (2005), starring Samantha Mumba and David Leon, which was briefly banned and then subsequently distributed worldwide, including by Lionsgate in the USA.
Stephen has also directed three feature-length documentaries, many award-winning television programmes for RTE, TV3 and TG4 in his native Ireland, and stand-up comedy shows for Universal and EMI.
Stephen is currently developing several screenplays for both television and cinema. He is a Board Member of The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland and Managing Director of Danman Films.
SELECT WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER CREDITS
SHORTS
REAPER (1995) Official Competition, Venice Film Festival
NO, NO, NO (2003) Channel 4, festivals worldwide, Irish theatrical release
FEATURE FILMS
AILSA (Dir. Paddy Breathnach 1993) Winner of Euskal Media Prize, San Sebastian.
GUILTRIP (Dir. Gerard Stembridge 1995) Official Selection Venice Film Festival
SWEETY BARRETT (1998) – Drama - with Brendan Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Liam Cunningham - Official Selection Toronto, Official Competition San Sebastian.
BOY EATS GIRL (2005) – Comedy-Horror - with Samantha Mumba, David Leon – Official Competition Sitges Film Festival. US distribution – Lionsgate Films.
NOBLE (2014) – Drama - with Deirdre O’Kane (IFTA Best Actress), Ruth Negga, Brendan Coyle, Liam Cunningham, Sarah Greene (IFTA Best Supporting actress). Winner Panavision Jury Prize, Santa Barbara International Film Festival; Winner of Audience Awards at Dallas, Nashville, Newport Beach, Boston & San Diego International Film Festivals. Selected for Cannes Film Festival Cinéphiles (2015). Wide theatrical/TV/Online distribution, Amazon Prime USA/UK/France/Germany
SELECT DIRECTOR CREDITS FOR TV, ONLINE & DVD FOR RTÉ/TV3/TG4/UNIVERSAL
THE CAT LAUGHS – Comedy documentary - (1996)
BARABBAS - 90 min TV - Best Entertainment, Celtic Film & TV Festival (1997)
FOWL PLAY – Children’s Drama TV (2001)
DEIRDRE O’KANE LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA – Stand-up Comedy (2002 & 2004)
BULL ISLAND – Comedy TV (2002)
HANGING WITH HECTOR – TV Documentary Series - 12 x 1⁄2 hour (2005 – 2008)
CHASING THE LIONS – Feature Documentary - Lion’s Tour New Zealand (2005)
CHASING THE BLUES – Feature Documentary- Rugby World Cup France (2007)
THE BREEDER’S CUP – Documentary - Aidan O’Brien racing horses in USA (2008)
CHASING THE LIONS - Online Documentary – 15 x 15” - Lions Tour S. Africa (2009)
COLIN MURPHY LIVE – Stand-up Comedy (2009)
NEIL DELAMERE LIVE – Stand-up Comedy (2007, 2009 & 2015)
DES BISHOP LIVE AT VICAR STREET – Stand-up Comedy (2005, 2006 & 2015)