
Person
John Farrelly
Directing · Born 2000-05-16
Biography
John Farrelly is an acclaimed Irish filmmaker, best known for directing An Taibhse (The Ghost), the first-ever horror feature film in the Irish language. At the age of 17, Farrelly was named Ireland's Best Young Filmmaker for his short film Choice. Throughout his later school years and college, he went on to direct the award-winning feature film The Sleep Experiment and the Irish language short Difriúil. An Taibhse, set in post-famine Ireland, has garnered critical praise at international festivals, with six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan serving as Executive Producer.
Known for

Different
Producer

ANTLERS
Assistant Director

NAXOS
Director

Choice
Director

American Nazis
2013

The Ghost
Writer

Homebound
Associate Producer

The Sleep Experiment
Producer

An Ending And A Beginning
Camera Operator

The Masked Man
Arms Dealer
Filmography
- 2026Ringos TallyProducer
- 2026NAXOSDirector
- 2025The GhostWriter
- 2023The House That Was NotCinematography
- 2023HomeboundAssociate Producer
- 2022The Sleep ExperimentProducer
- 2022DifferentProducer
- 2022ANTLERSAssistant Director
- 2018ChoiceDirector
- 2013Fear The LivingEditor
- 2013American Nazis
- 2012The Masked ManArms Dealer
- —An Ending And A BeginningCamera Operator
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