THE ARTIST AND THE WALL OF DEATH

Feature documentary directed by Maurice O’Brien (Screen Ireland/ Screen Scotland/ RTE/ BBC Scotland/ BAI}

Would you die for your art? In the 'Artist and the Wall of Death', enigmatic Glasgow-based artist, Stephen Skrynka, becomes obsessed with transforming The Wall of Death, a century old fairground motorcycle spectacle, into a place of Art, risking life, limb and hard-won friendships along the way, but finally coming to understand that when Life knocks you to the ground, only Art can break your fall.

World premier at Galway Film Fleadh 2022

Directed by Maurice O'Brien

Produced by John Kelleher, Grant Keir and David Power

Edited by John Murphy

LEAVING LIMBO

A clip from 'Leaving Limbo' - the inspiring story of best friends Minahil and Natasha as they prepare to sit their Leaving Cert, broadcast in RTE1 on New Year's Day, 2020. Directors: Maurice O’Brien and Cara Holmes.

‘The Abbey – A Riot of Their Own’

Observational documentary going behind the scenes of the Irish National Theatre as two new directors take charge promising a revolution…

Filmed and Directed by Maurice O’Brien

LIFEBLOOD FILMS FOR RTE Arts

‘Pitching Up’

Ancient sports for children in Ireland's most ethnically diverse town.

Filmed, produced and directed by Maurice O’Brien

Guardian Documentaries

‘Hey Ronnie Reagan’

Directed by Maurice O’Brien and produced with Marmalade Films for the Irish Film Board

World Premier at Tribeca Film Festival

Cinematic 1 x 10 mins short about Ronald Reagan’s 1984 visit to Ballyporeen. Official selection Cork, Dublin, Fastnet, Newport, Dallas, Sydney, Helsinki, IFI Films Fests, international premier at Tribeca 2018