Jonathan Victory talks to director Gavin Fitzgerald and producer Jamie D’Alton about making documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious.
Filmed over the course of 4 years, Conor McGregor: Notorious is an access-all-areas account of McGregor's personal and professional journey from claiming benefits and living in his mum's spare room with his girlfriend to claiming multiple championship belts and 9-figure pay packets. Featuring exclusive interviews, unprecedented access and fight footage, this is the ultimate behind-the- scenes look at a sporting icon and his meteoric rise.
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In cinemas across Ireland from Wednesday 1st November 2017
Gavin FitzGerald
Gavin is an IFTA-nominated film director whose slate of internationally acclaimed documentaries and television series has established him as a leading Irish voice in factual storytelling. His work often explores compelling sporting worlds and subcultures, driven by exceptional characters and crafted with a cinematic, intimate style. He began his career directing commercially successful, access-driven feature documentaries including Conor McGregor: Notorious and Liam Gallagher: As It Was, both of which went on to be acquired by Netflix. He followed these with the award-winning festival favourite Million Dollar Pigeons and a four-part boxing series Stable: The Boxing Game, later acquired by BBC. He is currently completing Soul of the Sea, an Irish-language documentary about a declining rowing tradition in the west of Ireland, supported by Screen Ireland and TG4. His latest feature, LOMU, explores the complexities of identity and Tongan culture through the life of one of rugby’s most iconic figures, Jonah Lomu, and is currently screening at festivals worldwide.
Jamie D’Alton
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Diffusion Media, Jamie D’Alton is an Emmy-winning producer. D’Alton played a pivotal role in developing projects including the Netflix documentary feature The Deepest Breath and Conor McGregor: Notorious, the highest-grossing Irish documentary of all time. He established Diffusion after nearly 20 years as co-owner and joint Managing Director of Motive Television. D’Alton has executive produced and directed some of Ireland’s highest-rated TV shows, including DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland and Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week, as well as IFTA-winning films I Am Immigrant and Man on a Mission.
