Michael Lavelle5

Michael is a graduate of IADT & an award-winning writer, director & DOP. He won the Sundance World Cinematography Award for His and Hers. He was DOP on Undressing My Mother (Cannes, Sundance commendation, European Academy Award winner) & received the Haskell Wexler Award for cinematography. He has shot numerous features including From the Dark & Gangsters. He is a member of the Irish Society of Cinematographers. As a writer-director, his shorts (Out of the Blue Cluck) won multiple awards.

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PodcastConor McMahon Gemma Creagh

Podcast: Conor McMahon, Writer/Director of 'Let the Wrong One In'

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats to Conor McMahon, Writer/Director of Let the Wrong One In.

ReviewsCarmel Winters Michael Lavelle

Irish Film Review: Float Like a Butterfly

Jemma Strain looks at Carmel Winters' powerful second feature.

Cork International Film FestivalCarmel Winters Reviews

Review: Float Like a Butterfly

Loretta Goff finds a voice to the voiceless in Carmel Winters' film Float Like a Butterfly, which opened the 63rd Cork Film Festival.

ReviewsMichael O’Sullivan Mark O'Connor

Review: Cardboard Gangsters

Michael O’Sullivan is in the hood.

Michael LavelleIrish Film Podcast

Podcast: Filmmaker & Cinematographer Michael Lavelle (His and Hers, Patrick’s Day)

Michael Lavelle joins the Film Ireland Podcast to discuss storytelling through cinematography, balancing directing and shooting, and the creative journey behind his award-winning career.