Darren is an award-winning Irish Director/Writer working across Film and TV. His latest feature film, Four Mothers, co-written with his brother Colin Thornton, stars James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan and Niamh Cusack premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2024, winning the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Film.
Darren made his television debut directing the IFTA award-winning Love is the Drug, a six part comedy-drama series for RTÉ.
His first feature film A Date for Mad Mary (adapted from the stage-play) was produced by Element Pictures and won Best Irish Feature Film at Galway Film Fleadh 2016. His short film Frankie won the Prix UIP award at the Berlin film festival and the European Academy Award for best short film. Two Hearts, another short, also won the Prix UIP award and was nominated for a European Academy Award.
WINNER, AUDIENCE AWARD – BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM, BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Production Company
Port Pictures, Portobello Productions
Writers
Colin Thornton, Darren Thornton
Director
Darren Thornton
Producers
Eric Abraham, Martina Niland, Jack Sidey
Cast
James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan, Niamh Cusack
Screenplay by Colin Thornton and Darren Thornton
Production Company
Element Pictures
Producers
Juliette Bonass, Ed Guiney
Cast
Seána Kerslake, David Thornton, Tara Lee