Sam O’Mahony
Selected credits
- The Wise GuyDebut Feature/ Out of Orbit/ NI Screen
- Best Served ColdBBC Film/ 2-Minute Masterpiece
- TaxiArborist/Film/ Music Video
- I Don't Find Any Of This Peaceful2nd Part Productions
About
Sam is a Belfast-based writer and director.
His debut feature, The Wise Guy, produced by Out of Orbit and Northern Ireland Screen, will have it’s world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh in July 2024. Sam has also been nominated for the festival’s prestigious Bingham Ray New Talent award.
He has written and directed a number of award-winning films and music videos, alongside his experience directing commercials and documentaries.
He has also directed live multi-cam theatre broadcasts, including Rough Girls by Tara Lynne O’Neill for the Lyric Belfast/BBC Arts.
Featured work
SHOWREEL
The Wise Guy
Writer/ Director: Sam O'Mahony
Cinematography: Thomas McKeown
Producer: Leon Coole
Production Co: Out of Orbit, NI Screen
Starring: Darrell D'Silva, Sennan Jennings, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Joanne Crawford
Francis Burns, a lonely boy (and devout atheist) desperate for guidance and protection, finds an unconventional mentor hiding in the nearby woods; an American Gangster.
I Don't Find Any Of This Peaceful
Writer/ Director: Sam O'Mahony
Cinematography: Sam O'Mahony
Production Company: 2nd Part Productions
WINNER OF BEST SHORT & BEST SCREEN PLAY
KINO FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Best Served Cold
Writer/ Director: Sam O'Mahony
Producer: Anna Callan
Production Company: BBC/ 2-Minute Masterpiece
Taxi
Writer/ Composer : Mark McCambridge
Director: Sam O'Mahony
Short film/Music Video starring Barry Ward