Thomas McKeown
Selected credits
- The Wise GuyDir: Sam O'Mahony
- The CarerDir: Sam Nutt
- WasteDir: Sam Nutt
- The Silent PeopleDir: Keith O'Grady
- Double Vodka and BlackcurrantDir: Dean Conway
- A Bitter PillDir: Keith O'Grady
- Coffin FitDir: Thomas McKeown
About
Thomas McKeown is a cinematographer with bases in both Belfast and London.
His debut feature film The Wise Guy, directed and written by Sam O’Mahony with production company Out Of Orbit (Derry Girls), had its world premiere recently at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024.
He has shot many acclaimed short films including the award winning The Carer for director Sam Nutt and Silent People for Keith O’Grady. He has collaborated with early career directors including Dean Conway on his BFI Award nominated Double Vodka and Blackcurrant and some notable theatre directors moving into film including Emily Foran (Little Women), Eimear Fearon and Caitlin Kerns.
Thomas has also worked as the main aerial camera operator for ‘Cinecopters‘ on several big budget major series including AMC’s Into The Badlands, BBC’s Line of Duty and recently Tim Burton’s season two of Wednesday.
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.
Waste
Short
Writer/ Director: Sam Nutt
Cinematography: Thomas McKeown
Producer: Joan Burney Keatings MBE
A Belfast woman becomes increasingly isolated after her all-consuming eco-anxiety leads to altercations with both the local community and her unsympathetic family.
The Carer
Short
Writer/ Director: Sam Nutt
Cinematography: Thomas McKeown
Producer: Joan Burney Keatings MBE
Carol’s Christmas decorations are up all year round, but this is not a happy home. After a long period of absence, she finally returns to work as a palliative-care nurse, where her encounters with both her patient Noelle and local man Joe finally force her to confront her own grief.
The Silent People
Short
Director/ Writer: Keith O'Grady
Cinematography: Thomas McKeown
Producer: Joan Burney Keatings MBE
Winner, Best Short Film, Spotlight Film Awards 2024
During a cost-of-living crisis, a young mixed-race Scotswoman and a working-class singer from Dublin are evicted without warning. After a year homeless on the streets, their old landlord crosses their path, and they take him hostage.
Double Vodka and Blackcurrant
Short
Director/ Writer: Dean Conway
Cinematography: Thomas McKeown
Production Co: BFI Networks/ NI Screen
Northern Ireland Finalist, BFI Future Film Festival 2024
A slice-of-life of the midweek, hungover experience of friends living together for university in Belfast.
A Bitter Pill
Short
Director: Keith O'Grady
Cinematography: Thomas McKeown
Producer: Joan Burney Keatings MBE
Winner, Best Cinematography, Gold Movie Awards 2022
A young man on a spiritual journey, not of redemption, but of acceptance and hope.
Coffin Fit
Short
Writer/ Director: Thomas McKeown
Cinematography: Thomas McKeown
Producer: Chloe Langton, Fiona Stewart
Aine and her Grandmother Francis travel several hours across Ireland for Francis to begin the next stage of her chemotherapy. With conflicting views on the reality of their situation, Aine clashes with her Grandmother’s apathetic approach to her own impending death.
