Nationality Irish Name Ciaran Foy Notable work Sinister 2
Citadel | Years active 2001-present Other names Ciaran Foy Role Film director | |
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Occupation Film director, screenwriter Movies Sinister 2, Citadel, The Chronoscope, The Puppet Similar People James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Wunmi Mosaku, Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo | ||
Sinister 2 ciaran foy c robert cargill official movie interview
Ciaran Foy is an Irish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing and writing Citadel and directing Sinister 2.
Contents
- Sinister 2 ciaran foy c robert cargill official movie interview
- Citadel director ciaran foy interview
- Early life
- Career
- Filmography
- References
Citadel director ciaran foy interview
Early life
Foy was born in Northside Dublin in October 1979 and graduated from the National Film School.
Career
In 2006, Foy directed an award-winning short film The Faeries of Blackheath Woods based on his own script.
In 2012, Foy wrote and directed his feature film debut, an Irish psychological horror Citadel, starring Aneurin Barnard in the lead role. The film premiered at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2012 and won several awards.
Foy next directed the supernatural horror film Sinister 2 for Blumhouse Productions, starring James Ransone and Shannyn Sossamon. The film was written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, and was released on August 21, 2015 by Focus Features' label Gramercy Pictures. Derrickson secured Foy the directing job of the film after watching Citadel.
Foy is set to direct an 1960s Ireland-set elevated thriller film The Shee, produced by Blumhouse's Jason Blum, Alan Maher's Roads Entertainment and Foy's Shadow Aspect.