Steven McKenna
Directing
Biography
Steven McKenna is an award-winning filmmaker based in Dublin, Ireland. He has been writing, producing, and directing his own shorts since graduating college which have gone on to win awards in Irish festivals across the country. As well as writing and directing, Steven has also composed music for all his films, as well as being hired on other projects.
Known For
The remote town of Ferbane struggles to react when no one seems able to communicate with Dublin City anymore, and videos that have surfaced online suggest that the capital has succumb to an undead threat, and danger may be on its way!
Follow the Dead
Ger invites the new employee Chris over to his apartment one evening for a work party, but Ger's enthusiasm and intense nature start to become too much for Chris to handle.
The Work Party
A film which shows a different aspect of dealing with sexuality. Coming out is one thing, but being comfortable within yourself in intimate situations is another thing. This film shows us how being intimate with someone can be a really difficult struggle and that a lot of the time, goes misunderstood.
Lover Boy
A reluctant retiree struggles in a controlling marriage, until an unlikely friendship with an abandoned teen sex worker teaches her to live life on her own terms, no matter the cost.
Verdigris
An aging rocker who never realised his dreams is forced to come to terms with his failures as he tries to start a relationship with his estranged son. A coming of age drama in the mind of a 56 year old.
Dreamtown
When two friends realise they are going in different directions, the idea of staying young forever doesn’t seem so attractive anymore. Bloomsday Film Festival 2022: Winner Best Dublin Short Story