Damien Ryan
Directing
Known For

It's Lights! Camera! Action! on an Italian silent film set in a bygone era. The suitors are lining up to woo movie mogul Baptista's enchanting film star daughter, Bianca. But there's a catch: Bianca can't marry until her elder sister is wed. Enter Kate — bold, free and fierce, the last thing she wants or needs is a husband. Men conspire to marry this wild woman off to any man who will have her. Enter Petruchio — Navy captain, in need of a wife. The stage is set for one of the most powerful clashes of wills in history.
The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare's rival - a female poet hidden in history - hers is an extraordinary story. The Bard borrowed her life, her love, and even her words.
Venus & Adonis: A Film About A Play About A Poem

Sport for Jove's production of Shakespeare's famous play, set in backcountry Verona- a profoundly insular town, trapped in cycles of tradition and vendetta, staring out at the future with moral pollution at its heart. Only its children's courage to express themselves will bring change. With the mad blood stirring, two young lovers meet and set in motion the most iconic love story of all time, that of Juliet and her Romeo.