Dave McKean
Directing
Biography
David McKean (born 29 December 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician.
Known For

After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.
The Sandman

Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.
Prisoners of Gravity

Richard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he's pulled into the fantastical world of London Below. Pursued by the murderous Messrs. Croup and Vandemar, Door and Richard with the help of Hunter and the Marquis de Carabas, attempt to find the Angel Islington, who knows the secret behind the murder of Door's family, and possibly a way for Richard to go home.
Neverwhere

In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
MirrorMask

Film version of the 72 hour Passion play performed in Port Talbot, Wales during Easter 2011
The Gospel of Us

Renowned artist and filmmaker Dave McKean (MirrorMask) brings his distinctive blend of live action and gorgeously wrought animation to this dreamlike reverie about four people whose weekend idyll in an isolated English seaside home becomes an opportunity for spiritual healing.
Luna

A documentary that explores what it means to be an artist and why it's important to pursue your passion- even in the face of failure.
Temple of Art
A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost.
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The making-of documentary for Dave McKean's film "Luna."
Lunacy: The Making of Luna

"Hold Me" follows John through cold, desolate London, where he encounters a mysterious "Shadowed Man" seeking connection. As John reconnects with his past and faces betrayal, he ultimately embraces the ghostly figure, finding fleeting warmth in human touch.
Hold Me: A Hellblazer Story
God created the world in seven days, but only after he couldn't put it off any longer.
The Week Before
Mr. Punch is left in charge of the baby. When Judy returns, the baby is dead. This is only the first murder. Others follow as this live action version of the children's favourite Punch & Judy unfolds.
Whack!

An abstract film, collecting together the 6 rooms Dave McKean made for Chris Petit to reshoot, cut-up, and generally abuse, in pursuit of images for his film 'Asylum', made in collaboration with the writer Iain Sinclair.
Displacements

Adobe’s Photoshop program is demonstrated within the context of a photo shoot in a rather clever way.
A Short Film for Adobe
A young girl is woken in the night by a noise in her house. Unable to get back to sleep, she starts to worry about anything and everything.
Dawn

A pilot for a never made feature length film, about a dying movie director.
Signal to Noise
Created for MTV to be shown a year after the events of September 11, 2001, based on a still image Dave McKean created for an artist’s book of responses to the same events.
Reason

A music video for the band Buckethead.
The Ballad of Buckethead

A short film by Dave McKean made for the 7th Raindance Film Festival.
Raindance 7
A live performance at a jazz club by Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen, which McKean later added visual effects to.