Director: Michael Antonio Keane

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Birthday: 2003-12-04
Born in: Cork, Ireland
Biography: Michael Antonio Keane, studying a BA (Hons) in Film at the National Film School (IADT) is a multilingual Spanish/Irish actor and filmmaker born in Cork, Ireland, in late 2003. At just 19 years of age he has won 3 major awards & received 8 Irish film award nominations. Most notably winning the "Spirit Award" for performance in the Amazon Prime Short Film "Covid Éire" at the Annual IFTA & BAFTA Qualifying IndieCork Film Festival in 2020. Michael Antonio has achieved over 30 selections in both national and international film festivals and is estimated to have accumulated over 6 million views between TikTok and YouTube for his short films with 270,000 streams on Amazon Prime Video. His work and performances on screen have been featured across national television. In June 2023 Keane's film "Like A Bolt From The Blue" won him a Jury Award at the (SWIFF) Student World Impact Film Festival (US) and was further shortlisted for Best Drama at the 2023 AAHSFF New York Premiere at AMC Theaters in Times Square.

Known for

Eclipse of Sovereignty

The journey of a passionate violinist and a reclusive artist during Ireland's War of Independence. As they channel their creativity amidst the tumult of conflict, their paths converge in a moment of stillness when the sounds of battle fade, revealing the elusive promise of peace on the horizon.
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Eclipse of Sovereignty

2024

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Hoodwinkers

A small study session leads to a crazy party and the following hungover day, a class must figure out how to pass the Irish Leaving Certificate exam without knowing a clue of Irish. Comedy starring Dominic MacHale from 'The Young Offenders" & Sarah Horgan. Hoodwinkers received 2 Irish Nominations
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Hoodwinkers

2021

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Leathanach Deiridh

Based on true events. Unfortunate circumstances prompt a young woman to recount her story, from her birth at a mother and baby home to a life spent wondering about her lost family.
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Leathanach Deiridh

2023

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Gaiste

In a small Gaeltacht village in Ireland, a new viral app has everyone talking, 2 teens decide to give it a try see what all the fuss is about until their actions become irreversible. Gaiste was Nominated for best Irish Language film of 2021 at the IFTA Qualifying Fastnet Film Festival.
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Gaiste

2020

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Covid Éire

Without any real end in sight at fighting this virus, all of this young man's hopes and dreams slowly vanish, creating a realistically claustrophobic sense of despair that's all too familiar to many of us. COVID ÉIRE takes place on a train, while switching between Keane (who also stars in his own short film) and news reports on the virus in Ireland and the rest of the world. While watching home made videos of people having fun, this person reflects on his life before this all started, carefully wishing everything would go back to normal.
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Covid Éire

2020

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Like a bolt from the blue

An unplanned pregnancy changes the lives of a Dublin teenage couple forever.
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Like a bolt from the blue

2023

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