Bio

 

Stephen Bradley studied Law at Trinity College, Dublin, graduating in 1989. He was Assistant Line Producer on MY LEFT FOOT and then worked in Development at Windmill Lane Pictures and Ferndale Films.

 

In 1993 he started Temple Films with producer Ed Guiney and co-produced AILSA (1994, directed by Paddy Breathnach, Winner Best First Film at San Sebastian) and GUILTRIP (1995, directed by Gerry Stembridge, Official Selection at Venice.)

 

In 1994 Stephen began writing and directing with short film REAPER which was selected for Official Competition at Venice. He completed a series of 90 x 1 minute films called BARABBAS for TnaG winning Best Entertainment Series at the Celtic Film Festival in 1997.

In 1998 Stephen wrote and directed his debut feature film, SWEETY BARRETT, starring Brendan Gleeson, Liam Cunningham and Andy Serkis, which was chosen for Official Selection in Toronto and Official Competition in San Sebastian.

 

Following the award-winning short NO, NO, NO (Channel 4) Stephens second feature was BOY EATS GIRL (2005, starring David Leon and Samantha Mumba, which was sold world-wide including US distribution by Lionsgate.)

 

Stephen has also directed many Stand-Up Comedy shows for television, several series of documentary programme HANGING WITH HECTOR (RTE) and three feature length comedy-sports documentaries, CHASING THE LIONS (1 2) and CHASING THE BLUES.

 

He is currently shooting WAITING TO HEAR a feature documentary about a young singer/songwriter whose career will unfold over the next three years. She is recording her debut album with Grammy-winning producer John Shanks in Los Angeles.

 

He is scheduled to direct his own screenplay WAYFARING STRANGERS in France during 2010/11 (featuring Cillian Murphy, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville, Niels Arestrup, Sylvie Testud and Robert Sheehan). Stephen is also writing a number of other projects including NOBLE, a biopic about the extraordinary champion of childrens rights in Vietnam, Christina Noble.

 

He is currently shooting WAITING TO HEAR a feature documentary about a young singer/songwriter whose career will unfold over the next three years. She is recording her debut album with Grammy-winning producer John Shanks in Los Angeles.

 

He is scheduled to direct his own screenplay WAYFARING STRANGERS in France during 2010/11 (featuring Cillian Murphy, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville, Niels Arestrup, Sylvie Testud and Robert Sheehan). Stephen is also writing a number of other projects including NOBLE, a biopic about the extraordinary champion of children’s rights in Vietnam, Christina Noble.

Filmography

 

 

NOBEL

2013

 

COLIN MURPHY LIVE

2009

 

CHASING THE LIONS

2009 – 15 x 15mins Online TV Documentary

 

THE BREEDER’S CUP

2008

 

CHASING THE BLUES

2007 – Feature Documentary

 

HANGING WITH HECTOR

2007 – TV Series – 10 x 60min

 

NEIL DELAMARE: VICAR STREET

2007

 

DES BISHOP: VICAR STREET

2006

 

BOY EATS GIRL

2005 – Feature – 77min

 

CHASING THE LIONS

2005 – Documentary – 60min

 

DES BISHOP LIVE AT VICAR STREET

2004 – 60min

 

DEIRDRE O’KANE AT VICAR STREET

2003

 

DEIRDRE O’KANE AT THE OLYMPIA

2002

 

DUSTIN THE MOVIE

2002 – Children’s Comedy

 

NO, NO, NO

2002 – Short – 3min

 

BULL ISLAND

2002 – Comedy TV

 

FOWL PLAY

2001 – Children’s TV Drama

 

SWEETY BARRETT

1998 – Feature – 92min

 

BARABBAS

1997 – 90mins

 

BARRY MURPHY’S CAT LAUGHS

1996 – Documentary – 26min

 

REAPER

1995 – Short – 13min