Conor English on the set of Outer Heavens.
Conor English is a lens-based artist practising in the Midlands of Ireland. His work consists of visual art, photography, filmmaking and experimental video.
Conor English is a filmmaker based in the Midlands, whose work is deeply rooted in his immediate locality, focusing on the people and places around him. In 2023, he was awarded the Westmeath Arts Office Filmmaker Award, receiving €10,000 to produce his documentary Roma, which is now set to enter the film festival circuit. In August 2023, he directed his first feature documentary, ShadowTown: Is ait an mac an saol, which is currently set to release 2025. The film is a unique blend of surrealist, non-narrative documentary filmmaking and musical performance, capturing the transformative energy that unfolds when the monster of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann descends upon a small Midlands town.
contact: conorenglish.artist@gmail.com
Exhibition/Event/Screening/Festival/Credits
2023 – Millie’s Maxol Magic - OFFline Film Festival
2023 – SEEN - Louth International Film Festival
2023 – The Curb Queen - Gimme a minute Film Festival
2023 – Westmeath Film Award - Bursary Award
2023 – Westmeath Decade of Centenaries - Bursary Award
2023 – Millie’s Maxol Magic – Documentary Screening – Omniplex Cinema, Mullingar
2023 – Millie’s Maxol Magic – Documentary Screening – Greville Arms Hotel
2022 - The Banshee’s Cauldron - Group Exhibition - Cuige Studios, Mullingar
2022 - Cuige Festival - Group Exhibition - Cuige Studios, Mullingar
2018 - The Bird Story - IndieCork Film Festival
2018 - The Curb Queen Kerry - International Film Festival
2017 - The Man With Dyed Hair - Dingle International Film Festival
2016 - The Man With Dyed Hair - Kerry International Film Festival
2016 - The Man With Dyed Hair - IndieCork Film Festival
2015 - Live Psychic - Short Film Screening – Luan Gallery Athlone
2015 - Westmeath Arts & Culture Magazine Interview
2015 - ‘Acceptance are ye altogether?’ - Corona Fastnet Film Festival
2014 - ‘Acceptance are ye altogether?’ - RDS Student Art Awards - Lens Based Nominee
2014 - Caoimhe Feerick-Ryan Memorial Award Student of the Year - AIT
