Colm Bairéad

Colm Bairéad^{[pronunciation?]} (born 1981) is an Irish film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film The Quiet Girl (2022).

Colm Bairéad
Bairéad in 2022
Born	1981 (age 42–43) Dublin, Ireland
Occupations	Director screenwriter
Known for	The Quiet Girl
Spouse	Cleona Ní Chrualaoí
Website	Official website

Career

Born in Dublin in 1981, Bairéad grew up speaking English and Irish at home.^[1][2][3]

The Quiet Girl (Irish: An Cailín Ciúin), Bairéad's first feature film, premiered at the 72nd Berlinale in 2022 and has received critical acclaim.^[1][2][4] He adapted the film's mostly Irish-language screenplay from the 2010 short story "Foster" by Claire Keegan.^[3][5] At the 18th Irish Film & Television Awards, The Quiet Girl won Best Film and Bairéad won Best Director, and it was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards in the US.^[5][6]

Influences

Bairéad participated in the 2022 edition of the Sight & Sound film polls, which are held every 10 years to commemorate the greatest films of all time and rank them in order. Directors and critics both give their 10 favorite films of all time for the poll; Bairéad picked Ikiru (1952), Citizen Kane (1941), The Life of Oharu (1952), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), In the Mood for Love (2000), Ivan's Childhood (1962), Salvatore Giuliano (1962), The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), Goodfellas (1990), and Camera Buff (1979).^[7]

Personal life

Bairéad is married to Cleona Ní Chrualaoí, who produced The Quiet Girl. They have two children.^[8]

Partial filmography

As director

Year	Title	Notes
2003	Screwed	Short film; also writer
2005	Mac an Athar (His Father's Son)	Short film; also writer
2009	Finscéal Pháidí	Short film; also writer
2012	Lorg na gCos: Súil Siar ar Mise Éire	Documentary film
2015	The Joy	Television miniseries
2016	Frank O'Connor: Idir Dhá Shruth	Documentary film
2018	Murdair Mhám Trasna	Television film; also writer
2022	An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl)	Feature film; also writer

References

1. "An Cailín Ciúin". berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. Miller, Stuart (21 February 2023). "Colm Bairéad discusses 'The Quiet Girl', an Oscar-nominee for best international feature". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
3. Zuckerman, Esther (21 February 2023). "How Ireland Got Its First-Ever International-Feature Oscar Nomination". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
4. "The Quiet Girl". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
5. "'The Quiet Girl' Director Colm Bairéad on Telling an Irish Story in the Irish Language (Exclusive)". aframe.oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
6. Abbatescianni, Davide (14 March 2022). "The Quiet Girl wins big at this year's Irish Film & Television Awards". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
7. "Colm Bairéad | BFI".
8. Tabbara, Mona (29 June 2022). "Stars of Tomorrow 2022: Cleona Ní Chrualaoi (producer)". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Colm Bairéad at IMDb