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Nick Kelly

Director

The Drummer and The Keeper

Nick’s first short Delphine (2003), described by the Evening Herald as “one of the best Irish movies of the past decade”, was selected for numerous festivals and broadcast in 13 countries worldwide. Nick’s first feature The Drummer And The Keeper premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in July 2017, where it won Best Irish First Feature.

Having qualified as a lawyer (and given up his legal career that day) Nick’s working life has largely been devoted to creative and artistic endeavours. He is a Clio-winning advertising creative, awarded for his 2002 Guinness spot “Tom Crean”.

Nick is also a Choice Music Prize-nominated musical artist and an Ian St. James Award-winning short fiction writer. Having spent a decade in New York and London, Nick now lives back in his native Ireland with his wife and two young sons.