I endeavour, no matter the subject matter, to make personal films that speak to universal themes, striving always to improve and learn with each new project.
Richard Keaney first started making films while studying at University College Dublin from 2010-2013 where he made a number of student shorts. Soon after graduating, he founded Fight Back Films with fellow classmate and director, Natasha Waugh (IFTA nominee- ‘Terminal‘, 2016) and has gone on to direct multiple award winning short films including ‘Scope’ and ‘Late Arrivals’ ,the latter being selected to screen on Aer Lingus long haul flights in 2017.
Scope, his third film as writer/director was selected for thirteen international film festivals with a world premiere at Chicago's Logan Theater for Chicago Irish Film Festival and end to its run with a screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox for Toronto Irish Film Festival. Scope won awards for Best Performance at Bolton Film Festival and Best Actress at the Underground Cinema Film Awards in Dublin for its lead actress, Andrea Kelly where it also picked up a nomination for Best Actor for lead actor, Fiach Kunz. Additionally, Fiach was nominated for Best Actor at Romania's Filmstrip International Film Festival where Richard was also nominated for Best Director.
'Getting In', written by Ken Armstrong is Richard's 4th short as director.
I endeavour, no matter the subject matter, to make personal films that speak to universal themes, striving always to improve and learn with each new project.