Michael-David McKernan is an award-winning filmmaker from Ireland, previously long-listed for an Oscar and a nominee for a Young Directors Award at Cannes Lions.

He is currently in post-production with Cat & Mouse, a short film supported by Screen Ireland’s flagship Focus Shorts Scheme.

His short documentary, How to Fall in Love in a Pandemic, screened at Tribeca Film Festival and qualified for the 2021 Academy Awards after winning Best Short Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh, as well as 8 other international festival awards.

As an actor, his theatre credits include Translations at the National Theatre, London. He will be seen later this year in the television series Harry Wild opposite Jane Seymour, and in the feature film Baltimore.

Working as a solo videographer/editor brings him mostly into performance, theatre and arts spaces.