fiction.wikisort.org - Director

Ruairí Robinson is an Irish film director and writer.

Ruairí Robinson
Born	(1978-02-15) 15 February 1978 (age 44) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Film director
Website	http://www.ruairirobinson.com/

Biography

He is known mainly for his science-fiction short films and animations, one of which, Fifty Percent Grey, was nominated for an Academy Award.[1] Fifty Percent Grey was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. The Silent City concerns a group of soldiers wandering through a perilous post-apocalyptic wasteland; the cast includes actor Cillian Murphy.[2] His short film BlinkyTM was released on 20 March 2011, and concerns a robot helper that turns murderous.[3]

He signed on to direct a live action adaptation of Akira, but the project was cancelled after Robinson departed.[4] In 2013, Robinson directed The Last Days on Mars, the adaptation of the science-fiction short story "The Animators" by Sydney J. Bounds.[5] In early 2015 he directed the proof of concept short film The Leviathan,[6] which became a viral hit, spawning talk of a full-length version.[7]

Filmography

As actor

• BlinkyTM as Blinky (voice) (2011, short)

As director

• The House on Dame Street (1999, short, also producer and writer)
• Fifty Percent Grey (2001, short, also writer)
• The Silent City (2006, short, also producer and writer)
• BlinkyTM (2011, short, also writer)
• The Last Days on Mars (2013)
• The Leviathan (2015, concept teaser, written by Jim Uhls)
• Corporate Monster (2019, short, also writer) - filmed circa 2010-2011 as Imaginary Forces

As producer

• Uncle Bill's Barrel (2008, short, executive producer)

As writer

• The German (2008, short also executive producer)

References

External links

• Official website
• Ruairí Robinson at IMDb

---