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John Connors the first Irish Traveller (Minceir) Director is also an Irish actor, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, playwright and human rights activist who has broken new ground for his minority community in Ireland.
He is best known for his role as Patrick Ward in the Irish crime drama series Love/Hate and for Cardboard Gangsters in which he won best actor at the 2018 Irish film and television awards.
John Connors directorial debut was in 2016 where he co-directed and presented John Connors, The Travellers, winning the 2018 IFTA for best documentary series.
The same year, he won the best actor IFTA for Cardboard Gangsters.
Directing is now his main focus.
He directed a short doc/drama called "Eden" premiering in Galway Film Fleadh, 2018.
John co-wrote the award winning script "Innocent Boy" and later directed the film, which received a special mention in VMDIFF 2020 and went on to tour the international film festival circuit, winning international recognition.
John's debut documentary "Endless Sunshine on a Cloudy Day" won both critical acclaim and the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, Audience Award in 2020.
Also, being officially selected for Raindance Film Festival in 2020.
Later in 2021 also won the prestigious Radharc award for excellence in documentary filmmaking.
John's feature debut drama "The Black Guelph" won best film at Oldenburg International Film Festival in September 2022.
It also picked up the best actor award.
John was named one of the 50 most incredible people who are shaping modern Ireland - Irish independent, 2017.
He was named in the 22, twenty something's that are likely to influence Ireland and the world" - Irish Times, 2018
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In a fictitious trial twelve members...Re-Creation 2025
In a fictitious trial, twelve members of a jury must decide whether journalist Ian Bailey is guilty of the murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier in 1996. Based on real events, the film reconstructs, through the discussions between these twelve people, a case that ultimately invites the viewer to draw their own conclusions.
John Connors invites his grandmother Chrissy...Where The Road Meets The Sky 2025
John Connors invites his grandmother Chrissy Donohue Ward into the frame to share the myths and oral traditions that shaped her and inspired him as a filmmaker. A lifelong Mincéir activist and poet, Chrissy blends enchanting fairytales with raw truths, celebrating the Irish Traveller community’s resilience. A powerful exploration of storytelling’s enduring magic, this documentary invites audiences to embrace the overlooked beauty of Mincéir culture and its rich legacy of connection and belonging.
Set backstage at a major boxing...Swing Bout 2024
Set backstage at a major boxing event, a young boxer is plunged into a tumultuous journey from the dressing room to her ring walk in a night of deceit, betrayal, and life-altering decisions.
When an excop named Fallon returns...Sunrise 2024
When an ex-cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town soon discover that this dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. After he is befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer is faced with a choice between revenge and redemption.
A group of pedophile hunting vigilantes...
Set against the backdrop of the...
Jo is a blackmarket medic who...Black Medicine 2021
Jo is a black-market medic who carries out illegal operations for the criminal underworld. When she gives refuge to a young girl, she must choose between breaking her medical oath or crossing her ruthless employers.
The story of a writer who...
Dave Connolly is a respected member...
A group of young Cardboard Gangsters...
The hidden memoir of an elderly...The Secret Scripture 2017
The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
Three very mismatched friends party from...Monged 2015
Three very mismatched friends party from Friday to Monday in Dublin City in a riotous cocktail of drugs and alcohol while their personal problems - including a debt to a psychotic gangster, sexual confusion, and a lost phone number - remain in constant pursuit.
King of the Travellers is a...King of the Travellers 2013
King of the Travellers is a contemporary drama grounded in the traditions of the Irish traveller community and driven by emotive Shakespearean themes of love, betrayal, friendship and revenge. The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice versus his desire to be with the woman he now loves.
A mentally unstable homeless man attempts...Stalker 2012
A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.
