Cathal Black is an Irish film director, writer, and producer.

Background

Black was born in

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and grew up in

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. His father worked at the

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. Black's mother died when he was around 9 or 10 years old. His father remarried and the family moved to

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

for a period before returning to Dublin. Black has a twin brother.

Career

Black was elected as a member of

Aosdána Aosdána ( , ; from , 'people of the arts') is an Irish association of artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers with support from the country's Arts Council. Membership, which is by invitation from current member ...

in 2000.

Filmography

Director

* 2018 - Five Red Roses - one for every syllable of your name * 2014 - Butterfly (TV Short) * 2007 - Learning Gravity (aka the Undertaking) * 1999 - Love & Rage * 1995 -

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* 1984 - Pigs * 1981 - Our Boys (Short) * 1976 - Wheels (Short)

Producer

* 2018 - Five Red Roses - one for every syllable of your name (Documentary) (producer) * 2014 - Butterfly (TV Short) (producer) * 2012 - Irish Folk Furniture (Documentary short) (producer) * 1999 - Love & Rage (co-producer) * 1995 - Korea (executive producer) * 1976 - Wheels (Short) (producer)

Writer

* 2007 - Learning Gravity (aka the Undertaking) * 1976 - Wheels (Short) (screenplay)

References

1952 births Irish film directors Irish film producers Irish male screenwriters Living people Film people from Dublin (city) 21st-century Irish male writers 21st-century Irish screenwriters {{Ireland-writer-stub