About

Sinead O’Brien is an award-winning producer, director, writer and non-fiction author with a career that has spanned over twenty-five years.   During this time, she has collaborated with Screen Ireland, BBC, Sky Arts, Northern Ireland Screen, Channel 4, Virgin, RTE, TG4, the BAI and NRK on a range of documentary films.  Sinead recently produced the documentary ‘Legends in my Backyard’ for RTE and is currently in production on drama documentary film ‘The Two Killings of George Nkencho’ as writer, director and executive producer.  She has authored two critically acclaimed non-fiction books.  ‘Left for Dead’ with Nick Ward and ‘Striking Back’ with Mary Manning – the latter is currently being adapted for the stage by renowned US playwright Matt Spangler (The Kite Runner).   Since early 2024 Sinead has been focusing on writing and directing drama.  This includes directing the DLR First Frames short film ‘The Invitation’, being a finalist for RTE Storyland 2024, a finalist for The Stowe Connemara Lab 2024 and completing an MA in Screenwriting for Film and TV at IADT in 2024.   Sinead has attended MIDPOINT TV Writers Room under the mentorship of Gabor Krigler and Ben Morris. More recently she has been shadow directing Hannah Quinn on Sanctuary: A Witches Tale for AMC+.    Sinead has just completed her second short film, ‘Little B*tch, which is funded by Ardan and RTE.   Sinead is a part-time lecturer at IADT on the MA for Screen & TV.  She has also lectured at UCD and Edinburgh Napier University.  She has been a Mentor for the film sector at Minding Creative Minds since 2022.