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John Farrelly

John Farrelly

Cinematographer, director, editor, producer and writer · Born May 16, 2000 (26)

John Farrelly is an acclaimed Irish filmmaker, best known for directing An Taibhse (The Ghost), the first-ever horror feature film in the Irish language. At the age of 17, Farrelly was named Ireland's Best Young Filmmaker for his short film Choice. Throughout his later school years and college, he went on to direct the award-winning feature film The Sleep Experiment and the Irish language short Difriúil. An Taibhse, set in post-famine Ireland, has garnered critical praise at international festivals, with six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan serving as Executive Producer.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 16, 2000 (26)
Works as
Cinematographer, director, editor, producer and writer
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

Where can I watch John Farrelly's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for John Farrelly's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Night of Samhain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Ringos Tally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Editor · Producer

  • An Ending And A Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Camera Operator

  • NAXOS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Story · Writer

  • The Ghost(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The House That Was Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • Homebound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Associate Producer

  • The Sleep Experiment(2022)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Different (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • ANTLERS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Assistant Director

  • Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • Fear The Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • American Nazis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • The Masked Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Arms Dealer

Career shape

Biggest box office

The Ghost (2024)

$9.1K worldwide

Highest rated

The Sleep Experiment (2022)

Midcredits 27th

Most popular right now

The Ghost (2024)