Stephen Gerard K.

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Cinematographer and director Stephen Gerard Kelly is an Ireland-raised artist with a sensitivity around post-colonial power structures and a background in development and conflict research. Stephen’s debut feature documentary IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT is Ireland’s official selection for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. The film is also in contention for Oscar nomination in the Feature Documentary category after being awarded the Best Feature Documentary at the prestigious Academy Award Qualifying festival Doc Edge where it premiered June 1st 2023. Stephen spent five years living in Beirut, listening, understanding, and filming issues facing communities displaced by sectarianism, conflict, and a lack of economic opportunities, particularly in Sabra and Shatila. After directing and filming his debut feature-length documentary film IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT, he is continuing to develop impactful, compelling, cinematic documentary films and works of fiction.

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