Brendan Foley is a writer, and feature film director.
His work in the U.K. and America includes writing, producing, and directing sound post and music on JOHNNY WAS, a 2005 feature film action thriller starring Vinnie Jones, Eriq La Salle, Lennox Lewis, Roger Daltrey and Patrick Bergin. The film received five Best Feature awards from film festivals in USA, Canada and Europe.
Brendan then wrote and directed THE RIDDLE, a $5 million mystery thriller starring Derek Jacobi, Vinnie Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, filmed on location in London. In September 2007 it became the world's first ever feature film newspaper premiere with Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper buying UK DVD rights and distributing 2.6 million copies in one of the widest independent releases ever in the UK. It is released in USA by Image Entertainment in 2008.
Most recently, Brendan wrote and directed BOG BODIES, a satirical horror film set in Ireland starring Vinnie alongside Jason Barry (Titanic) and Nora-Jane Noone (The Descent).
He has also written books for US and UK publishers including WWII best-seller UNDER THE WIRE. The book tells the wartime adventures of prisoner-of-war escape hero William Ash, the real-life 'cooler king' from Great Escape camp Stalag Luft III.
Previously, his journalistic work included international feature assignments in 55 countries worldwide, covering people, business and war ranging from Alaskan oil spills to bomb-disposal in Angola. His work also won journalism awards from UK Press Gazette , PR Week and Communicators in Business.
Brendan is represented by Melissa Read of read agency in Hollywood and by Robert Kirby of United in London.
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