“Some white guy who’s won lots of awards for making beautiful stuff with naturalistic acting.” - Vera Chok, Feminist

Dominic Murphy is a film director whose work moves between drama, documentary, commercials, performance and personal storytelling. He began his career in television, directing on Janet Street-Porter’s BAFTA-winning Network 7 before moving into arts, documentary and factual work for Channel 4 and the BBC.

He later moved into commercials, becoming known for cinematic, visually distinctive work with naturalistic acting and emotional boldness. His campaigns for brands including Volkswagen, Sony, Adidas, Virgin and the BBC won multiple international awards, including Cannes Gold Lions, D&AD Pencils and the Andy’s Grand Prix. Campaign magazine listed him among the “10 Hottest Directors in the World.”

His feature debut, White Lightnin’ premiered at Sundance and was selected for Berlin, Edinburgh and other major International festivals. The film won multiple awards, including Best Director at Dinard and Best Film at Mumbai International Film Festival, with a jury headed by Paul Schrader. It was included in Mark Kermode’s Top Ten Films of the Year. The Guardian called it “demented genius” and Edinburgh International Film Festival described it as “jaw-dropping, a true original.”

Following White Lightnin’ Dominic stepped back from mainstream production to focus on acting, performance, mindfulness and writing. He has run workshops internationally and recently completed a Master’s degree in Screenwriting at the University of Manchester.

Dominic has recently completed Soppy ****!, a short film about male vulnerability and emotional repression inside an East London boxing gym, now beginning its journey through screenings and festivals. He is also developing Retreat, a spiritually charged survival drama set inside a Buddhist community; Mr Big, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age feature set in 1979; and a new period short set in Pinochet-era Santiago, Chile.