Jimmy Smallhorne

Jimmy Smallhorne is an Irish filmmaker who wrote, directed and acted in his debut feature film 2by4. The drama about a closeted gay construction worker in New York City was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and received the Festival's Cinematography award for the camera work of Declan Quinn (Leaving Las Vegas, Vanya on 42nd Street, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love).[1]

Smallhorne appeared in the crime thriller When the Sky Falls. At the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, it was announced that Smallhorne would direct his comedy screenplay Pushers Needed with an all-star cast of Joan Allen, Claire Danes, Kathy Bates, Brenda Blethyn and Maggie Smith.[2][3][4]

Smallhorne grew up in the Ballyfermot suburb of Dublin, Ireland.[5] He emigrated to the United States in 1994, finding work as a construction laborer.[5] While working in construction, Smallhorne helped organize the Irish Bronx Theater.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Pat Collin, "New York Stories: Jimmy Smallhorne interviewed", Film West: Ireland's Film Quarterly, Issue 32, 1998
  2. ↑ Mike Goodridge, "Movision, Invicta team for all-star Pushers", Screen Daily, screendaily.com, 13 May 2004
  3. ↑ Chris Gardner, "Smallhorne draws crowd for `Pushers'", Entertainment News Wire, May 13, 2004
  4. ↑ Matt Wolf, "Joan Allen: Why I had to say yes", The Independent, 12 August 2005
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 " New Rising Stars: Irish Directors", The Irish Film & Television Network, 5 August 2004 retrieved 16-06-2009
  6. ↑ "Smallhorne, Jimmy (director, scriptwriter, actor)", Irish Film & TV Research Online, Trinity College, Dublin, 27 November 2006 retrieved 16-06-2009

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