Director Shannon Murphy

Shannon Murphy is an Australian film and television director. She made her feature film debut with Babyteeth (2019), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction in 2021.[1]

Early life and education

Murphy was raised in Hong Kong.[2] In 2013, she received a graduate diploma in directing from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.[3]

Career

Murphy's graduating short film, Kharisma (2014), was screened at Cannes Film Festival.[4] Her short film Eaglehawk (2016) was selected for the Dendy Awards at the Sydney Film Festival in 2016.[5]

Murphy's debut feature film, Babyteeth (2019), stars Eliza Scanlen as a terminally ill teen.[6][7] It was nominated for best film at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.[8] It earned positive reviews in Rolling Stone,[9] Vanity Fair,[10] and Variety.[7]

Murphy directed episodes five and six of the third season of Killing Eve, which premiered in 2020.[2]

Variety listed her as one of the "10 directors to watch" in 2020.[11]

Filmography

  • Being Brendo (2012, TV series)
  • The Comeback (2013, short)
  • Love Me Tender (2014, short)
  • Kharisma (2014, short)
  • Pineapple Squat (2015, short)
  • Eaglehawk (2016, short)
  • Love Child (2017, TV Series)
  • Offspring (2016/2017, TV series)
  • Sisters (2017, TV series)
  • Rake (2018, TV series)
  • On the Ropes (2018, TV series)
  • Babyteeth (2019)
  • Killing Eve (2020, TV series)
  • Dave (2023, TV series)
  • The Power (2023, TV series)

References

  1. ↑ Ritman, Alex. "BAFTA Smashes Record for Female Director Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Quinn, Karl (18 April 2020). "'Out of the box, bonkers': Australian director Shannon Murphy on Killing Eve". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Shannon Murphy". IFFR. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "women in film: an interview with Eaglehawk director shannon murphy". lip magazine. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Festival detail - Festival profiles - Festivals and markets". Screen Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Olsen, Mark (19 June 2020). "Director Shannon Murphy pulls at the performances of 'Babyteeth'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. 1 2 Lodge, Guy (4 September 2019). "Film Review: 'Babyteeth'". Variety. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Biennale Cinema 2019 | Babyteeth". La Biennale di Venezia. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Travers, Peter (18 June 2020). "'Babyteeth' Review: Love, Death and Something to Chew On". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Lawson, Richard. "Review: Babyteeth Marks the Arrival of a Thrilling New Director". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Simon, Alissa (3 January 2020). "10 Directors to Watch: Theater-Sharpened Australian Helmer Shannon Murphy Bites Into 'Babyteeth'". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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