Benjamin Cleary is an Academy Award-winning writer and director from Dublin. He wrote and directed the Apple TV+ feature SWAN SONG, starring Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Glenn Close and Awkwafina. Ali’s performance earned him BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
His films have won numerous international awards, including the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Stutterer, Irish Film and Television Awards, a Cannes Young Director Award and a London Critics’ Circle Award. His collaborators on earlier films include Jarvis Cocker and Matthew Needham.
His work also spans animation, virtual reality and video games. His animated VR film GLIMPSE, starring Taron Egerton and Lucy Boynton, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Cristal for Best VR Work at Annecy and Best VR Interactive Experience at Cannes XR, among many other accolades.