HIFF30: A Conversation With Martin McDonagh

Director/writer Martin McDonagh in conversation at the 2022 Hamptons International Film Festival, where his latest film THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN screened in the Spotlight section. THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN received nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and four acting nominations.

Moderator: Eric Kohn, Indiewire

Martin McDonagh is a playwright and filmmaker born in London to Irish parents in 1970. His plays include ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane,’ ‘The Lonesome West,’ ‘The Lieutenant of Inishmore,’ ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan,’ ‘The Pillowman,’ and ‘Hangmen,’ all of which have played in both the West End and on Broadway and have now been performed in over 40 countries and translated into more than 30 languages. He has won several awards, including an Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (‘The Lieutenant of Inishmore’), two Olivier Awards for Best New Play (‘The Pillowman,’ ‘Hangmen’), an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (SIX SHOOTER), two BAFTA Awards for Best Original Screenplay (IN BRUGES, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI), a BAFTA Award for Best Film (THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI), and a BAFTA Award for Best British Film (THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI). McDonagh also won Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture – Drama (THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI), and was nominated for Best Director (THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI). He has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay (IN BRUGES, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI, and THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN).