Sean Durkin
Sean Durkin
Sean Durkinis a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He won the Dramatic Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for Martha Marcy May Marlene. His short film, Mary Last Seen, on the same theme as Martha, won the award for best short film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight. In 2013 Durkin directed the Channel 4 drama series Southcliffe starring Sean Harris and Rory Kinnear...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth9 December 1981
people cult knows
When people leave cults, they don't know that they left a cult.
kids people large-groups
When I was a kid, I was afraid of large group of conforming people.
believe actors ability
When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.
soccer player coaches
What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship.
people needs firsts
Well, first of all, making films is a collaborative process. You need people. You need people you trust and love and who are your friends. People you can work with.
school film believer
I'm a believer in film school.