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Niall McKay

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Niall McKay is an Emmy award-winning independent producer and director, a shorts programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Executive Director and Curator of Irish Film New York.  Niall has just finished producing a historical documentary about the Filipino farmworkers for PBS. He is producing Oscar nominated writer-director Naomi Sheridan’s Bronx-based indie thriller “Boxes” and has written and directed a comedy TV series about the Irish in New York called “On The Lig”.  Niall’s documentary “The Bass Player” was nominated in 2010 for an Irish Film and Television Award. And recently, Niall hosted Irish President Michael D. Higgins for a special screening and discussion about Irish Oscar winning short films at the Lincoln Center.  Niall has been on the juries of the Cork Film Festival, the Galway Film Festival, and the student Academy Awards.  Niall has also produced documentaries for PBS and RTÉ, commercials for Lego, educational soap operas for Canal Cl@se, and augmented reality games featuring Bill Nye for Chabot Space and Science Museum.  As a journalist Niall broke the story about the NSA spying on Europe in the New York Times in 1999. And he has been a regular contributor to The Economist, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Wired Magazine and a columnist for the Irish Times.

<p>Niall McKay is an Emmy award-winning independent producer and director, a shorts programmer for the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Executive Director and Curator of Irish Film New York.  Niall has just finished producing a historical documentary about the Filipino farmworkers for PBS. He is producing Oscar nominated writer-director Naomi Sheridan’s Bronx-based indie thriller “Boxes” and has written and directed a comedy TV series about the Irish in New York called “On The Lig”.  Niall’s documentary “The Bass Player” was nominated in 2010 for an Irish Film and Television Award. And recently, Niall hosted Irish President Michael D. Higgins for a special screening and discussion about Irish Oscar winning short films at the Lincoln Center.  Niall has been on the juries of the Cork Film Festival, the Galway Film Festival, and the student Academy Awards.  Niall has also produced documentaries for PBS and RTÉ, commercials for Lego, educational soap operas for Canal Cl@se, and augmented reality games featuring Bill Nye for Chabot Space and Science Museum.  As a journalist Niall broke the story about the NSA spying on Europe in the New York Times in 1999. And he has been a regular contributor to The Economist, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Wired Magazine and a columnist for the Irish Times.</p>

102. How To Succeed with Short Films with Niall McKay

32A writer and director Marian Quinn sits with filmmaker Niall McKay to discuss the film in detail in anticipation of the screening at the Irish Arts Center on May 23.

Marian Quinn and  Niall McKay

A former print journalist, Niall McKay’s work has appeared in The Economist, The New York Times and Wired Magazine. Niall won an Emmy for his documentary Sikhs in America about the challenges of being Sikh in the US, which aired on PBS stations across America as part of Asian Pacific Heritage Month.  Niall also co-produced Irvine Welsh’s directorial debut, Nuts.Niall’s critically acclaimed feature documentary The Bass Player: A Song for Dad was aired on RTE and has screened in the film festival circuit. The Bass Player: A Song for Dad is a parallel journey into Niall’s admiration for his father, a jazz bass player, and his innermost doubts about love, and their conversations take on a confessional quality as they reveal their darkest moments.Niall is also the founder and director of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and the co-founder of the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival.

<p>A former print journalist, <a href="http://mediafactory.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niall McKay’s</a> work has appeared in <a href="http://www.economist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Economist</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> and <a href="http://www.wired.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wired Magazine</a>. <a href="http://mediafactory.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niall</a> won an Emmy for his documentary Sikhs in America about the challenges of being Sikh in the US, which aired on <a href="http://www.pbs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PBS</a> stations across America as part of <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/tag/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asian Pacific Heritage Month</a>.  <a href="http://mediafactory.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niall</a> also co-produced <a href="http://www.irvinewelsh.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Irvine Welsh’s </a>directorial debut, <a href="http://www.irvinewelsh.net/film.aspx?flmid=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nuts</a>.<a href="http://mediafactory.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niall’s</a> critically acclaimed feature documentary <a href="http://mediafactory.tv/?p=180" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bass Player: A Song for Dad</a> was aired on <a href="http://www.rte.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RTE</a> and has screened in the film festival circuit. <a href="http://thebassplayermovie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bass Player: A Song for Dad</a> is a parallel journey into <a href="http://mediafactory.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niall’s</a> admiration for his father, a jazz bass player, and his innermost doubts about love, and their conversations take on a confessional quality as they reveal their darkest moments.<a href="http://mediafactory.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niall</a> is also the founder and director of the <a href="http://sfirishfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">San Francisco Irish Film Festival</a> and the co-founder of the <a href="http://www.lairishfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Los Angeles Irish Film Festival</a>.</p>

Niall McKay - The Bass Player: A Song for Dad