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Alex Tiernàn

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BIO

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Short Film

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  • A London bike crew leaves the inner-city in search of the UK’s longest downhill road in one of the most remote corners of Scotland.

    Agency: Adam&Eve DDB London

    Awards & Nominations:
    1.4 Award winner, Cannes Young Directors Award finalist, Shots Award EMEA finalist

    Festivals (Official Selection):
    Kendall Mountain Festival, Freedom Film Festival

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Short Film (Extract)

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  • Portraying the convergence of folklore, spirituality and basketball in Manila’s slums.

    Awards & Nominations:
    1.4 Award shortlist, Mirada Corta Short Film Festival winner

    Festivals (Official Selection):
    Brussels Short Film Festival, Mexico City Shortsfest, Concorto Film Festival

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I Ran These Streets

  • *Spec Spot

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Uninterrupted Flow

  • Client: BT
    Agency: NOW London

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The Winter Nymphs

  • Client: New Covent Garden Soups
    Agency: HAVAS

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Time Machine

  • Client: Bose
    Agency: Mofilm London

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The Revolutionairs

  • Client: Nike

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  • Artist: Heavy Baile
    Record Label: Waxploitation Records

    Featured on Nowness & Boooooom TV.

    Awards:
    UK Music Video Awards, Music Video Festival Awards and Berlin Music Video Awards.

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  • Pantsula has its roots in Apartheid-era Johannesburg and continues to be a defining element of South African township culture.

    Alex continues: “Pantsulas carry a certain prestige, and it seems strange to me that the culture has always been closely associated with gangsterism, because a lot of what I saw while shooting was so playful and endearing. It’s a reflection of township life where anything can be the story, where any place can be the stage and you create your own status. I wanted to focus on that sense of resourcefulness and let the feet do the talking.”