JACK MCGRATH

Irish writer and experimental filmmaker for page and screen.

SHORT FILMS
WRITING
PROJECTS

Currently based in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Experimental filmmaker working across page and screen.
My work includes novels, short stories, screenplays, video game writing, and short-form film and series projects.
Storytelling is my thing and making cool stuff is my passion.

IN PROGRESS:

  • Short Film

    ROBBED

    View Script

    Genre: Psychological thriller, Action, Surrealist

    PRODUCTION

    When a man falls into temptation and joins a robbery that goes terribly wrong, he descends into paranoia and tries to get rid of the money he believes is cursed.

    I wrote and co-directed this short, while also working on sound and acting as the character “Tim”.

    Writer / Director / Actor / Sound

Stills from “ROBBED”

  • Short Series

    MANIFEST

    Genres: Horror, Psychological, Found Footage

    PRODUCTION

    Experimental short series filmed in a found footage style. Currently keeping plot details under wraps.

    I created this short series, currently in production. It serves as a prequel, and runs parallel with, a short film set in the same story world, planned for future production.

    Writer / Director / Actor

  • Short Film

    CORLECK

    Genres: Horror

    PRE-PRODUCTION

    A man who finds himself in possession of an ancient Irish artefact soon realizes it’s a vessel for something far more sinister.

    I wrote this short and it is currently in pre-production.

    Writer / Director / Actor

  • Short Film

    THE LAST OF A DYING BREED

    Genre: Drama

    PRE-PRODUCTION

    A reunion between two friends turns uneasy as old dynamics unravel, building to a gut-punch realization neither can ignore.

    This is a short that I wrote and will direct. It is currently in the pre-production phase.

    Writer / Director / Sound

  • Novel

    Untitled Sci-Fi Novel

    Genre: Thriller, Psychological

    THIRD DRAFT

    A man sent on a suicide mission to recover data from a newly discovered planet defies all odds and makes it back to Earth alive, only to find himself haunted by an unshakable pull to return, as something out there drags him back.

    Currently undergoing revisions and is on the third draft. ~70,000 words

    Writer

  • Novel

    Untitled Thriller Novel

    Genre: Thriller, Psychological

    FIRST DRAFT

    A young couple struggling with having a child turn to new and experimental science in a last ditch effort to have their baby. The only thing is that the company providing the service is not all that it seems.

    Currently undergoing revisions and is on the first draft. ~78,000 words

    Writer

Contact

jackmcgrath2k@gmail.com

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