Kieran Evans

Directing

Kieran Evans

Born 1969-02-08 · St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Kieran John Evans is a Welsh film director and screenwriter whose work includes music videos, film and documentaries. His 2012 film Kelly + Victor, produced by Janine Marmot, saw Evans awarded the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the 2014 BAFTAs.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World poster
NR

Film following the acclaimed Birmingham based artist, known for his controversial satirical collages, as he embarks on a UK wide outdoor art installation.

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

2020

Finisterre poster
8.5

London has always been a source of influence, inspiration and curiosity - Finisterre tries to identify the dreams that London holds for so many. Presented and scored by Saint Etienne, the film enraptures with a journey through the ultimate city of possibilities - from John Nash and Berthold Lubetkin to Hendon FC and Hampstead Heath via the New Piccadilly cafe. A genuinely moving meditation on the capital in all its tawdry glory, with extra features and deluxe booklet

Finisterre

2003

Finisterre poster
8.5

London has always been a source of influence, inspiration and curiosity - Finisterre tries to identify the dreams that London holds for so many. Presented and scored by Saint Etienne, the film enraptures with a journey through the ultimate city of possibilities - from John Nash and Berthold Lubetkin to Hendon FC and Hampstead Heath via the New Piccadilly cafe. A genuinely moving meditation on the capital in all its tawdry glory, with extra features and deluxe booklet

Finisterre

2003

Kelly + Victor poster
5.4

When Kelly meets Victor on the dance floor of a Liverpool nightclub, the attraction is instant. After wandering through the night they find themselves at her flat, making love with a passion and urgency that neither had experienced before. Both Kelly and Victor are struggling to get by as best they can, while the people around them are choosing illegal lifestyles; she is escaping a brutish former lover, while he is being dragged into a world of drugs. It's when they make love that their darker instincts take over.

Kelly + Victor

2012

Kelly + Victor poster
5.4

When Kelly meets Victor on the dance floor of a Liverpool nightclub, the attraction is instant. After wandering through the night they find themselves at her flat, making love with a passion and urgency that neither had experienced before. Both Kelly and Victor are struggling to get by as best they can, while the people around them are choosing illegal lifestyles; she is escaping a brutish former lover, while he is being dragged into a world of drugs. It's when they make love that their darker instincts take over.

Kelly + Victor

2012

David Gray: Live at the Point poster
2.0

This DVD features David Gray: Live at The Point, a concert filmed at The Point in Dublin, plus the film David Gray: Up to a Point, which is exclusive to this DVD. More than just a phenomenal show, David Gray: Live at The Point captures this acclaimed singer at the moment of transition from well-kept secret to award-winning, platinum-selling success. Singing to 9,000 fans that packed The Point in Dublin, this is both a powerful yet intimate show. Featuring songs from all five of David Gray's albums, it includes the hit singles "Babylon" and "Please Forgive Me."

David Gray: Live at the Point

2001

The Low Anthem poster
NR

A short film about American indie folk band The Low Anthem from Providence, Rhode Island, and the origin of their album album "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" (2008/9) on Bella Union Records. Founded by multi-instrumentalists Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky in 2006. While Jocie Adams joined the band the year after.

The Low Anthem

2009

The Low Anthem poster
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A short film about American indie folk band The Low Anthem from Providence, Rhode Island, and the origin of their album album "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" (2008/9) on Bella Union Records. Founded by multi-instrumentalists Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky in 2006. While Jocie Adams joined the band the year after.

The Low Anthem

2009

Nowhere Is Home: Live at Duke of York's Theatre poster
NR

Full Dexys performance at Duke of York’s Theatre, London, April 2013

Nowhere Is Home: Live at Duke of York's Theatre

2014

Madness: Before and After poster
7.0

Recorded from the Electric Ballroom and Camden's infamous Roundhouse in 2019, "Before and After" explores the history of one of Britain's biggest bands, told by the band themselves.

Madness: Before and After

2020

Madness: Before and After poster
7.0

Recorded from the Electric Ballroom and Camden's infamous Roundhouse in 2019, "Before and After" explores the history of one of Britain's biggest bands, told by the band themselves.

Madness: Before and After

2020

David Gilmour: Wider Horizons poster
8.2

After a break of nine years, David Gilmour steps back into the spotlight with a number one album and world tour. This film is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest guitarists and singers of all time, exploring his past and present. With unprecedented access, the film crew have captured and detailed key moments in David Gilmour's personal and professional life that have shaped him both as a person and a musician.

David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

2015

Dexys: Nowhere Is Home poster
6.8

A document of Dexy's residency at the Duke of York Theatre in London in April, 2013.

Dexys: Nowhere Is Home

2014

Lift To Experience: Just As Was Told poster
NR

A short film by Kieran Evans

Lift To Experience: Just As Was Told

2001

Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before poster
5.7

When modern artists embrace her forgotten album "Just Another Diamond Day," failed U.K. folk singer Vashti Bunyan experiences popularity like never before. This documentary profiles her disappointing career and astonishing resurgence 30 years later. Featuring interviews with Andrew Loog Oldham, Joe Boyd and Robert Kirby, this charming movie follows Bunyan as she takes a nostalgic road trip and prepares for the biggest concert of her life.

Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before

2008

Manic Street Preachers: Escape from History poster
8.0

This film delves into the writing, rehearsing and recording of the seminal 1996 album Everything Must Go. Released at the height of Britpop, the album was a critical and commercial success however, it was also produced under intense emotional pressure in the wake of the disappearance of the band’s lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards.

Manic Street Preachers: Escape from History

2017

Pieces Of Sleep: The 1993 Japan Tour Re-Imagined poster
NR

A snapshot of the Manic Street Preachers tour of Japan in 1993, from the perspective of a fan that travelled across Japan to attend each concert

Pieces Of Sleep: The 1993 Japan Tour Re-Imagined

2020

Pieces Of Sleep: The 1993 Japan Tour Re-Imagined poster
NR

A snapshot of the Manic Street Preachers tour of Japan in 1993, from the perspective of a fan that travelled across Japan to attend each concert

Pieces Of Sleep: The 1993 Japan Tour Re-Imagined

2020

Freed From Memories poster
NR

An examination of Manic Street Preachers' 1996 breakthrough album Everything Must Go in celebration of its 20th anniversary.

Freed From Memories

2016

The Outer Edges poster
NR

The Outer Edges is a unique feature length film collaboration between Karl Hyde (Underworld, Tomato) and director Kieran Evans (Finisterre, Kelly + Victor). Keeping London at arms length at all times, the film charts a course along the capital's invisible edges from North Essex to the river Thames. En route, the film celebrates a vibrant untold history as well as the dramatic locations and endearing attitudes of the people living and working along the same unmapped boundaries that Hyde crossed each day to record 'Edgeland', his first solo album.

The Outer Edges

2013

The Outer Edges poster
NR

The Outer Edges is a unique feature length film collaboration between Karl Hyde (Underworld, Tomato) and director Kieran Evans (Finisterre, Kelly + Victor). Keeping London at arms length at all times, the film charts a course along the capital's invisible edges from North Essex to the river Thames. En route, the film celebrates a vibrant untold history as well as the dramatic locations and endearing attitudes of the people living and working along the same unmapped boundaries that Hyde crossed each day to record 'Edgeland', his first solo album.

The Outer Edges

2013

Truth & Memory poster
NR

A documentary which depicts Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers at their most personal, featuring unseen footage shot during the band's 'This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours' campaign and tour.

Truth & Memory

2019

Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair: A Film About 'Generation Terrorists' poster
10.0

A documentary on the making of the Manic Street Preachers' debut studio album "Generation Terrorists."

Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair: A Film About 'Generation Terrorists'

2012

Be Pure. Be Vigilant. Behave. poster
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Film shot during a Manic Street Preachers concert during the ‘Holy Bible 20’ tour in 2014.

Be Pure. Be Vigilant. Behave.

2019