Directing
Shimmy Marcus
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Shimmy Marcus is a multi award winning filmmaker working across a variety of formats and genres. In 1999 he won the Miramax Script Writing Award for his feature script 'Headrush' which he also directed. The film won a variety of International awards including Best Feature at festivals in Michigan,New York, and the Braunschweig Film Festival in Germany. His critically acclaimed feature documentary 'Aidan Walsh - Master of the Universe' became the first Irish documentary made on video to receive theatrical and video distribution. More awards followed for his short films and notably for his contribution to the feature documentary 'Imagining Ulysses'. Noted for creating many innovative music pr…
Known for
7.2The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
The Secret Scripture
2017
6.5This documentary film, with its innovative style and content, looks at the masterpiece that is Ulysses and like the original book takes the form of 18 different episodes. Each of these is designed to have it's own distinctive theme and style. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker, with Patrick Bergin as the voice of Joyce, the film shows Ulysses in and imaginative, accessible and original way.
Imagining Ulysses
2004
5.0A spirited 7-year-old, growing up in Dublin in the 1970's, can't wait to make her Catholic Holy Communion. The only problem is - she's a Jew.
Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion
2012
5.71974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.
SoulBoy
2010
4.2Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the bursting of the bubble of this economy boom that's supposed to have done wonders for us all.
Headrush
2003
7.0In 1987 Dublin was the focus of the world music scene. U2 were huge. Music scouts flocked to Ireland in their quest to find the next big thing. They didn't bargain on finding Aidan Walsh - comedian, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed master of the universe! Aidan Walsh first came to the nation's attention when he signed the quickest record deal in pop music history. All it took was a three-minute rendition of the Hokey Cokey. His rise as Ireland's unlikeliest pop star coupled with his painful search for family is a unique and bizarre story. From his troubled childhood in a Cork orphanage to his rise as Ireland's most eccentric underground character.
Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe
2000
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
7.2The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.
The Secret Scripture
2017
5.71974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.
SoulBoy
2010
Behind the camera
6.5This documentary film, with its innovative style and content, looks at the masterpiece that is Ulysses and like the original book takes the form of 18 different episodes. Each of these is designed to have it's own distinctive theme and style. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker, with Patrick Bergin as the voice of Joyce, the film shows Ulysses in and imaginative, accessible and original way.
Imagining Ulysses
2004
5.0A spirited 7-year-old, growing up in Dublin in the 1970's, can't wait to make her Catholic Holy Communion. The only problem is - she's a Jew.
Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion
2012
5.71974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.
SoulBoy
2010
4.2Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the bursting of the bubble of this economy boom that's supposed to have done wonders for us all.
Headrush
2003
7.0In 1987 Dublin was the focus of the world music scene. U2 were huge. Music scouts flocked to Ireland in their quest to find the next big thing. They didn't bargain on finding Aidan Walsh - comedian, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed master of the universe! Aidan Walsh first came to the nation's attention when he signed the quickest record deal in pop music history. All it took was a three-minute rendition of the Hokey Cokey. His rise as Ireland's unlikeliest pop star coupled with his painful search for family is a unique and bizarre story. From his troubled childhood in a Cork orphanage to his rise as Ireland's most eccentric underground character.
Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe
2000
Poor Ivor can't sleep. Masturbation is his last resort but it's not without its drawbacks.
Ivor the Insomniac
2001
Poor Ivor can't sleep. Masturbation is his last resort but it's not without its drawbacks.
Ivor the Insomniac
2001
Ingrid and Thomas are thrown together by circumstance. Despite a language barrier, they learn more about each other than they thought possible.
Rhinos
2012
Ingrid and Thomas are thrown together by circumstance. Despite a language barrier, they learn more about each other than they thought possible.
Rhinos
2012
Ingrid and Thomas are thrown together by circumstance. Despite a language barrier, they learn more about each other than they thought possible.
Rhinos
2012
