Directing
Stephen Irwin
Known for
Directing
Credits
17 titles
British animation director and writer. An alumnus of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, his films have won multiple awards and been screened at more than 100 international festivals. In 2024, World To Roam was one of six films longlisted in the British Short Animation category at the BAFTA Film Awards. A laureate of the British Animation Awards, Irwin has also won prizes at animation festivals in Ottawa, Kraków, Chitose, and London.
Known for
9.0The Black Dog, unwanted by his owner, is thrown out into an unwelcoming neighborhood. On his journey he's corrupted by acts of violence and grows determined to live happily ever after back home. Unfortunately Mother has different plans and his story ends in tragedy.
The Black Dog's Progress
2008
5.3the final days in the life of a suicidal, pyromanic bear…
Moxie
2011
NRWhen two films, Horse and Glue, unfold together within the same space, their narratives become intertwined.
Horse Glue
2010
NRAdvice on how to survive a nuclear attack in a short yet very helpful animated film.
Atomic Hubbub
2009
7.5Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains; a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer.
World To Roam
2023
3.5Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
2020
Behind the camera
9.0The Black Dog, unwanted by his owner, is thrown out into an unwelcoming neighborhood. On his journey he's corrupted by acts of violence and grows determined to live happily ever after back home. Unfortunately Mother has different plans and his story ends in tragedy.
The Black Dog's Progress
2008
5.3the final days in the life of a suicidal, pyromanic bear…
Moxie
2011
NRWhen two films, Horse and Glue, unfold together within the same space, their narratives become intertwined.
Horse Glue
2010
NRWhen two films, Horse and Glue, unfold together within the same space, their narratives become intertwined.
Horse Glue
2010
NRAdvice on how to survive a nuclear attack in a short yet very helpful animated film.
Atomic Hubbub
2009
7.5Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains; a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer.
World To Roam
2023
7.5Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains; a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer.
World To Roam
2023
3.5Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
2020
3.5Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
2020
3.5Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
2020
NRDeath takes centre stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable in a series of murderous dreams.
A Round of Applause for Death
2024
NRDeath takes centre stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable in a series of murderous dreams.
A Round of Applause for Death
2024
NRDeath takes centre stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable in a series of murderous dreams.
A Round of Applause for Death
2024
7.0Somebody broke the girl's parents. The rabbit was there when it happened. It was an awful mess.
The Obvious Child
2014
NRA boy conjures the stars out of yogurt.
Boy Oh Boy
2021
NRThe Caretaker, an infirm elderly man, lies in his hospital bed whilst an evil robot wreaks mayhem outside in the city. His only companion is a superhero doll that he has owned since he was a boy. To the old man's surprise a collection of miniature theatre stages appear on the floor on which we see moments from his past, and that reveal a disturbing link between The Caretaker, his superhero doll and the evil robot outside.
Bows and Arrows
2006
NRThe Caretaker, an infirm elderly man, lies in his hospital bed whilst an evil robot wreaks mayhem outside in the city. His only companion is a superhero doll that he has owned since he was a boy. To the old man's surprise a collection of miniature theatre stages appear on the floor on which we see moments from his past, and that reveal a disturbing link between The Caretaker, his superhero doll and the evil robot outside.
Bows and Arrows
2006
