David Merriman
David Merriman (born 4 September 1975) is a musician and filmmaker from Dublin, Ireland. He is known for Re-Creation (2024) and The State of Being Human (2015.)[1][2][3]
Music business[edit]
David Merriman was born in Dublin on the 4th of September 1975.[citation needed] and raised in a council estate in Killinarden, Tallaght. He attended singing lessons in the 90s with Uncle, Frank Merriman and studied alongside Sinead O’Connor and Christy Dignam. After forming a band, Exit, David signed to Sony in LA in the late ’90s, working with John Kalodner and producer Kevin Shirley.
Film[edit]
After a decade and a half in the music business, David turned his focus on film. In 2015 he wrote and directed his first feature ‘The State of Being Human.’ The film was critically acclaimed and went on to win the viewers’ choice at the Shout/Sidewalk Film Festival .
David has worked with Aslan, Gilbert O’Sullivan, The Pillow Queens, Tulo Mckay and Panti.
While making the concert film Rock Against Homelessness, David met and befriended legendary Irish film maker Jim Sheridan and the two began collaborating. Together they wrote and directed the feature ‘Re-Creation’ starring Vicky Krieps. Sheridan and Merriman continued their collaboration by writing the feature Kerry Babies (2025.) The film is based on the real-life events of Kerry woman Joanne Hayes who was falsely accused of murder in 1985.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sidewalk Film Festival 2015: 'The State of Being Human' explores homophobia in Alabama, Ireland".
- ^ "David Merriman talks about Jim Sheridan and new film based on the Kerry babies scandal".
- ^ Hopewell, John (2024-02-16). "Jim Sheridan Inks With Latido on 'Re-creation,' Starring Vicky Krieps (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Irish 'Fame' academy unlikely to go for a song". Irish Independent. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Editor, Online (2015-10-22). "The State of Being Human documentary to screen Thursday night". The Trussville Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Watch Rock Against Homelessness now on Virgin Media Player and support Focus Ireland". Irish Independent. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ O'Connor, Siobhan (2021-06-17). "Christy Dignam says being homeless left his soul demoralised". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Leffler2023-05-16T05:00:00+01:00, Rebecca. "Jim Sheridan to co-direct 'Re-creation' about the unsolved murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jim Sheridan to bring story of the Kerry Babies scandal to the big screen". www.independent.ie. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-04-04.