Aoife McArdle


Aoife McArdle is a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. She is best known for directing music videos for Jon Hopkins, U2 and Bryan Ferry and television commercials for Honda, Samsung, Audi, Under Armour, Nike, PlayStation and Absolut. Her debut feature-length film, 'Kissing Candice', premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017 and at Berlin International Film Festival in February 2018.

Early life

Aoife McArdle grew up in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
She studied English Literature and Film at Trinity College, Dublin before going on to complete a Masters in Film & TV production at Bournemouth University. There she specialised in script-writing, directing, cinematography and lighting.
Her first music video as a solo director 'Isles' for Little Comets won Best Music Video at Rushes Soho Shorts in 2011 and was nominated for Best Indie Music Video and Best Editing at the UK Music Video Awards 2011.

Artistic style

Her narratives often centre around young people and themes of escape.
McArdle's visual style is characterised by distinctive, exterior locations, long, choreographed tracking and crane shots, low-key lighting and vivid colours. She favours anamorphic lenses and shooting on 35mm film.

Filmography

Feature films

Music videos

2020'Trouble in Town'Coldplay
2015'Every Breaking Wave'U2
2014'Loop De Li'Bryan Ferry
2014'Half-Light'Wilkinson
2013'Open Eye Signal'Jon Hopkins
2013'Red DustJames Vincent McMorrow
2013'Glacier'James Vincent McMorrow
2013'Cavalier'James Vincent McMorrow
2012'Lesson Number Seven'Clock Opera
2012'Seraphim'Simian Mobile Disco
2011'Desire'Anna Calvi
2011'Isles'Little Comets

Short films

2013'Italy, Texas: Wild Souls in the Hot, Blind Earth'Vice/55DSL
2013'Beyond the Fervent Heat'Design Forum

Television

2020Brave New WorldPeacock2 episodes

Awards

on IMDB
https://vimeo.com/aoifemcardle on Vimeo