David Lawless

Who is David Lawless?

David Lawless is an award-winning Irish documentary and film maker.

David attended the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology where he received a BSc in Communications, Film & Video Production. His graduate short film If Silence Should End starring James Watson received the Kodak Script award and went on to screen on RTE, BBC and at several international festivals.

After working as an editor in London from 2001 to 2003 and directing the feature documentary Kingdom of the Asante, David returned to Dublin where he began working as a freelance director on many acclaimed television productions.

He produced the 2006 short film The White Dress, which was nominated for "Best Short Film" at the 2007 Irish Film and Television Awards. It also won awards at the 2006 Foyle Film Festival, the 2006 Galway Film Fleadh, and the 2007 Belfast Film Festival.

In 2007 David embarked on an ambitious feature documentary project, Caffeine which is still in production. David currently lives in Dublin and directs and produces Prime Time for RTE as well as his own short films and documentary projects.