The Irish Minster for Arts and Media has selected Neasa to sit on the Governing Board of Ireland’s national public service broadcaster, RTÉ. Early in her career, Neasa executive produced and directed numerous prestige documentaries with the broadcaster. And in her early twenties, one of Neasa’s first successes was her design of RTÉ’s corporate logo.
Neasa directed high drama and intense action in this new epic Holocaust drama for Hulu / Disney. Adapted from the New York Times best selling novel of the same name, the limited series drops on March 28th 2024.
Neasa’s new drama for Hulu is listed by Vanity Fair as one of the top 24 shows to look out for in 2024. We Were The Lucky Ones is a limited series based on the true story of one family’s dauntless hope and resilience during World War 2.
Neasa’s international spy thriller has hit Number 1 in Netflix’s viewing charts across the US and the UK. The drama takes place in New York and Tel Aviv, and stars Lior Raz with Sanaa Lathan. It was written by Fauda team Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff, and The Killing team Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin.
Sea Fever has won the Vitruvian Award for Best Feature Film at the Da Vinci International Film Festival 2o2o, and has been nominated for the Best Motion Picture Award at the Sitges Inernational Film Festival 2020.
Sea Fever is one of ten European films selected for Sydney International Film Festival 2020. Screen International reports that Sea Fever is an experiment in fusing a Brechtian arthouse feel with a propulsive, mainstream thriller form.
Neasa talks to Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about her creative work in this popular podcast. She discusses her process of writing, her commitment to cinematic storytelling, and the fun of working with great actors. Find it on Apple or Spotify .
Sea Fever opens in theatres and on VoD across the US April 10th 2020. The film is distributed by Dust, the sci-fi imprint of Gunpowder & Sky. Tickets available here
Sea Fever is a sci-fi thriller. The story sees solitary marine biology student Siobhán endure a week on a ragged fishing trawler, where she’s miserably at odds with the close-knit crew. But out in the deep Atlantic, the boat encounters an unfathomable life form. When members of the crew start succumbing to a strange infection, Siobhán must overcome her alienation and win the crew’s trust, before everyone is lost. A story of taking responsibility for ourselves, for eachother and for our world, the film sold out several times over and received glowing reviews at its festival début.
Neasa’s new sci-fi thriller Sea Fever opened the Discovery strand at TIFF 2019.
The film sees solitary marine biology student Siobhán endure a week on a ragged fishing trawler, where she’s miserably at odds with the close-knit crew. But out in the deep Atlantic, the boat encounters an unfathomable life form. When members of the crew start succumbing to a strange infection, Siobhán must overcome her alienation and win the crew’s trust, before everyone is lost. A story of taking responsibility for ourselves, for eachother and for our world, the film sold out several times over and received glowing reviews at its festival début. It continues to screen at numerous subsequent festivals worldwide.
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