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Biography
Ruairí Robinson is an Irish film director and writer.
Biography
He is known mainly for his science-fiction short films and animations, one of which, Fifty Percent Grey, was nominated for an Academy Award. Fifty Percent Grey was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. The Silent City concerns a group of soldiers wandering through a perilous post-apocalyptic wasteland; the cast includes actor Cillian Murphy. His short film BlinkyTM was released on March 20, 2011, and concerns a robot helper that turns murderous.
He signed on to direct a live action adaptation of Akira, but the project was cancelled after Robinson departed. In 2013, Robinson directed The Last Days on Mars, the adaptation of the science-fiction short story The Animators by Sydney J. Bounds. In early 2015 he directed the short film The Leviathan, which became a viral hit, spawning production of a full length version.
Filmography
As actor
- BlinkyTM as Blinky (voice) (2011, short)
As director
- The House on Dame Street (1999, short, also producer and writer)
- Fifty Percent Grey (2001, short, also writer)
- The Silent City (2006, short, also producer and writer)
- BlinkyTM (2011, short, also writer)
- The Last Days on Mars (2013)
- Imaginary Forces (2014, short, also writer, post-production)
- The Leviathan (2015, concept teaser, written by Jim Uhls)
As producer
- Uncle Bill's Barrel (2008, short, executive producer)
As writer
- The German (2008, short also executive producer)