John Walsh is a filmmaker and author. He is the founder of the film company Walsh Bros. Ltd. His film work on subjects such as social mobility and

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has received two BAFTA nominations.

Early life and education

A filmmaker from a young age, Walsh had his first super-8 camera by the age of ten. At the age of 18 he was the youngest student accepted to the London Film School (LFS) in 1989. He made a film there on stop-motion animation filmmaker

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. Walsh graduated from the LFS in 1990 or 1991, according to its blog. Walsh is a Trustee of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation.

Film

In 2010, Walsh stood as a Parliamentary candidate in the 2010 General Election and made the

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-style documentary feature film ''Tory Boy The Movie'' which was released in cinemas in 2011 and 2012. The film follows Walsh as he becomes a

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candidate after a lifetime of voting Labour. In the film, he claims that Sir Stuart Bell, the Labour Party's MP in

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, is absent so often from

that he is an unsuitable candidate. According to Richard Moss, the political editor for BBC North East & Cumbria, "some silliness aside, it is a thought-provoking insight into the way our political system works or doesn't work on the ground." It was subsequently nominated for the

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for "Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme". The film received a re-release in cinemas in 2015 in the lead-up to the 2015 UK General Election. The student union at

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cancelled a screening of it in 2015. In 2014 Walsh's remastered version of the film ''

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'' was released. The original negative for the film had been lost. The film starred late Irish stage and screen actor T. P. McKenna and

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. This subsequently led to cinema showing starting at the Tricycle Cinema.

Television

In 2010, Walsh's five part BBC series on childhood homeless ''Sofa Surfers'' was nominated for the Social Award at the

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Awards. The BAFTA-nominated 2010 film ''My Life: Karate Kids'' tackled issues of bullying among disabled children. It was narrated by

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. The Monte Carlo

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nominated

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Early life and education

Film

Television

Walsh Bros Ltd.

Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation

Writing and journalism

Books

Filmography and awards

References

External links