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

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. ''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

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. His short film '' BlinkyTM'' was released on 20 March 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 ''

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'', the adaptation of the science-fiction short story "The Animators" by Sydney J. Bounds. In early 2015 he directed the

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''The Leviathan'', which became a viral hit, spawning talk 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) * ''

'' (2013) * ''The Leviathan'' (2015, concept teaser, written by Jim Uhls) * ''Corporate Monster'' (2019, short, also writer) - filmed circa 2010-2011 as ''Imaginary Forces''

As producer

* ''Uncle Bill's Barrel'' (2008, short, executive producer)

As writer

* ''

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'' (2008, short also executive producer)

References

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* * 1978 births Irish film directors Irish screenwriters Irish male screenwriters Irish writers Living people {{Ireland-film-director-stub