Jason Figgis

Jason Figgis is an Irish^[1] film director known for his work on a variety of projects ranging from documentaries to horror films. He was born in Ranelagh, Dublin, and attended St. Mary’s College in Rathmines before studying art at Ballyfermot Senior College in Dublin. After working for Murakami-Wolf Animation Studios and Steven Spielberg's Amblimation Studios, Figgis studied business and worked in communications dealer accounts management before setting up his own film production company, October Eleven Pictures.^[2]

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Figgis directed his first feature film, The Twilight Hour, in collaboration with photographer Simon Marsden in 2003.^[3] The documentary feature project, narrated by John Hurt, was acquired by the Discovery Network and distributed to 100 countries in 2004. Figgis was then invited by BSkyB to join them as a director, and he directed several feature projects, including Uri's Haunted Cities: Venice and A Maverick In London.^[4]

In 2018, Figgis formed a film partnership with journalist and broadcaster John West, called Figgis-West. Their first joint production was the haunted house feature, The Ghost of Winifred Meeks,^[5] which was distributed by BayView Entertainment and Pinewood Studios High Fliers Films.

Figgis has directed several other documentary projects, including Simon Marsden: A Life in Pictures,^[6] Die Strong, Gladiator Skool, Love? and Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens. He has designed covers and written forewords for several books, including Britain's Haunted Heritage and Britain's Ghostly Heritage, both authored by John West,^[7] as well as The Battle of Gainsborough 1643 and In Search of Roman Lincoln.^[8]

2003: The Twilight Hour: Visions of Ireland's Haunted Past (documentary) – director/writer^[9]
2005: Uri's Haunted Cities: Venice (documentary) – director/writer^[4]
2005: A Maverick in London – director
2006: A Curious Incident in the Life of Uri Geller – director/writer^[10]
2007: Blood – Producer/cinematographer
2008: Dublin: The Movie (segment "Jo Jo") – director/writer
2010: Once Upon a Time in Dublin (aka 3Crosses) – director/writer
2012: A Christmas Carol – director/Adaptation
2013: Children of a Darker Dawn – director/writer^[11]
2015: The Ecstasy of Isabel Mann – director/writer.^[12]
2016: Urban Traffik – director/writer.^[13]
2016: Don't You Recognise Me? – director/writer^[14]
2017: Torment – director^[15]
2017: Grindsploitation (segment "The Wandering") – director/writer
2017: The 12 Slays of Christmas (segment "The Uncommon Mr Goode") – director/writer
2017: Grindsploitation 3: Video Nasty (segment "All the Little Things/Vlad the Impaler") – director/writer
2017: Grindsploitation 4 (segment "Hacksaw Jack") – director/writer
2017: Trashsploitation (segment "Isabel/Don’t You") – director/writer
2017: Schlocksploitation (segment "Backroads/Bring Me the Head of Anto Murphy") – director/writer
2017: Gore Theatre (segment "Nouveau Monde/Ethan") – director/writer
2017: Home Movies (segment "The Almost Daily Journal of a Madman") – director/writer
2017: Home Movies 2 (segment "Numbers") – director/writer
2017: Horror Box (segment "The Last Train") – director/writer
2017: 1000 Zombies (segment "In The Beginning") – director/writer
2018: Simon Marsden: A Haunted Life in Pictures – director/writer^[16]
2018: Schlock-O-Rama (segment "Railway Children Promo") – director/writer
2018: Die In 60 Seconds 3 (segment "Bedside Manner/If You Go Down To The Woods/Run Lady Run") – director/writer
2018: Dark Tales (segment "Friends Forever") – director/writer
2018: American Sasquatch (segment "The Grey Man") – director/writer^[17]
2018: Grindsploitation 8: Drive-In Grindhouse (segment "Knife") – director/writer
2018: The Haunting of M.R. James – director^[18]
2019: Gore Theatre 2 (segment "The Black Widow") – director/writer
2019: Theatre of the Deranged III (segment "In Common") – director/writer
2019: Clare Island (short) – director^[19]
2019: Faces Of Fear (segment "The Ties That Bind") – director/writer
2019: Previews of Coming Attractions (film trailer) – director/writer
2019: Trailersploitation (film trailer) – director/writer
2020: The Wedding Ring (short) – director/writer^[20]
2020: In Our Day (short) – director/writer
2020: Mythmaker: George A. Romero (short) – director/writer
2020: Dunkirk 80 (short) – Producer/editor/writer
2020: The Ghost of Winifred Meeks – director/writer^[21]
2021: Maverick – director/writer
2022: Nosferatu – Co-producer of newly restored/scored version of the 1922 horror classic
2022: Plague of the Dead (Anthology) – director/writer
2022: 60 Seconds to Live (Anthology) – director/writer
2022: Die Strong – director
2022: My Island (music video for Uri Geller) – director
2022: Love? Docudrama on domestic abuse (written and narrated by Samantha Beckinsale) – director
2023: Colin Wilson: The Outsider - Part One – director
2023: Colin Wilson: The Outsider - Part Two – director
2023: Colin Wilson: The Occult - Part One – director
2023: Colin Wilson: The Occult - Part Two – director
2023: Colin Wilson: Access Inner Worlds - Part One – director
2023: Colin Wilson: Access Inner Worlds - Part Two – director
2023: Voyage to a Beginning – director
2023: Colin Wilson: with Gary Lachman – director
2023: The Athena Syndrome – director (pre-production)
2023: Shirley Baker: Life Through A Lens – director
2024: Gladiator Skool – director
2024: The House at the End of the Lane - director/writer
2025: Nostradamus (music promo for Justin Hayward and Uri Geller) - director
2025: Thank You (music promo for Skyler Jett and Elliott Randall) - director
2025: Code Red: Spain - director/writer
2025: Jane Finds the Sea Frightening - director/writer
2025: Soren – director/writer

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