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SWAN.

SEÁN DOWNEY
DIRECTOR / FILMMAKER
CORK, IRELAND

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THE SPARK · WATCH MUSIC VIDEO ↗

SHORT FILM / 2026FÍS ÉIREANN / SCREEN IRELAND · FOCUS SHORTS

CARE.

SELECTED FOR SCREEN IRELAND'S
FLAGSHIP FOCUS SHORTS SCHEME

When a vulnerable young boy overhears plans to place him in care, his explosive reaction forces his exhausted mother to confront the heartbreaking reality that loving him may no longer be enough.

A story drawn from my own childhood.

DIRECTED BY SEÁN DOWNEY · WRITTEN BY ALAN O'GORMAN
PRODUCED BY GRÁINNE DWYER & EMILY POWER

SCREEN IRELAND ANNOUNCEMENT ↗

01 / THE WORKSELECTED PROJECTS

SELECTED
WORK.

DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2026DIRECTED & EDITED BY SWAN

CRUCIAL
MOVES.

A journey from Cork to Donegal with 24 artists from different cultural backgrounds, exploring movement, identity, landscape and belonging.

Smiling artist in a studio, still from Crucial Moves

PREMIERED 17 JUNE 2026 THE PAVILION, CORK · CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL

Still from The Sound of the North Side by the Kabin Crew

CHRISTY / THE SOUND OF THE NORTH SIDETHE KABIN CREW · MUSIC VIDEO / DIRECTED & SHOT BY SWAN ↗

02 / THE PERSONABOUT

A BIT
ABOUT
ME.

Portrait of Seán Downey in neon light — SEÁN DOWNEYDIRECTOR / FILMMAKER · CORK, IRELAND

I'm Swan, a Cork-based director and filmmaker drawn to people, music and stories that feel real.

I'm happiest somewhere in the middle of it all. On the road, backstage, in a crowd or wherever something interesting is happening. I make films about people, music and the moments you couldn't have planned.

Currently directing CARE, a short film inspired by lived experience.

DIRECTING · DOCUMENTARIES · MUSIC VIDEOS · HAVING A LAUGH

03 / MORE WORKVISUAL POSTCARDS & MUSIC FILMS

SELECTED PROJECT / VISUAL POSTCARDS