Ivan Kavanagh
Ivan Kavanagh (born 1973 in Dublin, Ireland) is a writer-director, best known for his psychological horror film "The Canal" (2014) and his revisionist Western "Never Grow Old" (2019).
Works
The Canal
A man who suspects his wife is cheating on him begins having nightmarish visions of an evil presence that he believes inhabits his house.
Release Date2014-10-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count444
Bandage-Man
A journey into a disturbed mind.
Release Date2003-01-21
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Son
When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.
Release Date2021-03-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count282
Never Grow Old
An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.
Release Date2019-03-15
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count229
The Fading Light
To the outside world, Yvonne is a strong, happy and successful woman. But when she returns home to be with her sick mother, she is forced to make life-changing decisions and the facade that she has carefully constructed begins to collapse.
Release Date2009-11-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The Vanishing Triangle
After investigative journalist Lisa Wallace publishes an article about her mother's murder, other girls start to disappear; she and Detective David Burkely investigate across Ireland, searching for the missing girls while the killer taunts Lisa. Inspired by true events.
Release Date2023-10-26
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count6
Vote Count10
Our Wonderful Home
A husband and father struggles to keep his family in the comfortable lifestyle to which they have grown accustomed while keeping his financial worries secret from them.
Release Date2008-07-11
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
The Solution
Jerry has done well during Ireland's recent economic boom. From the outside it looks like he has the perfect life, but if we scratch the surface there is something very dark and disturbing underneath. This film explores the greed, apathy and prejudices of a society transformed by an economic miracle.
Release Date2007-12-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Tin Can Man
Recently dumped by his girlfirend for another man, working in a job he hates, things could be better for Peter. One night, while he is alone in his apartment, there is a knock on the door. His life will never be the same again.
Release Date2007-09-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count5