Cavan director shortlisted for award

Nomination recognises his work on 'Patrick ‘A Young Traveller Lost’.

Virginia's Alan Bradley has been nominated for the Young Director's Award at this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

The undisputed global benchmark for creative excellence since 1954, Bradly was recognised for his work on 'Patrick ‘A Young Traveller Lost’', a ground-breaking documentary by Virginia's Alan that shines a light on the alarmingly high suicide rates within the Irish Traveller community.

Produced by Bradley for Alleycats Films, the documentary tells the harrowing, deeply personal story of 12-year old Patrick McDonagh from Finglas who lost his life to suicide.

Leading Traveller voices from around the country including Senator Eileen Flynn and Director of the Traveller Counselling Service Thomas McCann, also contribute to delve into the complexities facing this marginalised and often discriminated against community.

The award-winning Bradley previously had his documentary short 'My Cure and Me' selected for screening at the DOC NYC festival - an annual documentary film festival in New York City.

In 2020 he directed and produced the hit RTÉ One documentary ‘Seán’, exploring the life of the legendary GAA manager Seán Boylan.

he year after Bradley directed and produced ‘Unspoken’, a landmark documentary for RTÉ One exploring the hidden issue of men living with eating disorders in Ireland. The documentary was Royal Television Society and Celtic Media Festival nominated and won two awards at the Headline Mental Health in Media Awards 2022.