Richard Lennon

Richard is a multi-award-winning Filmmaker (Director / Cinematographer / Writer / Producer / Editor), Musician (Composer / Performer / Producer), Actor, and University Teacher, with a career spanning decades and continents. From 2009 until 2016 Richard taught filmmaking at New York University at Tisch School of the Arts (Dublin, Ireland and New York) and NYU Abu Dhabi. Prior to his service at NYU, his studies included film theory and production as well as music education and performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Richard has been a union actor (SAG and AFTRA) since age three. His resume includes award-winning films (feature, documentary, short & music video), gallery installation films, music videos, session and stage musician credits, as well as a Grammy Award for scholastic group performance. ​

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Richard's new short film Culchie premiered as an Official Selection at the 2025 Cork International Film Festival, November 2025 where it won BEST CORK SHORT and the AUDIENCE AWARD (Short Film) and Richard was nominated for the festival's Redbreast UNHIDDEN Short Film Award. It was also awarded BEST COMEDY at the 2026 Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival. The film was also nominated for three awards at the Fastnet Film Festival (2026): Best Irish Film, Best in Cork, and Richard's score was nominated for Best Original Music.