Paula Kehoe

Paula Kehoe
Born1964 (age 61–62)
OccupationsProducer, director, screenwriter, artist
Websitepaulamkehoe.com

Paula Kehoe (born 1964) is an Irish-Australian independent producer, director, and screenwriter from Naarm, Melbourne, working under her independent production company Saoi Media in Galway. She is a member of both the Screen Director's Guild Ireland and the Australian Director's Guild.

Career

Kehoe is an Australian-born producer predominantly interested in social justice, the environment, native cultures, and pro-peace activism. Initially educated at RMIT University, Melbourne, she moved to Ireland and was additionally educated at The University of Galway. Her I Am Galway 2020 was Ireland's first filmpoem created with VR 360 software for an immersive experience.[citation needed]

Her artistic works explore cultural histories from minority voices. Assimilation received a few weeks of set filming in Australia and is a documentary about Aboriginal and Irish stories in Australia. With a particular focus on Irish history, Kehoe's An Diabhal Inti (The Devil's In Her) tells stories on witchcraft, nature, and the female experience. Debuted on International Women's Day 2022, the series "subtly interrogates and undermines" classic tropes about women and witches. In the same year Kehoe produced Cathair Na Mílte Grian (City of a Thousand Suns) to address the impacts of war. Inspired by Irish poetry, she investigates Hiroshima's cultural experience to underline the importance of peace and community.[citation needed]

Achievements

In 2014, Kehoe won the Irish Radharc Award for An Dubh Ina Gheal: Assimilation, and was commended for the European Prix CIRCOM awards.

Her artwork in 2020 formed part of Galway's successful application to be the European Capital of Culture that year.

Kehoe's films have been viewed at the Irish Film Festival, Galway Film Festival, Hiroshima International Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, Irish Cultural Festival New York, and Female Eye Film Festival Toronto.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Producer Screenwriter Notes
2010 A Burning Question Yes Yes Documentary
2015 Dearghúil: Anatomy of Passion Yes Yes Yes Documentary
2020 I Am Galway 2020 Yes Yes Yes Short film
2020 Living Pages Experience
2022 Cathair Na Mílte Grian (City of a Thousand Suns) Yes Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
Blue List Series
2010–2013 Garraí Glas Yes Series
2013 An Dubh Ina Gheal: Assimilation Yes Yes Yes TV movie; documentary
2001–2023 Eco Eye Yes Series (several episodes)
2019 SÍolscéalta (Seedstories) Yes Yes Yes Series
2022 An Diabhal Inti (The Devil's In Her) Yes Yes Yes Series; co-producer

Music video

Year Title Type Artist Role Notes
2014 Flanagan Song Philippa Nihill and Paula Kehoe Co-writer; co-producer; editor

References

  1. ↑ Noone, Val (2015-05-05). "The Irish and Indigenous Australians: Ground-breaking film". Tinteán. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  2. ↑ Griffin, Nathan (8 March 2022). "Writer/director Paula Kehoe discuses new TG4 series An Diabhal Inti". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Radharc Awards 2014". The Radharc Trust. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  4. ↑ "CIRCOM Regional". CIRCOM Regional. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  5. ↑ "Specially commissioned Galway 2020 Bid Film released". The Irish Film & Television Network. 21 Jul 2016. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  6. ↑ "Making waves" (PDF). Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. 2020. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  7. ↑ "Paula Kehoe". Screen Directors Guild of Ireland. Retrieved 2026-06-11.