# Lorcan Finnegan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lorcan_Finnegan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lorcan_Finnegan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorcan_Finnegan > Source revision: 1347322285 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish film director and screenwriter Lorcan Finnegan at DIFF 2020 **Lorcan Finnegan** is an Irish filmmaker, writer, producer and director. He is most notable for directing the film *[Vivarium](/source/Vivarium_(film))* (2019), which won the [2019 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2019_Cannes_Film_Festival) Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award. ## Education and career Lorcan Finnegan graduated with a master's degree in Graphic Design from his studies in Dublin.[1] He began his professional career in London, joining [Charlie Brooker](/source/Charlie_Brooker)'s production company Zeppotron,[2] which created the television series *[Black Mirror](/source/Black_Mirror)*, where he worked as a designer, editor, and then director.[1] Returning to the Irish capital in 2004, he set up his own company Lovely Productions, and began to write and direct advertising films, music videos and short films.[1] His transition to feature films was with the film *Without Name* (2016), a horror-tinged mystery, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2016.[1][3] He directed the film *[Vivarium](/source/Vivarium_(film))* (2019), which starred [Imogen Poots](/source/Imogen_Poots) and [Jesse Eisenberg](/source/Jesse_Eisenberg), and won the [2019 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2019_Cannes_Film_Festival) Gan Foundation Support for Distribution award.[4][5] He next directed *[Nocebo](/source/Nocebo_(film))* (2022)[6] and *[The Surfer](/source/The_Surfer_(2024_film))* (2024),[7] which starred [Nicolas Cage](/source/Nicolas_Cage), and was featured in the Limelight section of the [54th International Film Festival Rotterdam](/source/54th_International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam).[8] ## Filmography **Short film** Year Title Director Writer 2007 Defaced Yes Yes Changes[a] Yes Yes 2012 Foxes Yes No **Feature film** Year Title Director Executive Producer 2016 Without Name Yes No 2019 Vivarium[b] Yes Yes 2022 Nocebo Yes No 2024 The Surfer Yes Yes Ref.:[9][6][10] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Also editor 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Also story writer ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cannes_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cannes_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-cannes_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-cannes_1-3) ["Vivarium un film de Lorcan Finnegan"](https://www.thejokersfilms.com/_files/ugd/33a7fd_a4e9f057c4bd4f26bf02e25f6c8bf4e1.pdf) (PDF). *thejokersfilms.com*. 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Stephens, Dan. [""A Certain Amount Of Schadenfreude": Lorcan Finnegan On "The Surfer", Nicolas Cage, And Sand-Soaked Breakdown Cinema"](https://www.top10films.co.uk/87984-a-certain-amount-of-schadenfreude-lorcan-finnegan-on-the-surfer-nicolas-cage-and-sand-soaked-breakdown-cinema/). *Top 10 Films*. Retrieved 6 November 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kay, Jeremy (May 22, 2023). ["'Vivarium' director Lorcan Finnegan taking Cannes meetings on dystopian project 'Goliath' (exclusive)"](https://www.screendaily.com/news/vivarium-director-lorcan-finnegan-taking-cannes-meetings-on-dystopian-project-goliath-exclusive/5182420.article). *Screen Daily*. Retrieved November 15, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ciff_4-0)** ["Vivarium 2019"](https://www.ciffcalgary.ca/films/2019/vivarium/). *ciffcalgary.ca*. Retrieved February 22, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Nemiroff, Perri (April 3, 2020). ["'Vivarium' Director's Yonder Explanation Makes the Movie Even More Chilling"](https://collider.com/vivarium-explained-lorcan-finnegan/). *Collider*. Retrieved November 15, 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nocebo_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nocebo_6-1) Mahler, Matt (November 3, 2022). ["Exclusive: Nocebo Director Lorcan Finnegan on the Politics of His Horror Movie"](https://movieweb.com/nocebo-lorcan-finnegan-interview/). *MovieWeb*. Retrieved November 15, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Bleasdale, John (July 20, 2024). ["'The Surfer' Director Lorcan Finnegan on Why Nicolas Cage Kept a Rat in His Pocket, and Why You Shouldn't Tickle a Snake"](https://variety.com/2024/film/global/the-surfer-lorcan-finnegan-nicolas-cage-rat-snake-1236079129/). *Variety*. Retrieved November 15, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Limelight: The Surfer"](https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2025/films/the-surfer). *International Film Festival Rotterdam*. Retrieved 7 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Ortiz Garcia, Eric (March 28, 2020). ["VIVARIUM Interview: Director Lorcan Finnegan On His Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Horror Allegory Of Suburban Life Monotony"](https://screenanarchy.com/2020/03/vivarium-interview-director-lorcan-finnegan-on-his-thought-provoking-sci-fi-horror-allegory-of-subur.html). *ScreenAnarchy*. Retrieved November 15, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Balaga, Marta (May 18, 2024). ["Director Lorcan Finnegan Talks 'The Surfer': 'You Can't Surf if You Don't Suffer'"](https://variety.com/2024/film/global/nicolas-cage-the-surfer-lorcan-finnegan-1236008822/). *Variety*. Retrieved November 15, 2024. ## External links - [Lorcan Finnegan](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2705923/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Lorcan Finnegan Without Name (2016) Vivarium (2019) Nocebo (2022) The Surfer (2024) This Irish biographical article is a stub. 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