https://jamesdoherty.tv James Doherty Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:32:45 +0000 https://jamesdoherty.tv en http://jamesdoherty.tv/ReadingRoom Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:32:45 +0000 James Doherty 458117  READING ROOM  THE TEST TV Pilot - Drama - Commercial hour.A stay-at-home dad becomes increasingly convinced that his youngest daughter may not biologically be his child. Link to script. MY TOTALLY PERFECT DEATH TV Pilot - Comedy Drama - 30 Death-obsessed teen Billie challenges her burnt out shrink to settle the ultimate question: Is life really worth living? Or should they take a long walk off a short pier? Link to script. * Selected Philip Shelley’s Greenlight Lab with Danu Media EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST TV Pilot - Sci-fi Drama - 30 A grieving teen uploads his late father’s data into an AI, resurrecting him virtually. But when the replica unearths his mother's secrets his entire reality unravels. Link to script. Link to pitch deck. * Selected for Element Pictures Storyhouse Lab NEON MEETS ARGONShort - Drama A neon sign-maker has his solitude interrupted by an energetic young intruder. Can these men forge a kinship amidst the flickering of neon lights? Link to script. * Selected for Screen Ireland’s Focus Shorts  HOME PAGE  READING ROOM  THE TEST TV Pilot - Drama - Commercial hour.A stay-at-home dad becomes increasingly convinced that his youngest daughter may not... http://jamesdoherty.tv/everything Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:15:03 +0000 James Doherty 454637 PERSPECTIVES ROUND 2 - Pitch Deck (Click to go fullscreen) PERSPECTIVES Round 1 Video Notes 1 - CREATIVE VISION (3min 54s) 2 - NEW PERSPECTIVE (2min 34s) 3 - TALENT DEVELOPMENT (3min 31s) 4 - ACCESSING AUDIENCES (1min 59s) 5 - ACHIEVABILITY (2min 22s) 6 - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION (1min 29s)  PREVIOUS WORK @ SCREENING ROOM  HOME PAGE PERSPECTIVES ROUND 2 - Pitch Deck (Click to go fullscreen) PERSPECTIVES Round 1 Video Notes 1 - CREATIVE VISION (3min 54s) 2 - NEW PERSPECTIVE (2min 34s) 3... http://jamesdoherty.tv/screeningroom Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:27:05 +0000 James Doherty 453724  SCREENING ROOM   THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (TV Drama, 30’ Channel 4)  Nominated for BEST SINGLE DRAMA at the Broadcast Awards 2025  Nominated for DIRECTOR DEBUT AWARD @ Edinburgh TV Festival, New Voices 2025 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/on-the-edge/on-demand/73683-003 NEON MEETS ARGON (Drama, Screen Ireland Focus short)  RTE Shortscreen https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/shortscreen-neon-meets-argon-s1-e1/425796648221 BREATHE  (drama, Film London short) *Won - Special Mention Dublin International Film Festival *Won - Special Mention Belfast Film Festival *Won - ICCL Human Rights Film Awards *Won - Best Film - Earls Court Film Festival*Won - People’s Choice Award FILMShort *Showcase - British Council and BFI FiveFilms4Freedom Campaign*Nomination - ICAD’s Young Director Award  HOME PAGE  SCREENING ROOM   THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (TV Drama, 30’ Channel 4)  Nominated for BEST SINGLE DRAMA at the Broadcast Awards 2025 ... http://jamesdoherty.tv/TheFinalCountdown Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:55:53 +0000 James Doherty 449431 The Final Countdown - Property of Channel4. Please do not share publicly until after transmission date. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gi4u7jfciue48t1t8ffgy/73683_003_V01.mov?rlkey=665tb3db2com4dqqww9bldsfu&dl=0 Back to main page The Final Countdown - Property of Channel4. Please do not share publicly until after transmission date. ... http://jamesdoherty.tv/Home-Page Wed, 11 Nov 2015 22:53:34 +0000 James Doherty 69371  James Doherty I’m an Irish-Mancunian writer/director making films about family, masculinity-in-crisis and characters living on the fringes of society. EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST has been selected for Screen Ireland’s PERSPECTIVES: Press Release THE FINAL COUNTDOWN for Channel 4’s 4Stories / OnTheEdge emerging talent strand - My television drama debut:  Nominated for BEST SINGLE DRAMA at the Broadcast Awards 2025   Nominated for DIRECTOR DEBUT AWARD at the New Voices Awards 2025 NEON MEETS ARGON - a neon-infused apprenticeship drama, commissioned by Screen Ireland for their flagship Focus Shorts scheme.  My debut short film BREATHE won awards internationally, was selected for a Vimeo Staff Pick and was showcased by the BFI and British Council. More info on screenings, awards and watch the film here: www.breathefilm.info Get in touch:      :   jamesgdoherty@gmail.com   James Doherty I’m an Irish-Mancunian writer/director making films about family, masculinity-in-crisis and characters living on the fringes of society. ...