Gary Lennon

After initially working in China for four years Gary returned to Ireland and worked in Television for seven years. In 2014 Gary directed his first feature documentary A Doctor’s Sword. A mixed animation documentary, it was filmed in Ireland and Japan. This played in festivals around the world and has subsequently been sold to over 37 countries. It had an 8-week theatrical run in Ireland and received an 8.3 rating on IMDB. It is currently playing on Amazon Prime, where it continues to receive strong reviews. In 2020, Gary directed his second feature, Castro’s Spies, which won best documentary at Docs Ireland and Melbourne Documentary festival and received his second IFTA nomination. It is had a cinema release in America in May 2022, and a release in Ireland in the Spring of 2023. Piano Dreams, (2022) an ARTE, Screen Ireland, and Creative Europe documentary, set in Shanghai, was Gary’s third feature. Released in 2023 I Dream in Photos, directed by Gary, on Pulitzer Prize winning photogra