John Purcell

@johnpurcell

Dublin, Ireland Writer/director of @deadordyingmovie
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Here is my 2026 directing reel! Very grateful to have worked with so many talented actors over the years and looking forward to hopefully working with many more! Hit me up if you need a director for your project!
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1 month ago
Announcing some very special guests for our Networking Night on Wednesday! These four award-winning directors will be joining us to talk about how to build a successful career in Ireland and abroad, how to get your work in front of the right people, and how you can build your network. Diarmuid Goggins is a BAFTA winning director, best known for his work on TV shows like Code of Silence, KIN and Red Rock. Peter O'Brien, better known as POB, is a commercials director who's made some of the most eye-catching ads on Irish telly in recent years. Mo O'Connell is a director, producer and actor. She produced Horseshoe, which won Best Irish First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh '25. And John Purcell has had great success on the comedy scene in New York and LA, and has directed comedic shorts, sketches and TV shows. To get your tickets, hit the link in bio or go to crewless.ie/network
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2 days ago
The east coast premiere of DEAD OR DYING will take place on Tuesday, June 2nd, at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival!!! It’s an honor to be chosen as the opening night screening, and writer-directors John Purcell and Malin von Euler-Hogan will be there for a Q&A! The screening will take place at the Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, and tickets are now available to purchase from the link in our bio. This will sell out, so get your tickets now!!!
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16 days ago
So great to celebrate the world premiere of DEAD OR DYING at @cinequestorg with some of our amazing cast and crew! Thanks to everyone who came out to the screenings! Our next screenings will be at the Athens International Film Festival + Video Festival (@aifvf ) next month!
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1 month ago
Honored to have two features debuting the same night at Cinequest! Bay Area friends come for the double feature! Dead or Dying is such a funny dark honest extremely relevant comedy that I can’t wait for everyone to see. It was also such a joy to get to act alongside @malin_veh who is one of my first friends in comedy. We were in an improv class together and after essentially one word I was like that’s the funniest person in the world. She’s amazing so is @johnpurcell ticket in bio! 🩵
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2 months ago
Just over two weeks to go until the world premiere of DEAD OR DYING at @cinequestorg !!! 📍 Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose
🗓 Thursday, March 12 — 9:30 PM 
📍 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Mountain View
🗓 Monday, March 16 — 1:45 PM Get your tickets at the link in our bio! And share with your Bay Area friends!
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2 months ago
We are excited to announce that the world premiere of DEAD OR DYING will take place at the Cinequest Film Festival @cinequestorg this March! Writer-directors @johnpurcell and @malin_veh will be in attendance for both screenings. Info below and ticket link in bio! 📍 Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose
🗓 Thursday, March 12 — 9:30 PM
📍 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Mountain View
🗓 Monday, March 16 — 1:45 PM We hope to see you there! CAST: 

@alyssalimp@malin_veh@juliet_prather@george_kareman@elewoods55@amirkhanstuff@joannablably @sydbattle@coolboyryan 
Aman Adumer 
@cowboywife1@lukerobot1@mralexispereira @heykq @jordanmyr1ck @kalehills @syderature @lordpippin CREW: 
Director of Photography: @cooper_james Editor: @johnpurcell Original Score: @johnpurcell UPM: @sarahisays 1st ACs: @santiagobahti , @hao_cinematographer 2nd AC: @casshchang Gaffer: @bs_anderson Key Grip: @eric.wann.ac Grip: @johnnytwotimez Production Sound Mixers: @the_stockfish , @new.man.gan , @derek.zen PA: @kaitdrawingstuff Digital Intermediate Colorist: @kbaycolor Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer: @zachmcnees Main and End Titles: @ryanthonymartin
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3 months ago
Check out the trailer for @deadordyingmovie , the debut feature film from @johnpurcell and @malin_veh . Coming soon! In a near-future Los Angeles, humans are dying in droves — and most people have gotten pretty used to it. Starring: @alyssalimp @malin_veh @juliet_prather @george_kareman @elewoods55 @amirkhanstuff @joannablably @sydbattle @coolboyryan Aman Adumer @cowboywife1 @lukerobot1 @mralexispereira Trailer edit and score by @johnpurcell Trailer sound mix by @zachmcnees Cinematography by @cooper_james Color by @kbaycolor Titles by @ryanthonymartin
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3 months ago
Exciting news about the world premiere of DEAD OR DYING coming later this month! Follow @deadordyingmovie for updates!
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4 months ago
We’re excited to introduce our debut feature film, DEAD OR DYING. Slightly worried that this image gives away a little too much about the plot, but hopefully you’ll still want to watch. Follow along @deadordyingmovie for updates and sneak peeks. Title design by @ryanthonymartin
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6 months ago
Finally got around to putting all the shorts I directed on @letterboxd (will link in my stories) so if you have an account on there, feel free to throw me a rating or review!! Also, please enjoy these rudimentary posters I made that were cropped to hell by this image sharing platform 🤷‍♂️
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1 year ago
Day 9: THAT’S A WRAP!!!! Today we shot our final scenes featuring the fantastic @amirkhanstuff , @joannablably , and @george_kareman . We had ten pages of pretty heavy dialogue to shoot and managed to stay ahead of schedule all day. Thanks to @cooper_james , @santiagobahti , @hao_cinematographer , @eric.wann.ac , @new.man.gan , and @kaitdrawingstuff for a wonderful final day. Gonna take a break and then jump right into editing!!! #deadordying #indiefilm #indiefilmmaking
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1 year ago