About me

Selected employment history & experience

  • Content Director — Big+Bold
    2023 — present

  • Senior Content Creator — AV Browne
    2021 — 2023

  • Contributor — The Thin Air
    2013 — 2020

Selected education & memberships

  • BA Film Studies — Queens University Belfast
    2009 — 2012

  • Member of Irish Screen Editors

With over a decade immersed in Belfast’s arts, music and film-making communities, I have had the pleasure of working on a number of heartfelt, inquisitive and visually-rich films.

As a director, editor and researcher, I’ve worked with Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive on numerous pieces that explore the country’s colourful history & cultural heritage.

Collaborating with countless artists, musicians & writers, I’ve produced an ever-growing body of work that showcases their talents - from music videos to live sessions, comedy shorts to feature-length documentaries.

Through my agency work, I’m able to adapt these skills and experiences into building personal and thoughtful brand identities for clients worldwide.

Selected filmography

  • ‘The Bannfoot Ferry’ — 2024
    directing / editing / archival research / animation / sound recording & design
    Short documentary exploring the history behind Ulster Television’s ground-breaking 1967 drama ‘Boatman, Do Not Tarry’ and the various social and political events that helped establish its legacy in local broadcasting history.
    In Competition at Docs Ireland 2024.

  • ’The Hard Border’ — 2022
    editing / archival research
    Audio-visual poem written by Seamus O’Rourke, using footage from Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive.
    Appeared as part of Array Collective’s Turner Prize-winning An Druthaib’s Ball.

  • ‘Translating Linen’ — 2021
    editing / archival research
    Musical piece composed from the genetic code of flax, used to make linen, overlaid with the sights and sounds of Northern Ireland's Linen Mills. Collaboration with Fusion Antibodies, R-Space Gallery, Linen Biennale & NI Science Festival.
    Highly commended at Arts & Business Awards NI 2021.

  • ‘Lessons of War’ — 2018
    editing / videography / photography
    Meeting with numerous musicians affected by war, Northern Irish singer-songwriter Matt McGinn explores how they use music, not only to address their past, but to shape their future. Features performances & interviews from musicians from areas of conflict around the world, from Northern Ireland to Germany to Sierra Leone. Premiered at Belfast Film Festival 2018.

  • ‘Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home’ — 2017
    directing / editing / videography / photography / animation
    Full visual accompaniment to the Malojian album of the same name, ‘Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home’ takes hours worth of archive material from Northern Ireland's colourful past, and presents it in a new light.
    Collaboration with Digital Film Archive. Toured extensively as live projectionist, curating material specific to each town.

  • ‘Document: A film about Malojian’ — 2016
    directing / editing / videography / photography / sound recording & design / graphic design
    Featuring legendary recording engineer Steve Albini, 'Document: A film about Malojian' captures the energy of a band at the top of their game, as they rush to complete their third album, "This is Nowhere", in just four days.

Let’s Work Together

If you have an exciting idea for a project and need some help putting it together, I’m always happy to grab a chat.

hello@colmlaverty.com