Derek Ugochukwu

Writer / Director

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Film, TV & Theatre

Film, TV & Theatre

Named one of Ireland's Rising Stars and listed in the Irish Times' "50 People to Watch in 2025," Derek Ugochukwu is a Nigerian-born writer/director based in Dublin.

His directorial debut short, YOU'RE NOT HOME, garnered an IFTA nomination and screened at several Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festivals, including Sitges, SXSW, Galway Fleadh, and Encounters. He is currently developing feature films with Two and Two Pictures and Samson Films.

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TRADITION

Two & Two

- Writer / Director - Feature Film

FALL LIKE BABYLON

2023

Screen Ireland

- Writer / Director
- Feature Film
- Awarded a 2022 Screenplay Development Grant

CONSEQUENCES

2023

Samson Films / Screen Ireland

- Writer / Director
- Feature Film
- Spotlight Scheme 2021

Short Films

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YOU'RE NOT HOME

2023

Carbonated Comet

- Writer / Director
- ENGINE Scheme 2022
- Festival Selections:
36th SXSW
55th Sitges Film Festival
34th Galway Film Fleadh
25th Encounters Film Festival
27th Flickers' Rhode Island Film Festival
22nd Belfast Film Festival
41st Molins Terror Film Festival
16th MOTEL/X – Horror Festival
38th InterFilm Berlin
16th Abertoir Horror Festival

PEDIMENT

2023

Harp Media

- Writer / Director
- Short Film
- FOCUS Shorts 2022/2023
- Post-Production

NAY DAY

2023

Samson Films

- Writer / Director
- Short Film
- DLR Frames 2022/2023

TO ALL MY DARLINGS

2021

National Film School of Ireland - IADT

- Writer
- BAFTA Student Awards 2021 (Shortlisted)
- Festival Selections:
Dublin Int. Film Festival 2021: Winner of Best Short Film Award
Catalyst Int. Film Festival 2021: Winner of Spirit of the Festival Award
Disappear Here Festival: Winner of Best Student Film
Aesthetica Film Festival