Magilligan

Northern Ireland, USA, Ireland | 75mins | 4K | 2026

Imprisoned as a teenager for a violent offence, Ryan finds purpose working with sheep on the prison farm. But the order of the inside is a stark contrast to the chaos he finds upon release as his past refuses to go quietly. Magilligan is an intimate portrait of a man caught between two worlds, with more than just his freedom at stake.

Director & Cinematographer Ross McClean
Producers & Writers Bronte Stahl & Ross McClean
Co-Producer Roisín Geraghty
Edited by Dragoș Apetri & Ross McClean
Story Editor Phil Harrison
Supervising Sound Editor Tamás Varga
Sound Designer Tadhg O'Sullivan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gilles Bernardeau
Original Score Irene Buckley

Production Companies Here & Elsewhere, Nightstaff & Little Rose

The project is supported by BFI Doc Society, ARTE, LEF Foundation, Screen Ireland & Northern Ireland Screen.

World premiere - Visions Du Réel International Competition 2026

Development

Best Pitch Award in Edinburgh Pitch 2020
Tënk Post-production Award in Visions Du Réel 2024

Selected Project for Visions Du Réel Work-In-Progress 2024
Selected Project for IDFA Project Space 2022
Selected Project for ASSEMBLY Development Lab 2020
Selected Project for Dok Leipzig Co-Pro Market 2020
Selected Project for IGNITE Development Program 2020
Selected Project for Sheffield Meet Market 2021