Andrew Baird (film director)

Andrew Baird (born 18 March 1976 in Dublin[1]) is an Irish art director, commercial director, music video director and film director. His feature film debut was Zone 414 (2021), a neo-noir-style science fiction thriller starring Guy Pearce.

Andrew Baird
BornMarch 18, 1976
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Art director, Commercial director, Music video director, Film director

Career

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Education

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From 1993 to 1997, he studied at the National Film School of Ireland at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. In 1997, he graduated with Honours with a Bachelor's in Design, Film Direction, and Production Design. In 2001, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Screen Director's Guild of Ireland. In 2008, he earned a Bachelor's (with Honours) in production design from the Art Director's Guild.

Professional experience

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His first professional experience was as an art director. Next, he did direction for projects by producer Roger Corman in Ireland and Eastern Europe. In 2006, he moved to Los Angeles[2] where he worked as a production designer on commercials and music videos. He did a music film for pop singer The Weeknd entitled Kiss Land from the albums XO.

His feature film debut was Zone 414 (2021), a neo-noir-style science fiction thriller starring Guy Pearce as a hardboiled detective who pairs up with a prostitute android (played by Matilda Lutz) to find a missing woman. He has also directed the action crime thriller One Way (2022) and the horror western Sunrise (2024).

Filmography

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As director

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Year Title Notes
1997 Traum Short film; also writer and producer
2001 The Kiss of Life Short film
2002 Up the Country Short film
2013 The Weeknd: Kiss Land Music video
Gunslinger: Breaking Through Music video
2014 Avenged Sevenfold: This Means War Music video
Star Short film; also writer and executive producer
2015 War Requiem Short film; also writer
2016 Korn: Take Me Music video
Fever Dream Short film; also writer
Rebirth Short film; also writer and producer
2021 Zone 414 Feature film debut
2022 One Way Also executive producer
2024 Sunrise Also executive producer

as Production designer

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  • 2014: Acid Girls
  • 2010: The Portal

as Art director

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  • 2015: Fire Meet Gasoline

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Baird".
  2. ^ "Interview: Director Andrew Baird Discusses the Astonishing World of Zone 414". 5 September 2021.