Zoe Kavanagh

Zoe Kavanagh is an Irish writer director and editor from Dublin A graduate of the National Film School at IADT where she earned a BA Hons in Film Television Kavanagh has built a career as an independent filmmaker known for ambitious genre storytelling and a handson approach to filmmaking She began directing music videos for international artists including Clan of Xymox JulienK The Birthday Massacre and Restive Nation before moving into narrative filmmaking with a series of short films including Tides Wounded Ella and the psychological horror short Inexorable Kavanagh made her feature directorial debut with Taryn Barker Demon Hunter an independently financed actionhorror film that earned multiple festival awards including Best Director at the HorrorHound Film Festival and launched the Taryn Barker franchise She later wrote and directed the sequel Demon Hunter Time 2 Kill expanding the series with a blend of supernatural horror action slasher dark comedy and timetravel adventure Her films draw inspiration from cult genre cinema while emphasizing practical effects characterdriven storytelling and ambitious worldbuilding on independent budgets