Tom Gilroy

Tom Gilroy has written and directed three award-winning films, the critically-acclaimed features Spring Forward and The Cold Lands, and the short Touch Base, as well as the shorts #WaynesvilleStrong, Mr Sycamore, and his collaboration with R.E.M., It Happened Today. With his theatre company, Machine Full, Gilroy mounted over a dozen critically acclaimed productions of his own plays as well as the multimedia production of Hamlet. His new project is Our Lady of the Snow, with Isabella Rosselini, Grace Zabriskie, Jared Harris, Ian Hart, and Lili Taylor.

Talks

Best of 2023: Tom Gilroy on The Holdovers

By Tom Gilroy | January 3, 2024

Best of 2023: Tom Gilroy on The Holdovers

The writer-director loved Alexander Payne's new movie so much, it's already in his Personal Lifetime Canon.

Invisible Hands

By Tom Gilroy | October 7, 2020

Invisible Hands

Tom Gilroy examines the influence of Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Tsai Ming-liang on his new short film, #WaynesvilleStrong.