Tom Gilroy

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Aug 07, 1960 (64 years old)

Tom Gilroy

Known For

Tom's Dilemma
1h 32m
Movie 2016

Tom's Dilemma

After the molestation of his son, a father struggles with his need to seek revenge and the fear that feeds his inability to do so.

Houses
1h 32m
Movie 2015

Houses

A director fumbles through a self-inspired play in an attempt to reclaim his creative integrity.

The Cold Lands
1h 40m
Movie 2013

The Cold Lands

After his mother’s sudden death, a young boy disappears into the deep woods of upstate New York and takes up with an unpredictable and mysterious drifter.

Dream Boy
1h 28m
Movie 2008

Dream Boy

The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the brutal reality of the rural south of the United States in the late 1970s.

The Blue Tooth Virgin
1h 20m
Movie 2008

The Blue Tooth Virgin

Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have been pals for years. When David doesn't appreciate Sam's latest attempt, it opens a fissure in their friendship, one that spreads through the rest of their lives. Ultimately, both men must reevaluate their motivations to write, their need for praise and validation, and what it means to see yourself as you actually are.

Lulu on the Bridge
1h 43m
Movie 1998

Lulu on the Bridge

This film is about a famous jazz saxophonist, Izzy, whose life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.

Claire Dolan
1h 35m
Movie 1998

Claire Dolan

A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby.

Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy Boots
0h 11m
Movie 1997

Blixa Bargeld Stole My Cowboy Boots

Johnny, a rock 'n' roll casualty, regales a woman he has just met with his one claim to fame: that he lived with German industrial musician Blixa Bargeld in Berlin in 1982. Or so he says.

Land and Freedom
1h 49m
Movie 1995

Land and Freedom

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.

A Matter of Degrees
1h 29m
Movie 1991

A Matter of Degrees

Max can't face his yuppie future. Graduation's only weeks away and he's having second thoughts. Inspired by the campus radio station, he decides to get a little crazy.

Biography

Tom Gilroy is an American director, writer, actor, producer, playwright, poet, musician, and teacher. Gilroy has written, directed and produced five films, including the award-winning short Touch Base and the critically acclaimed feature Spring Forward. He has appeared in over 20 television shows and 30 films. With his theatre company Machine Full, Gilroy has produced over a dozen critically acclaimed productions, most recently the multi-media production of Hamlet for the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Gilroy is also a published haiku poet, having authored the haiku year and Haiku, Not Bombs among others. Gilroy has collaborated with Michael Stipe on several projects, including "Everything’s Coming Undone," for the compilation album Ciao My Shining Star, The Songs of Mark Mulcahy. He has performed as a musician on tracks by Stipe, Mark Mulcahy, Dub Gabriel, and Ariel Aparicio, whose album Aerials he produced. Gilroy has also taught as a professor at Columbia University and Davidson College. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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