Filmmaker Brendan Canty is mentoring youth after projects with Hozier and Conor McGregor

After projects with Hozier and Conor McGregor, Brendan Canty’s focus is on mentoring at a youth film festival, writes Don O’Mahony

A YOUNG filmmaker on the rise, but with many achievements and projects on the go, Brendan Canty’s first remark is to express how much he enjoyed giving an address at last year’s First Cut! Youth Film Festival.

Canty’s big break came through his video for Hozier’s ‘Take Me To Church’ and his most recent project was an ad featuring Conor McGregor promoting the Dream Big competition with Budweiser — but his enthusiasm for interacting with young people is palpable.