Mickey Keating (director)
Mickey Keating | |
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Born | 1990/1991 (age 25–26) |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mickey Keating (born 1990 or 1991)[1] is an American film director and writer. His work includes Ritual, Pod, Darling, Carnage Park, and the upcoming film Psychopaths.
Career
Keating interned at Blumhouse when he was a teenager. His feature directing debut, the horror film Ritual, was produced by Eric Fleischmann, a friend who was also a former intern there.[2] His next two films, Pod, a science fiction-horror film, and Darling, a psychological horror film, were shot nine months apart; both premiered in 2015. Darling was produced by Glass Eye Pix, where Keating had also interned.[3] For Carnage Park, a neo-Western horror film released in 2016, Fleischmann returned to produce.[2] Describing Darling and Carnage Park, Charleston City Paper critic Kevin Young wrote that they show obvious influences from other horror films, but Keating's wide-ranging explorations of the various horror subgenres make him a promising director.[1] Katie Rife of The A.V. Club wrote that although Carnage Park is fun, Keating needs to move beyond stylized homage to avoid the risk of being labeled an imitator.[4] His latest film, Psychopaths, completed principal photography in March 2016.[5]
Filmography
- Ritual (2013)
- Pod (2015)
- Darling (2015)
- Carnage Park (2016)
- Psychopaths (2016)
References
- 1 2 Young, Kevin (2016-07-27). "Director Mickey Keating's Darling and Carnage Park are studied takes on fright films". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- 1 2 Fonte, Bears (2016-03-08). "Interview: CARNAGE PARK's Mickey Keating On His Neo-Western and Completing The Indie Film Triple Crown". AMFM Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ Fonte, Bears (2015-10-02). "Fantastic Fest Interview: Mickey Keating On DARLING And Stranding The Audience With A Questionable Viewpoint". AMFM Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ Rife, Katie (2016-06-30). "There's nothing original about Carnage Park, but it's still a fun ride". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2016-03-15). "Mickey Keating reveals 'Psychopaths' cast". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2016-11-07.