William O'Keeffe
Biography
William O'Keeffe (2000-2024) was born in Glengoole on the Eve of the Gowl. He resided at the Devil's Bit until he was 23. He had never seen a film until he was 19 but made several from the age of 7. He developed 9.5mm reels of film by using the morning dew of the mountains along with oil from left over salmon. His 9.5mm black and white shorts have never seen the light of day as no one owns a 9.5mm projector anymore.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Cashier (uncredited)
On a dark and rainy day, Roisin stands alone looking at her reflection in her bedroom mirror. Her attention is taken by a dark pink dress that hangs in her wardrobe, reminding her of the day she spent in her favourite local charity shop with her favourite person, Aunty Aine. They spent the day trying on the whackiest of dresses and the strangest of hats, but it soon became clear that this was one of her auntie's last good days.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Oil Man
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence, and a chance for him to be his own boss. Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive he was. In a city full of impostors and naysayers, he refused to take "No" for an answer. That is, until a catastrophic disaster opened a door that had never been open to a Black man before. This is a story about what happened when he stepped through that door with both feet.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Irish-American Man
An inquiry into the international sense of democracy. Through a set of highly stylized "tablo" frames, their spontaneous manners tell a short love story.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Skav
A young man tries to get away with a bagful of cash.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as The smoking pianist
Two oppositonal strangers find themselves trapped in a mysterious room where they are separated from one another by a curtain, and are plagued by confusing visions and flashes to an alternate realm where they may not be as unknown to one another as it seemed.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Man with bad knees
A short film that combines interviews with different landscapes. Personal stories of two men that share their feelings and life stories on how they were forced to oppress their emotions and never taught to be free in expressing them. Childhood memories, relationship with father and alcohol as a way to escape from yourself.