John McIlduff was born in Belfast and studied English literature there at Queens University. At school he caught the theater bug, and after graduation he left for Paris to study with Jacques Lecoq. After returning he helped found the Shibboleth Theatre Company. His further career is primarily connected with theater, both plays and opera, including cooperation with composer Brian Irvine for their production company Dumbworld (e.g. Postcards from Dumbworld). In addition to theater, McIlduff shoots commercials and writes for television. Since 1998 he has also been directing short films: Arditia (1998), Le Poirier (1999), and In Safe Hands (2003); and codirecting short films with Brian Irvine: The Mysterious Art of Dancing (2004), À l’arrière (2005), and To Do List (2010). The darkly comic road movie Behold the Lamb is his feature debut.
46. IFF Karlovy Vary
