About
John McKay (born 1965) is a Scottish film and television director. His initial career was as a playwright, before he began his film career by directing the short films Doom and Gloom (1996) and Wet and Dry (1997). McKay's short films brought him some notable early acclaim: Wet and Dry was nominated in the "Best Short Fiction" category at the Molodist International Film Festival in Kyiv in 1997, Doom and Gloom won a "Special Mention" in the "Youth on Youth Award" category at the 1998 Locarno International Film Festival, and the "Best European Short Film" prize at the 1999 Brussels International Film Festival.
Filmography
The Primrose Railway Children2024 · Producer
Falling into Place2023 · Co-Producer
17452017 · Producer
Not Another Happy Ending2013 · Director
We'll Take Manhattan2012 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Reichenbach Falls2007 · Director
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets2005 · Director
Piccadilly Jim2004 · Director
Crush2002 · Director, Writer
Doom and Gloom1997 · Director, Writer
Wet and Dry1997 · Director
The Lost Tribe1983 · Assistant Director