Not even Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves could handle Nicolas Cage as The Surfer kept from the beach by a group of local thugs. The rules are simple: the waves are for locals only and he hasn’t been one for years, even though he grew up in the area. No way!
Born in 1979 in Dublin, Lorcan Finnegan is a director and screenwriter whose imaginative storytelling has garnered international acclaim. His debut, Foxes, made waves at SXSW and the Tribeca Festival, while his second full-length feature, the sci-fi drama Vivarium, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots, cemented his reputation. Finnegan returns with The Surfer, which had a midnight screening in Cannes. It stars Nicolas Cage and Julian McMahon; the film received a six-minute standing ovation at its premiere. Finnegan is also the co-founder of Lovely Productions.
2007 Defaced (short)
2011 Foxes (short)
2016 Without Name
2019 Wiwarium / Vivarium
2024 Surfer / The Surfer