Gerard Michael MacCarthy

'Gerard Michael MacCarthy' (qv) was born in Dublin, Ireland. He has lived in Russia since 1989.Gerard wrote and directed the Russian language feature-film 'Micha' (Russian title 'Lestnitsa Sveta') shot at Lenfilm Studios in St. Petersburg which was commercially released in Ireland and the UK, and was screened at International Festivals such as London, Madrid, and Rio de Janeiro.Gerard's co-production and line production credits include 'Prodigal Son', a feature length drama-documentary for the BBC about composer Sergei Prokofiev, with live performances at St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Valeriy Gergiev; 'Nine Days in Leningrad' with Windmill Lane Pictures; and a Russian remake of Francois Truffaut's 'A Bout de Souffle' entitled 'Nicotine'.::'Gerard Michael MacCarthy' (qv)