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Jim Sheridan
Wicklow born Jim graduated from University College Dublin before emigrating to Canada, then NYC.
Jim Sheridan is an acclaimed Irish film director and six-time Academy Award nominee. His films include ‘My Left Foot’, ‘In the Name of the Father’, ‘The Field’, ‘In America’, ‘The Boxer’ and ‘Brothers’. Find out more about Jim on the website.
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