Rebecca O'Brien

Rebecca O'Brien was born on Oct 25, 1957 in UK. Rebecca O'Brien's big-screen debut came with Crystal Gazing directed by Laura Mulvey in 1982. Rebecca O'Brien is known for Sorry We Missed You directed by Ken Loach, Kris Hitchen stars as Ricky and Debbie Honeywood as Abby. Rebecca O'Brien has got 2 awards and 11 nominations so far. The most recent award Rebecca O'Brien achieved is BAFTA Awards. The upcoming new movie Rebecca O'Brien plays is My Son which will be released on Sep 15, 2021.

Rebecca O'Brien has been an independent film producer for thirty five years. Prior to becoming a producer she worked her way up through the industry in various production roles including location manager on MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985) and production manager on some early Channel 4 films.She has produced fourteen feature films directed by Ken Loach, including LAND AND FREEDOM (European Film Awards winner, 1995), SWEET SIXTEEN (European Critics' Award 2002 - Prix FIPRESCI), MY NAME IS JOE (1998) and LOOKING FOR ERIC (2009). In 2006 THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY and in 2016 I, DANIEL BLAKE won the Palme d'Or in Cannes. THE ANGELS' SHARE (2012) won the Jury Prize at last year's Cannes. She also produced Ken Loach's acclaimed archive documentary THE SPIRIT OF '45 (2013), an essay on the moment, immediately post-war, when Britain elected its first socialist government and introduced the National Health Service, the Welfare State and nationalized key industries.She has also produced a number of films by other directors including BEAN (Mel Smith, 1996) and PRINCESA (Henrique Goldman, 2001). Rebecca O'Brien is currently a member of the UK Film Industry Training Board and the British Screen Advisory Council. She runs the production company Sixteen Films with Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty.She joined the European Film Academy Board in 2013.