Vincent Lambe

Vincent Lambe (born 1 December 1980, Dublin) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer.[1] Lambe received both fame and denouncements for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger.[2][3] The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination.[4][5] Much of the criticism surrounded his decision to make the film and have it nominated for an Oscar without consulting the mother of the murdered boy or accepting her request it be removed from consideration for an Oscar.[6] Lambe said he would not be withdrawing the film, saying that "it would defeat the purpose of making the film".[7]

Vincent Lambe
Born (1980-12-01) 1 December 1980
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materIADT
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, writer
Years active1999–present

Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

Filmography
  • After the War (1999, short film)
  • Sacred (2000, short film)
  • Broken Things (2002, short film)
  • Detainment (2018, short film)

Awards and nominations
1999
2003
  • Broken Things
    • Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won
    • Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won
2018
2019

References
  1. "Director Defends Controversial Film About Murdered Toddler, Won't Pull It From the Oscars". Variety. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Detainment director Vincent Lambe: 'I wanted to bring some shades of grey to the James Bulger case'". Go London. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. "Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. "Oscars 2019: The nominees in full". BBC News. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. "Three IADT graduates nominated for Oscars". Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. "Oscars 2019: Bulger mother calls on director to drop out of awards". BBC News. BBC. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. "Bulger film director 'won't withdraw' from Oscars race". BBC News. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.


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