Dr. Justin Mac Gregor
John Sherlock Assistant Professor, Film Studies
Head of School- School of Creative Arts, School Office - Creative Arts
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Jonathan Keasey, 'Tow', MindRiot Entertainment, New Jersey, USA, Seattle, USA, Dublin, Ireland, 2024, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Vaclav's Prague Spring Blues', Prague UNESCO City of Literature, Prague and Dublin, Vaclav Havel Library / Prague City of Literature, 2024, -
Justin MacGregor, 'When Havel Met Lear (and Beckett too)', 2024, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Cooking on the Outer Hebrides', Ireland and Finland, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Vaclav's Prague Spring Blues', Prague UNESCO City of Literature, Prague and Dublin, Prague City of Literature, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Cooking in the Outer Hebrides with Angus McTiernan - a live theatrical podcast', Prague and Dublin, Prague City of Literature, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'A Terrible and Awful Silence', Mother Tongues Festival, 2021, Dublin, Mother Tongues Festival / Zoom, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor et al., 'Is There Anybody Out There? Young Voices from Inside a Pandemic', Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland, come as you arts eire., 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Tears That Fall Not', Scene + Heard Festival 2020, Rehearsed Reading Draft 1, Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, Scene + Heard Festival 2020, 2020, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The obituary of Robert Gabrial Mugabe - A true store', Smashing Times & Front Line Defenders Festival of Arts & Human Rights, 2020, Dublin, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 2020, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Gyre', Dublin, 2019, -
Justin MacGregor, Songs From the Second Floor: A Comedy Without Much Laughter., Irish Film Institute, Dublin, 31 October, 2017, Irish Film Institute
Justin MacGregor, 'How I Helped End Communism (And Save Democracy for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin).', Trinity Week, Trinity College Dublin, 2017, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Monologues from A Slow Dance With Death', Victoria, Canada, The Canadian Centre for the Performing Arts, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Lonely Clouds of Guernica', University of Huddersfield, University of Huddersfield, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Uhta! The last part of the night', Smock Alley Theatre, come as you arts eire, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'To Russia, With Pride', Waterford Diversity Festival, New Line Theatre, 2015, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Monologues from A Slow Dance With Death', Victoria, Canada, The Canadian Centre for the Performing Arts, 2015, -
Justin MacGregor, 'For What It's Worth: Images from Putin's Russia', Nyet! Nyet! Soviet, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Fyodor: a portrait', The Brothers Karamazov, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, Painted Filly Theatre/Sugarglass Theatre, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Dmitri: a portrait', The Brothers Karamazov, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, Painted Filly Theatre/Sugarglass Theatre, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Alyosha: a portrait', The Brothers Karamazov, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, Painted Filly Theatre/Sugarglass Theatre, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Nyet! Nyet! Soviet: An Evening in Support of LGBT People in Russia', Samuel Beckett Theatre, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Ivan: a portrait', The Brothers Karamazov, Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, Painted Filly Theatre/Sugarglass Theatre, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Images for Putin's Russia', Nyet! Nyet! Soviet, Samuel Beckett Theatre, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Ballad of Brian Burke', Nyet! Nyet! Soviet!, Samuel Beckett Theatre / Youtube, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'It Shall Be Illegal', Nyet! Nyet! Soviet, Samuel Beckett Theatre, 2014, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Spy Who Ate Ice Cream', Milk and Cookies Storytelling Festival, 2013, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Mugabeland!', Manchester, UK, The Lowry, 2013, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Seventh Day', One Play One Day Festival, Studio Salford and Future Artists Studio, Salford, Studio Salford and Future Artists Studio, Salford, 2013, -
Justin MacGregor, 'In For A Penny', One Play, One Day Festival, Studio Salford and Future Artists Studio, Salford, Studio Salford and Future Artists Studio, Salford, 2012, -
Justin MacGregor, 'How I Helped End Communism (And Save Democracy for George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin)', Manchester, UK, The Lowry, 2012, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Pas de Trois: Nigel Kennedy Live in St. Prex', St Prex Festival, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'St Prex Classics', St Prex, Switzerland, St Prex Festival, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'God Wept and the Devil Laughed', Manchester, UK, The Lowry, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Death Towered Over Us', God Wept and the Devil Laughed, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'What Do We Hear In The Quiet Places?', God Wept and the Devil Laughed, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Thirty Missions', God Wept and the Devil Laughed, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Lonely Clouds of Guernica', Manchester, UK, Birmingham, UK, The Lowry, The Old Joint Stock Theatre, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'We Drove Through Orchards', God Wept and the Devil Laughed, The Lowry / University of Bolton / come as you arts ltd., 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, 'He'll Meet You In A French Film', Huddersfield Literature Festival, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, et al., 'Life in a Day (Cambodia)', Life in a Day, 1, California, Scott Free Productions and YouTube, 2011, -
Justin MacGregor, '2012: The Games Are Coming! The End is Nigh!', London, UK, Lost Theatre / London Fringe, 2010, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Play That Killed Me', Manchester, UK, Birmingham, UK, Cheshire, The Lowry, The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Cheshire Rural Touring Scheme, 2010, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Memories: A Writer's Confession', 2006, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Boxing Shakespeare', 2005, -
Justin MacGregor, 'League of Lefties', 2003, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Vigil', 2001, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Big Screen', 2001, -
Justin MacGregor, Cineworks 2000: Twenty Years of Independent Filmmaking in British Columbia, First, Vancouver, Canada, Government of British Columbia / BC 2000, 2000, 1 - 128pp
Malcolm Gladwell & Jeff Bleckner, 'Runaway Virus', Vancouver, Canada, ABC Television, 2000, -
Brandon Tartikoff & Peter Lefcourt, 'Beggars and Choosers', Vancouver, Canada, 2000, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Lost Verses', 1992, 23 - 27
Justin MacGregor, 'The Cat', 1986, 26 - 28
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Robot Dreams," "The Persian Version," "Immaculate," and "Baltimore."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2024, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Review of "Steve! (martin) a documentary in two pieces."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2024, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "IF," "EatSleepCheerRepeat," and "Tiger Stripes."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2024, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Obituary of Norman Jewison."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2024, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," "The Fabelmans," and "Plane."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Marlow," "Fury of the Gods," "Rye Lane," and "Pearl."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The Flash," "Greatest Days," "Sunlight" and "An Obituary of Glenda Jackson."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Ó BHÉAL," "Dream Scenario," "The Marvels," and "Anatomy of a Fall."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3," "Lakeland's," and "Return to Seoul."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Afire," "Scrapper," and "Theatre Camp."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The Great Escaper," "Blackberry," and "Tarmac."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "You Hurt My Feelings," "Paris Memories," and "Kokomo City."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2023, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The River," "Broadcast Signal Intrusion," and "The Worst Person in the World."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Where is Anne Frank," "Nope," and "Blind Ambition."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Cow," "Scream," and "Memoria."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Here Before" and "The Real Charlie Chaplin."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Bergman Island" and "Men."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Fanny and Alexander," "Emancipation," and "Avatar: The Way of Water."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Irish Cities on Film', Drivetime, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Don't Worry Darling," "Blonde," and "It Is In Us All."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Thor: Love and Thunder,"', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Downton Abbey: A New Era," "Casablanca Beats," and "The Velvet Queen."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Watcher," "Living," and "The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2022, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of " C'Mon, C'Mon," "The Hand of God," and "Final Account."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "He Dreams of Giants," "Minari," and "The Mauritanian."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The Eternals," "Spencer," "The Card Counter," and "Love Yourself Today."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Cowboys," "Apples," and "End of Sentence."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "It Must be Heaven," "In the Earth," "In The Heights," and "The Reason I Jump."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The Green Knight," "The Many Saints of Newark," and "The Alpinist."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Music," "News of the World," and "PVT Chat."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2021, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" and "The Personal History of David Copperfield." ', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2020, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Possessor" and "Patrick."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2020, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Once," "Garage," and "Iona."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2020, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Election Films', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2020, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Review of "The Frontrunner," "Stan & Ollie," and "Colette."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2019, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Don't Let Go," "Hotel Mumbai," and "The Goldfinch."', Arena, RTE, 2019, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Tolkien," "The Long Shot," and "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2019, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Never Grow Old," "Angel Has Fallen," "Pain and Glory," and "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark."', Arena, RTE, 2019, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Review of "True Detective - Season 3."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2019, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Rampage," "Western," and "Making the Grade."', Arena, Dublin, Ireland, RTE, 2018, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "I, Tonya" and "Finding Your Feet."', Arena, Dublin, RTE Radio, 2018, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Review of "First Man," "Rosie," and "Bad Times at the El Royale."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2018, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Review of "Yardie," "Searching," and "Cold War."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2018, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Hostiles," "Brad's Status," and "All The Money In The World."', Arena, Dublin, RTE Radio, 2018, -
Justin MacGregor, The current state of Irish film and television., The Film Network, Wynn's Hotel, Dublin, 19 January, 2018, DU Film Society
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Kong: Skull Island" and "Elle."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2017, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women," "Only the Brave," and "The Florida Project."', Arena, Dublin, RTE Radio, 2017, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film reviews of "Kingsmen: The Golden Circle," "Maze," and "Borg McEnroe."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2017, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film reviews of "Handsome Devil," "Their Finest," and "Rules Don't Apply."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2017, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Loving," "Gold," and "Rings."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2017, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film reviews of "The Mummy," "Norman," and "My Cousin Rachel."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2017, -
Justin MacGregor, Friday Panel: The current state of Irish Film and Television Production., The Film Netwrok, Samuel Beckett Theatre, 20 January, 2017, DU Film Society
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Tale of Tales," "The Conjuring 2," and "Gods of Egypt."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The Magnificent Seven," "Siege of Jadotville," and "Little Men."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Review of "The Shallows," "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates," and "Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Knight of Cups," and "Bad Neighbours 2."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Chi-Raq," "Sully: Miracle on the Hudson," and "Bleed for This."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2016, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Television Review: "True Detective: Season 2."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2015, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "The Good Lie," "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and "The Emperor's New Clothes."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2015, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Straight Outta Compton," "Miss Julie," and "45 Years."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2015, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews for "The Program," "The Lobster," and "Pan."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2015, -
Justin MacGregor, 'Film Reviews of "Sunset Song, "Christmas with the Coopers," and "Victor Frankenstein."', Arena, Dublin, RTE, 2015, -
Justin MacGregor, 'The Business of Animation', The Business, Dublin, RTE, 2015, -
Nicholas Johnson, 'The Brothers Karamazov', Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, Painted Filly Theatre/Sugarglass Theatre, 2014, -
Research Expertise
Projects
- Title
- Quantum Haze: The true story of a Middle Way quantum mechanic.
- Summary
- Dr. Jason Brent has spent decades pursing a theory that would combine supersymmetry and the multiverse into one grand unifying theory of everything. But first he needs to find part of a guitar Jimi Hendrix threw into the audience at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1968. With that he will reconcile Einstein with the quantum theories he hated and accidentally created.
- Funding Agency
- Canada Council for the Arts - Exploration Programme
- Date From
- 1994
- Date To
- 2024
- Title
- When Vaclav Met Lear (and Beckett too!)
- Summary
- A poetic documentary using found footage, animation, and conducted interviews to tell the story of Vaclav Havel's 1964 meeting with Irish and British actors of the Royal Shakespeare Company touring the greatest performance of the 20th Century on the other side of the Iron Curtain.
- Funding Agency
- AHSS Benefaction Fund
- Date From
- 2022
- Date To
- 2024
Recognition
Representations
Chair and Co-founder, Good Hero Internship @ Trinity College Dublin
Big Foot Script Challenge @ Trinity College Dublin
International Author and Invited Guest, Maison Des Scénaristes, Cannes Film Festival
International Author and Invited Guest, Maison Des Scénaristes, Cannes Film Festival
International Author and Invited Guest, Maison Des Scénaristes, Claremont Ferrand Film Festival
Advisor, First Frame, Dublin International Film Festival
External Examiner, NUI Galway, MA in Production & Direction
Juror, British Columbia Arts Council
Chair, Meet the Filmmakers, Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
Guest Speaker, Cinematic Salon, CIneworks Independent Filmmakers Society
Chair, Meet the Filmmakers, Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
Keynote Speaker, Vancouver International Film Festival Trade Forum
Keynote Speaker, Vancouver International Film Festival Trade Forum
Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
Awards and Honours
Award of Merit, Impact Documentary Awards, Documentary Feature
Award of Recognition, Impact Documentary Awards, Direction
Award of Merit, IndieFEST Film Awards, USA, Editing
Award of Merit, IndieFEST Film Awards, USA, Concept
Award of Merit, IndieFEST Film Awards, USA, Documentary Feature
Award of Excellence, Accolade Global Film Competition, USA, Editing
Award of Merit, Accolade Global Film Competition, USA, Concept
Award of Merit, Accolade Global Film Competition, USA, Documentary Feature
Excellence in Editing Award, Documentaries Without Borders Film Festival, USA
Award for Excellence in Category, Human Spirit, Documentaries Without Borders Film Festival, USA
Official Selection, Documentaries Without Borders Film Festival, USA
AHSS Benefaction Fund Recipiant (Film)
In Consideration, Prague Film Awards
In Consideration, Arctic Film Festival, Norway
In Consideration, Rome Independent Cinema Festival
In Consideration, Stockholm Independent Film Festival
Official Selection, Disappear Here Film Festival, Ireland
Official Selection, Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
Writer in Residence, Prague UNESCO City of Literature, 2019
Finalist, Best Short Film Script, "The Gyre," Waterford Film Festival
Theatre Project Award, Arts Council Ireland
Peggy Ramsay Writing Award, UK
Project Award, Visual and Performing Arts Fund
Manchester Theatre Award Nominee
Professional Membership, Writer's Guild of Ireland
Professional Membership, Screen Director's Guild of Ireland
Peter Brooks/Mobius Award (Part of Submission), UK
Artist Project Award, Arts Council England
Artist Project Award, Arts Council England
Peggy Ramsay Writing Award, UK
Peggy Ramsay Writing Award, UK
Best Experimental Film Nominee, Royal Television Society, UK
Manchester Theatre Award
BBC Achievement Award Film Education
Artist Project Award, Arts Council England
Peggy Ramsay Writing Award, UK
Artist Project Award, Arts Council England
Peggy Ramsay Writing Award, UK
First Place, Huddersfield Literature Festival Poetry Challenge Film Adaptation
Directing Bursary Award, Director's Guild of Great Britain
Artist Project Award, Arts Council England
Directing Bursary Award, Director's Guild of Great Britain
Professional Membership, Writer's Guild of Great Britain
Professional Membership, Director's Guild of Great Britain
Audience Award, Reel Film Festival
Artist Award Film, Ontario Arts Council
Development Award, Telefilm Canada
Best Ensemble Award, Reel Fast Film Festival
Winner, CBC and DOC Script Competition
Best Emerging Director Nominee, Shavick Awards, Canada
Artist Award, British Columbia Arts Council
Artist Award, British Columbia Arts Council
Writing Award, Explorations, Canada Council for the Arts
Memberships
Screen Directors Guild of Ireland
Writer's Guild of Ireland
Higher Education Academy
Director's Guild of Great Britain
Writer's Guild of Great Britain
Director's Guild of Canada
Full Member, Documentary Organisation of Canada
Associate Member, Canadian Society of Cinematographers