About Us
Paul Webster
Making films and spreading the Fake Dog word internationally.
Fake Dog Films is the name Dara Moroney and Paul Webster (that's us) decided upon for their film company in their final year of film school. It had something to do with a painting of a dog in our rented accommodation. Slightly bizarre, but like even the oddest band names, you get used to it and kind of forget about what it means. But we do like it.
We made some of our very early films while still at film school, and continued to improve our filmmaking skills thereafter. We made some funny short films and lots of music videos for Irish and international acts. We even made A Dog's Life, a series of short films where we play ourselves. We like to call it our sitcom. It was sort of a pet project, and we're very proud of it. You may have noticed that we pop up in most of our films, too. Originally it was out of convenience, but we do enjoy indulging our egos. We probably tend to act less these days though so we can focus on other important things like directing and catering (Fake Dog lunches are the best). It makes things much easier this way - though we're still available for tasteful outside acting gigs.
With a couple of compelling performances in Streets of Rage and Lost, Gearóid Moroney (brother of Dara) annointed himself as the third Fake Dog Man. Besides bringing his unique acting skills to the group, he designed this snazzy website you're browsing. He also claims to be the 'eye candy' of Fake Dog, though that is a matter of some dispute. So, with Gearoid on board, and together with the help of many amazing and talented friends and family members, we shot films from about 2007 to 2009. And we shot a lot. In fact we only finished editing and releasing all of these films in 2011. It seems like a long time, but we spend quite a while planning and then editing our films. And we've had various antics along the way, from international film festivals and telly screenings to our two incredible Fake Dog Parties, where we screened our films and partied with all our lovely fans. It's great to have all the films we made together finally released. They are the beginning of Fake Dog Films. We're just getting started.
Currently located in diferent countries we're working on new films individually and continuing to evolve our personal styles. We like to think we're getting better. Much better. And we're very excited about our new films. They are similar, but different to earlier Fake Dog Films. Quite different in some cases, but always with that glint of what we've learned from making them. Our IT wing is advancing too - Gearóid is now a fully qualified Electronic & Computer Engineer and freelance web designer, so he may be funding our future ventures. We're always blogging and posting on our message board and social sites, so make sure to follow us and check back here soon for our new wave of films. We are very excited.
— The Fake Dog Men