Tanya Doyle

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Director / Producer

Heralded by the Irish Times as “a chronicler of the ordinary” Tanya Doyle is a multi-award-winning Irish director whose work is characterised by strong personal narratives driven by a powerful visual sensibility. Tanya established her credentials as an award-winning documentary filmmaker with THE HOUSE, her directorial debut for television. A gripping, autobiographical account of her family’s experience growing up in West Dublin it examines the ideas of home, change, progression and shared experiences in a family dealing with loss and alcoholism.

Following the success of The House, Tanya directed the “insightful, original and innovative” six-part documentary series BIA DUCHAIS, exploring the history of Irish food. Her multi-award-winning creative short documentary WATERLILIES -a meditation on identity and wisdom- premiered at the Guth Gafa International Documentary Festival, had its US Premiere at AFI Docs. A hit with audiences young and old it has been broadcast in Ireland and on TVO, Canada.

Tanya holds a 1st Class MA in Screen Documentary from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has honed her skills and visual style in the Production and Camera departments of prestigious productions, including the Oscar-winning ONCE.

Tanya continues to build on the growing acclaim for her work with her recently completed debut feature documentary EAT / SLEEP / CHEER / REPEAT and is currently in development with two feature documentary projects, her first scripted feature, a dramatic short film as well as her ongoing commercial and television projects.

Feb. 8, 2026

Irish Women in Film II

In this conversation recorded at the 2025 Capital Irish Film Festival, host Martin Nutty sits down with two trailblazing Irish filmmakers who are pushing boundaries in their respective genres. Aislinn Clarke discusses her gro...