A graduate of IADT Dun Laoghaire, Ward’s previous credits include his Reel Art-funded feature doc
Tension Structures (2019); co-directed with Adrian Duncan, Joy Division music video
Days of the Lord (2019); co-directed with Adrian Duncan, Arts Council-supported experimental art film
Memory Room (2018); co-directed with Adrian Duncan, and his debut feature
Yximalloo (2014); co-directed with Tadhg O Sullivan, which won the Prix Premier at FID Marseille in 2014.
Directed, co-written, and filmed by Feargal Ward,
The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid made its world premiere in the main completion strand at IDFA (Amsterdam). Since then it has been selected for Hot Docs Toronto, Sheffield DocFest, Zagrebdox, Documenta Madrid, Munich DokFest, and Moscow International Film Festival. The documentary has also won several awards including the George Morrison Award for Best Documentary at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, as well as, Best Irish film at DIFF 2018, and Best Documentary at