Barbara McDonough, Director

Barbara McDonough divides her time between multiple creative endeavors. With more than 15 years experience directing, producing, and writing for theatrical, broadcast, music video, web content, and social media, she enjoys working in all aspects of storytelling, and in multiple genres and forms. A self-confessed music junkie, Barbara fuses a passion for music with her love of film.

Working alongside director Cameron Crowe, Barbara was the creative producer and segment director on Pearl Jam Twenty, the archival theatrical documentary celebrating the band's twentieth anniversary. "She's uniquely visual, forever passionate about music, and her work is filled with heart," says Crowe.

Collaborating further with Pearl Jam, Sony Legacy and VH1, she directed Pearl Jam Ten Revisited, the documentary exploring the band's masterpiece debut album.

Currently, she is a producer on Resynator, a music doc about a long forgotten synth from the 70s, resurrected - to the thrill of modern musicians - by the inventor's daughter. She is also at work launching Grounds & Grooves, an online series about vinyl records, incorporating bite-size shorts with musicians, filmmakers, and lifestyle brands. Additionally, she is in development with Infinitum Nihil on Tales From the Turntable, a music anthology series.

Her interests lie in narrative as well as documentaries. She wrote and directed California Stars, a short film featuring John Doe, Brian George, and Joel David Moore, and shot by world-renown director of photography, Ellen Kuras. Barbara's screenplay, The Reclusive Arthur Finch, was recently selected by the Black List as a top 100 featured script on its site.

Between indie film endeavors, she regularly freelances as a director, writer, and post producer, creating promos and/or interviewing actors and directors behind-the-scenes on scripted dramas, docs, and comedies for networks such as EPIX, SUNDANCE, VH1, TBS, A&E, LIFETIME, HISTORY, and FYI.

She made her directorial debut at MTV Networks where the innovative atmosphere informed her style. At MTV she received accolades for her image campaigns, many featuring legendary musicians. She was recruited to join the directing roster of Partizan, which launched her commercial directing career. Her commercial work has covered a wide array of spots, many with notable faces.

Her work has been recognized by numerous trade publications and pop culture magazines, earning awards and nominations from, among others, the Art Directors Club, Cannes Lions, Promax, Creativity Magazine, Ad Critic, GLAAD, and MTV Networks' Emmy Governor's Award.

An active supporter of humanitarian causes, she has directed several public service projects including spots for Women For Women International, The Museum of Tolerance and the Happy Hearts Fund.

An active member of the DGA, she has shot all around the world. Having been bicoastal for years, she now resides in Los Angeles.