Andrew Baird (born 18 March 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish art director, commercial director, music video director and film director. His feature film debut was Zone 414 (2021), a neo-noir-style science fiction thriller starring Guy Pearce.
Career Education From 1993 to 1997, he studied at the National Film School of Ireland at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. In 1997, he graduated with Honours with a Bachelor's in Design, Film Direction, and Production Design. In 2001, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Screen Director's Guild of Ireland. In 2008, he earned a Bachelor's (with Honours) in production design from the Art Director's Guild.
Professional experience His first professional experience was as an art director. Next, he did direction for projects by producer Roger Corman in Ireland and Eastern Europe. In 2006, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a production designer on commercials and music videos. He did a music film for pop singer The Weeknd entitled Kiss Land from the albums XO.
His feature film debut was Zone 414 (2021), a neo-noir-style science fiction thriller starring Guy Pearce as a hardboiled detective who pairs up with a prostitute android (played by Matilda Lutz) to find a missing woman. He has also directed the action crime thriller One Way (2022) and the horror western Sunrise (2024).
Filmography
As director Year Title Notes1997TraumShort film; also writer and producer2001The Kiss of LifeShort film2002Up the CountryShort film2013The Weeknd: Kiss LandMusic videoGunslinger: Breaking ThroughMusic video2014Avenged Sevenfold: This Means WarMusic videoStarShort film; also writer and executive producer2015War RequiemShort film; also writer2016Korn: Take MeMusic videoFever DreamShort film; also writerRebirthShort film; also writer and producer2021Zone 414Feature film debut2022One WayAlso executive producer2024SunriseAlso executive producer
as Production designer 2014: Acid Girls 2010: The Portal
as Art director 2015: Fire Meet Gasoline
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