Colin Minihan

Colin Minihan

DirectorWriterProducer
Awards
4 wins, 16 nominations

Minihan wrote, directed and edited the SXSW breakout thriller What Keeps You Alive (2018). The film, produced by Minihan's production company Digital Interference, was a New York Times Critics' pick and hit the top 10 on Netflix US charts. Minihan is also known for co-creating the popular Grave…

Biography

Minihan wrote, directed and edited the SXSW breakout thriller What Keeps You Alive (2018). The film, produced by Minihan's production company Digital Interference, was a New York Times Critics' pick and hit the top 10 on Netflix US charts. Minihan is also known for co-creating the popular Grave Encounters (2011) franchise, released by Tribeca Film. Minihan co-wrote and directed It Stains the Sands Red (2016), winner of the Midnight Extreme Award at The Sitges International Film Festival. The film was released by Dark Sky Films after its US premiere at the LA Film Festival. Other feature credits include co-writing and directing Extraterrestrial (2014) which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was released by IFC Midnight. Minihan is the founder of the independent production company Digital Interference, behind Still/Born (2017), awarded "The Scariest Film" at The Overlook Film Festival. Other Digital Interference titles include the popular Shudder Originals "Z" and "Spiral". As a music video director, Minihan won the Much Music Video Director of The Year Award (2009) and directed nearly one hundred music videos in his 20's.

Actor

SpiralSpiral(2019)as Derrick

Producer

SelfieSelfie(2020)
SpiralSpiral(2019)
ZZ(2019)
What Keeps You AliveWhat Keeps You Alive(2018)
IncontrolIncontrol(2017)

Cinematographer

SamaritanSamaritan

Camera and Electrical Department

Grave EncountersGrave Encounters(2011)
Electric FenceElectric Fence(2008)

Additional Crew

Shelby OaksShelby Oaks(2024)
What Keeps You AliveWhat Keeps You Alive(2018)
SamaritanSamaritan

Known for

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Sitges International Film Festival (2016) Extraterrestial (2014)on set with Carly Rae JepsenGrave Encounters MMVA Director of the Year 2009Colin Minihan