Derek O'Connor is an Irish writer and filmmaker, and one half (with Ian Whelan) of the award-winning film-making duo Doris/Magee.
Their film Ponydance: An Scannan won a 2014 Celtic Media Award, in the Young People's category.
O'Connor has also written for a number of TV shows, including several episodes of the BAFTA and IFTA-winning CBBC children's series Roy.
While based in New York, he co-created and edited the cult satirical website blogorrah.com, and remains a contributor to its successor, broadsheet.com.
O'Connor was educated at Templeogue College, Dublin, and studied at Ulster University, gaining a master's degree.