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Birthday Swim
A newly arrived Filipina nurse finds connection and belonging when she attempts to plunge into the cold Irish sea.
Read featureMedia Factory selected workDocumentary / drama / radio / writing2006 - 2027
Selected work
Selected work.
01
Documentary 2015
Delano Manongs
The story of Filipino farmworkers in Delano, California who started the Grape Strike of 1965 and helped bring Filipino and Mexican workers together in the United Farm Workers movement. Nominated for a 2020 Emmy Award.
02
Documentary 2009
Sikhs in America
Winner of a 2009 California Emmy Award, this PBS documentary profiles Sikh religious traditions, home life, work, community, and the lived experience of Sikhs in the United States.
03
Documentary 2009
The Bass Player
A personal film about family, memory, and music, nominated for a 2009 Irish Film and Television Award (IFTA) and broadcast on RTE.
04
Short Film 2020
The Ferry
The Ferry balances bittersweet drama and mystery with heartfelt comedy as the three women confront their past and build new ties that help them move beyond a tragic history into a slow-healing future.
In Development
Play 2026
The Uncertainty Principle
Uncertainty Principle is a darkly funny play about a person recovering from a liver transplant whose encounters with the living and the dead force them to confront their past and discover what it means to be alive.
Documentary 2028
Birds of Prey: An Exploration of Sex and Empire
A developing historical documentary by Marissa Aroy and Niall McKay, exploring sex, empire, archival memory, and the unfinished work of recovering history.
Archive
Archive.
Podcast 2022
The Morrigan
The Morrigan A radio play about Ella Young, Maud Gonne, Countess Markievicz, Celtic Revival mysticism, and revolutionary politics. Listen to the play
Short Film 2011
The Recipe
Socorro, a cleaning lady in New York, returns to the Philippines to find that her family and home are not as she imagined them from afar.
Podcast 2026
Living With PSC
Niall McKay hosts conversations for PSC Partners Seeking a Cure, bringing together patient experiences, medical research and the everyday realities of living with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Screen Series & Festival 2011-2021
Irish Screen America
A bi-coastal festival and year-round screening series and film festival that brought contemporary Irish film, television, animation and new voices to audiences in New York and Los Angeles.