Lena was born and raised in the west of Ireland.  After studying both fine art at the National College of Art and Design, and Law at Trinity College Dublin, she moved to New York City in the mid nineties.  She worked as a photographer’s assistant, a babysitter and at the prepared foods counter at Dean & Deluca before landing an internship at MTV.

Her internship in the graphics department turned into a full time job and Lena moved up the ranks becoming the art director of the department.  She oversaw multiple channel redesigns and also began directing.  Her MTV promo campaigns won quite a few awards including gold silver and bronze at the One show.  Lena began directing through Canadian production company Reginald Pike while still creating some memorable campaigns for MTV including the music video, ‘Merry XXXLMAS’ created for the fictional rapper Chunky Pam which was voted funniest video of the year by Rolling Stone Magazine.

Lena has been directing for quite a few years.  She has worked extensively in the US as well as in Canada and Ireland.  Her work is recognizable for its quirky yet understated art direction and subtle nuanced performance.  She has directed multiple award winning short films. She is represented by HungryMan in the US and the UK, Ponder in Ireland and Holiday Films in Canada.  

Lena lives in Brooklyn. When not directing she makes things, writes list, notes and scripts while cooking and keeping her plants and teenagers fed.
 

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