Gerard Barrett is an Irish filmmaker . He came to prominence when he won the Rising Star Award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards for his debut , '' Pilgrim Hill '' . His follow-up '' Glassland '' starred Jack Reynor as a young man who tries to help his mother ( Toni Collette ) . In 2015 , Barrett filmed '' Brain on Fire '' based on the book of same name , starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Charlize Theron in New York City and Canada
10th Irish Film & Television Awards
10th Irish Film & Television Awards
Gerard Barrett (director)