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Emma-Jane Dempsey writes:

With all eyes on gender imbalance in the Irish media industry it is important to look at the people who are trying to smash the status quo.

Tonight, at the Cork Film Festival, the premiere of Fading Away will be screened at the Gate Theatre in Cork at 8.45pm. This female-lead psychological horror is directed by a woman, the cinematographer is a woman, and the production designer is a woman

The cast of Fading Away is led by two of the strongest young actresses to come out of Ireland this decade, the amazing Antonia Campbell-Hughes (The Other Side of Sleep, Kelly & Victor) and Kate Stanley Brennan (Dollhouse). Also starring are Emma-Eliza Regan (Darkness at the Edge of Town, Out of Here), Mark Huberman (Frank, Band of Brothers) and the marvellous Jerry Fish, with music by Irish band The Minutes.

Fading Away tells the story of Leila, the fearsome front-woman of a struggling rock band who has a diehard belief that her music will change the world. After meeting a mysterious mentor she inadvertently wishes the iconic album ‘Golden Boy’ from the band Double Eagle out of existence, leaving the music hers for the taking. As she struggles with music, her band and new love, her other-worldly mentor proves to be a darker force than she realised.

The film is directed by Edwina Casey, David Johnston, Lisa Winstanley and produced by Dave Minogue, Grace Coughlan and Andrew Loughran.

Get tickets (€10/€8) for tonight’s premiere here

Fading Away (Cork Film Festival)

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49 thoughts on “Free Tonight?

    1. Rdrr

      Wait….JEM’s already out right? Pft bandwagon jumping female lead band nonsense.

      Get back in the kitchen :P

      1. Lilly

        Ok I take it back, she’s the Katherine Hepburn de nos jours! Just bring pizza next time you’re calling over, not the spinach one either.

      2. sǝɯǝɯʇɐpɐq

        I remember Antonia Campbell-Hughes when she was a Punk and drank in The Chinaman back in the early 90s. She was always the prettiest girl in the pub.
        (I say ‘drank’, but she really just sat there with her mates so don’t go ratting her out to her Ma Frilly.)

  1. Clampers Outside!

    I’d watch that.

    But, if the blurb is all about “With all eyes on gender imbalance in the Irish media industry it is important to look at the people who are trying to smash the status quo.” ….then why neglect to mention one of the directors is a man, instead it’s down as “directed by a woman” when it’s two women and a man at the bottom of the blurb and on the poster…. strikes me as odd is all. Still, I’d like to see it.

    1. Sinead Cleary

      Edwina Casey is the main director. No idea how it works but sometimes they get new directors to take over or something and still have to credit people. Happens to writers all the time. But Edwina Casey is definitely the main director.

    2. gallantman

      I’ve never actually factored in whether the Director of a film I might see has a penis or a vagina.

      I probably need to ‘check my privilege’ or something like that?

  2. Eamonn Clancy

    Great, give yourselves a big slap on the back. Now, is it any good? Because that’s what really counts when you want to sell a play or film ticket to a punter.

  3. James Tanner

    Sounds different. In a good way tho.
    Never heard of a psychological rock film before. Loving the soundtrack compilation on Spotify so far!

  4. gallantman

    I can’t imagine exhorting people to go and see a movie because the Director is black or gay or muslim- what an insult that would be to those minorities.

    How about judging art on its merits and promoting it in the same way.

    1. Don Pidgeoni

      You’re assuming that art is based solely in merit. Who the artist is plays a pretty big party in the version of that art, which cannot be separated from the art itself. And don’t even start on how art is judged based on who the artist is.

      Take spike Lee – people went to his films because he was an important voice in representing black culture. I doubt his films would have worked as well with a white guy directing.

  5. bertie blenkinsop

    “The marvellous Jerry Fish”.

    I’ll file that one away for the day my son needs an example of an oxymoron for his homework.

  6. GrownBig

    Heck yeah, I love flicks like this the dreadcentral link thing has real details of the film. Wish I could see this, whebs it screening elsewhere?

    1. Deluded

      I liked “Sin City”. That had three directors.
      And “Four Rooms”. That had four.
      And “The Longest Day”. I’m going to say five directors but you get my point.

      1. Custo

        Also, they had different directors for seperate vignettes / sections. Not 3 people directing the one 2hr story.

  7. Starina

    sounds like one of those cringey 90s films with a lame concert sequence where an artist who nobody knows is inexplicably playing in front of an ecstatic full house. lessons will be learnt, acoustic ballads shall be penned.

    1. Gav D

      Actually nevermind, actually checked it out.

      This thing is pretty for real what it sets out to be.

      I take back my previous attempt to sound smart.

      This film is ACTUALLY Smart.

      Thumbs up on the hard work filmmakers.

      1. Gav D

        I couldn’t love the above fake post more.

        Thumbs up on the hard work friends/family/social-media-coordinators of the filmmakers!

        1. Gav D

          Because honestly, they are pretty groovy chaps & dames.

          Why do I like replying to myself, ah its just because I have so much to say.

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