Lately I’ve started audiobook narration and “Jolt” (above) is a novella by the Irish author James Lawless I’ve just recently produced highlighting the long-lasting trauma of The Troubles.
After the violent death recently of Lyra McKee it is a tragic reminder of all of those who were lost during the decades of the troubles.
“Jolt” looks into such trauma and is a reminder of the value of travel to shake up ingrained beliefs.
As part of the launch of this work, a couple of freeaudible.co.uk codes are available for the first two readers to answer what country is “Jolt” mainly set…
A new Irish language short film written, directed and produced by Tristan Heanue who tweetz:
Delighted to share the first trailer for our new Irish language short film Ciúnas (Silence) Winner of the 2018 @fisinfisad script award and supported by @DingleFilm. Huge thanks also to @GalwayCoCo.
The premiere of a debut documentary by Irish director Mary Sue Connelly on the real story behind America’s opioid epidemic.
Isabelle Blanche writes:
Overdosed highlights the troubling turmoil of the opioid crisis in America, as witnessed in the small town of Petersburg in rural West Virginia, the state hardest hit by this epidemic. Through interviews with former drug dealers, over-prescribing doctors, DEA agents and local community members, Mary Sue Connolly uncovers what is a shocking narrative of intentional placement of opioids in this under-served community by the pharmaceutical industry…
On Wednesday, April 24 at the Seán O’Casey Theatre, St. Mary’s Road, East Wall, Dublin 1 at 7pm, with a Q&A with Mary Sue afterwards.
Derry based film maker Tom Collins’ acclaimed Irish language feature film starring Peter Coonan, Barry Barnes, Barry McGovern and Gerard McSorely will have its television premiere on TG4 this Easter Saturday at 8.55pm.
Shot in Derry and Donegal and inspired by a short story from Pádraic Ó Conaire, ‘Aithrí’ tells the story of a priest who recruits an impressionable teenager to fight the British in 1916.
This is a short crime film I wrote and directed two years ago. If you like the film, please feel free to comment, like and share. I’ve been developing a feature film script centered around the same characters.
A documentary by Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten investigating why we can’t afford to live in our own cities
Frederik sez:
‘Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unliveable cities and an escalating crisis that has an effect on us all. This is not gentrification, it’s a different kind of monster.’
Trailer for a forthcoming documentary by Tony Monaghan.
Johnny Keenan writes:
Tony, a construction worker turned documentary maker, came to prominence in 2013 by producing and directing ‘Rednecks + Culchies‘, [following the daily grind of drug addicts who worked for Monaghan’s construction company in Missouri]
Like most Irish immigrants, Tony’s view of Ireland has always being a heart-felt one. However his experiences and frustration in recent years have forced him to to make another documentary. This time specifically dealing with Ireland and our people.
This Belmullet, County Mayo-native, who left Ireland at 15, searches and seems to find he is not alone on his bleak outlook, and all things aren’t as green as they seem… Coming soon.
My partner, Mark and I have put out a couple of episodes of our improvised mockumentary dating show (we play different characters in each episode) and we’re getting great feedback on Facebook. We’d love to get it out there more and thought Broadsheet readers might be into it…
‘Deposits concerns the connection of all the “disappeared”, who are the remains of those murdered by the Provisional Irish Army and those killed centuries earlier by British Redcoats. In common they are buried without trace, but are connected by hopes for discovery.’
Directed by Trevor Courtney, written by Adrienne Michel-Long, produced by Michael Algar and nominated for the Best Art Direction/Design in the Irish Animation Awards 2019.
I am an Irish filmmaker based in London. I grew up in Dublin with a great group of friends with who I played sport, made music, and watched movies.
One of those good friends was Christopher Byrne, or ‘Git’ as a lot of Christophers are known in Dublin (for reasons nobody can quite agree on).
Chris was a gregarious character who was lucky enough to find and marry Caroline, and their son Harry was born in the autumn of 2014.
Sadly, just weeks later Chris was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour and despite several operations and amazing care from the Irish medical system, he passed away in March 2016.
A few months before my friend died, I interviewed him on camera about his life – his regrets, his legacy and his view on mortality.
This 90-minute chat is the genesis of this film. Around his two-year anniversary, I was ready to make a film not just about my friend dying, but also about the broader societal attitudes to death.
Losing Chris left an indelible mark on his friends and family and we want to examine some of the major questions that arise when we encounter death and consider our own mortality.
We are an independent operation, and to date our dedicated crew have worked tirelessly for hundreds of days for free and I have self-financed all essential costs such as transport, equipment and catering.
This is the ultimate passion project. But to finish the film we need to hand it over to a professional editor and someone who did not know Git personally, so they can edit the story objectively.
I know there are an infinite amount of good causes out there and a lot more front line, pressing needs but if you can contribute in anyway to getting this film finished please help out even a share on would be great.
