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00:37:39

Dean Kavanagh: Writer/Director of 'Hole in the Head'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/08/12

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to filmmaker Dean Kavanagh about his latest feature, Hole in the Head, a sophisticated and darkly comic exploration of the meeting point of traumatised memory and image technologies. Part-time projectionist and amateur filmmaker, John Kline Jnr, is mute and suffers from missing time. He hires local actors to play his parents in a series of recreated home movies in order to investigate their unsolved disappearance 25 years earlier. Hole in the Head

00:26:50

Emer Reynolds, Director of 'Joyride'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/07/29

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Emmy-winning documentary maker Emer Reynolds about her debut feature film Joyride. Joyride stars the Academy®, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Olivia Colman as Joy, a solicitor, who didn’t expect to get pregnant or hijacked in a taxi stolen by a 12-year-old boy. Fleeing from his father, 12-year-old Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. Joy is on her way to an important meeting, and Mully

00:04:54

Olivia Newman, Director of 'Where the Crawdads Sing'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/07/22

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Olivia Newman, the director of Where the Crawdads Sing, which is adapted from the best-selling novel by Delia Owens and produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. A captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn

00:32:49

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 15 -Jay Bedwani (Donna)

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/07/15

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 15 -Jay Bedwani (Donna) by Film Ireland

00:43:29

Galway Film Fleadh Filmmakers Roundtable 2022

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/07/04

In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Derek Ugochukwu, Laura Kavanagh and Jonathan Hughes ahead of their films screening at the Galway Film Fleadh (5-10 July 2022).

00:42:01

Kate Dolan, Writer/Director Of 'You Are Not My Mother'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/06/23

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Kate Dolan, the writer and director of You Are Not My Mother. Rooted in eerie Irish folklore, the creepy and unsettling chiller is Kate’s debut feature. Char’s mother, Angela, has inexplicably disappeared. All that remains is her abandoned car. When she returns home without explanation the following evening, it becomes clear to Char and her grandmother, Rita, that something is amiss. She might look and sound the same but Angela’s behaviour has

00:22:04

Emily O’Callaghan: Festival Director of the Achill...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/05/13

In this Film, Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Emily O’Callaghan, the Festival Director of the Achill Island Film Festival. The Festival takes place from 20 – 22 May 2022. Take a look at the Festival website https://www.achillinternationalfilmfestival.com/ Festival tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/achill-island-film-festival-tickets-295391553087 About this event Ticket holders for the inaugural Achill Island Film Festival can expect to see a wonderful range of films from Ireland and

00:40:32

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 15 – Luke Sewell (Trust...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/04/04

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Luke Sewell about his documentary Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King. If you want proof that the world of cryptocurrency is like the Wild West, look no further than Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King. The gripping new documentary follows a group of Bitcoin investors who lost their money after the strange death of Gerald “Gerry” Cotten, founder of the cryptocurrency company QuadrigaCX. His death triggered some serious

00:30:47

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 14 – Declan McGrath &...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/03/18

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Declan McGrath & Neasa Ní Chianáin about their documentary Young Plato. A Primary School in Belfast’s Ardoyne housing estates invokes the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to fight poverty, drug dealers and the IRA – restoring hope in the heart of a battered community. Young Plato is in cinemas from 18th March 2022.

00:27:35

Interview with Seán Breathnach, Writer/Director of...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/03/16

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Seán Breathnach, Writer/Director of Foscadh. Set in the stunning wild mountains of North Conamara, Foscadh (meaning Shelter) is a delayed coming-of-age tale that will have you rooting for its hapless hero as he takes his first tentative steps into adulthood. Written and directed by Seán Breathnach, Foscadh is based on characters created by award-winning novelist Donal Ryan in his book The Thing About December. It tells the story of naïve

00:43:56

The DocArena Podcast Episode 13 – Peter Middleton &...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/02/18

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Peter Middleton & James Spinney about their documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin. Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin rocketed to fame from the slums of Victorian London and spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most famous and beloved stars until his scandalous fall from grace. His stage persona and incendiary media portrayal defined how he was perceived, but his private life has always been shrouded in mystery – until now

00:37:57

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 12 – Felicity Morris &...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/02/03

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Director Felicity Morris & Producer Bernie Higgins about their documentary 'The Tinder Swindler'. Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback. The Tinder Swindler is available on Netflix from 2nd February 2022. https://filmireland.net/ https://twitter.com/FilmIreland

00:32:36

Interview with Director Damian McCann & Writer...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/02/01

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director Damian McCann & Writer Aislinn Clarke about their film ‘Doineann’. Doineann the Irish for ‘stormy weather’, is the feature debut from Damian McCann with the screenplay penned by Aislinn Clarke and tells the story of the disappearance of a woman and her baby on a remote Irish island. Her husband must put his trust in the island’s retired policewoman to help find his family before a storm hits the island. Starring Love/Hate actor Peter

01:10:29

Podcast Roundtable: Dublin International Comedy Film...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/01/20

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to 4 filmmakers whose films are screening at this year’s Dublin International Comedy Film Festival. Bébhinn Naughton, Adam William Cahill, Lara Cassidy and Len MacKeigan talk about the craft behind their comedy. The Dublin International Comedy Film Festival 2022 runs 20-22 January 2022. https://filmireland.net/wp-admin/

00:42:50

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 11 – Jamila Wignot (Ailey)

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2022/01/07

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Jamila Wignot about her documentary Ailey. Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Directed by Jamila Wignot, the celebrated documentary is an immersive profile of ground-breaking and influential choreographer Alvin Ailey, founder of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey captures the brilliant and enigmatic man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, was determined to build one

00:29:41

Interview with Tadhg O’Sullivan, Director of 'To The...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/11/30

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Tadhg O’Sullivan, Director of To The Moon. To the Moon is a beautiful and poetic cinematic ode to the moon. Made primarily from international cinematic archive in combination with literary fragments and original moonlit cinematography filmed across five continents, To The Moon steps lightly through the ages and ideas that people have drawn from the moon to meditate on the fragile and fleeting nature of humanity. To The Moon is in cinemas from

00:49:19

Interview with Michael McCormack, Director of...

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2021/11/23

Breaking Out is the remarkable story of Cork born singer-songwriter Fergus O’Farrell, the charismatic voice of Interference, one of the most compelling and influential bands to emerge from the Irish music scene in the 1990’s. He was best known for his timeless song “GOLD” which featured in the soundtrack to ONCE, the Oscar winning film and multi-Tony-award-winning musical. Despite being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at a young age, through it all, Fergus had to keep singing. His unique talent

00:29:19

Interview with Edwina Casey, Director of 'The...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/11/12

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Edwina Casey, the director of a new production of Peter Maxwell Davies’s chamber opera The Lighthouse, which screens in cinemas for one night only on 16th November and then goes on tour nationwide with live performances in venues from Saturday, 20th November. Presented by Irish National Opera, conducted by Nil Venditti and starring Brenton Ryan, Ben McAteer and John Molloy, The Lighthouse is based on an actual event in December 1900, when a visiting supply

00:36:43

Interview With Ross Killeen, Director Of 'Love...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/11/11

In this Film Ireland podast Gemma Creagh talks to Ross Killeen about Love Yourself Today, which centres around the music of Irish singer songwriter Damien Dempsey but also turns the lens onto his fans.

00:47:50

Still Voices Short Film Festival: Fiction Filmmakers

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/11/04

We are thrilled to be partnering with Still Voices Short Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts. This episode features Ariane Louis-Seize, Reza Riahi and Hazel McKibbin talking to Roisin Kearney ahead of their films screening at this year’s festival. https://filmireland.net/ https://stillvoicesfilmfestival.com/

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