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00:28:11

Interview with Robbie Walsh, Writer/Director of 'The...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/11/01

Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocked Ireland, 'The Letters' tells the story of three women from different walks of life who have been given mere weeks to live due to the false results of their cervical cancer checks. Mary is a woman in her 50's who is the sole carer of her elderly mum with late stage Alzheimer's, Sam is a single mother in debt and struggling to raise her four kids and Cliona a single career driven woman who rates low on the autism spectrum that results

00:59:15

Still Voices Short Film Festival Podcast: Terence Davies

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/10/25

We are thrilled to be partnering with Still Voices Short Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts. This year acclaimed director Terence Davies will attend the 2021 festival for a special screening of his 1988 masterpiece Distant Voices, Still Lives (after which the festival took its name). Ahead of his appearance Terence was kind enough to give us his time and join Paul Farren to talk about films, filmmaking and all that comes between! Terence will also give a Masterclass at the festival -

00:59:08

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 10 – Ric Burns (Oliver...

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2021/10/19

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Ric Burns about his documentary Oliver Sacks: His Own Life. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. Sacks, known for his literary works Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, was a fearless explorer of

00:39:40

Still Voices Short Film Festival Documentary Filmmakers

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/10/15

We are thrilled to be partnering with Still Voices Short Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts. We’re kicking off with 3 very talented documentary filmmakers. Kaitlyn Schwalje & Alex Wolf Lewis join us to talk about their film Snowy and Tom Dream joins us to talk about his film Shy Radicals. We were delighted to have fellow filmmaker Jenny Keogh hosting and making this such a fabulous and informative conversation. Still Voices Short Film Festival runs 4-7 November. See the full programme

00:37:04

Interview with Tom Sullivan, Writer/Director of Arracht

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2021/10/14

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Tom Sullivan, Writer/Director of Arracht. Arracht tells the story of Colmán Sharkey, a ﬁsherman, a father, a husband, living in Connemara in 1845 as The Great Hunger is about to fall on Ireland. As land taxes rise and crops rot Colmán confronts his Landlord, the night ends in deadly violence and Colman is forced to go on the run, hunted for crimes he did not commit. As the years pass in solitude, Colmán returns to the mainland and encounters a

00:35:56

Podcast: Interview with Directors of ‘Father of the...

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2021/09/27

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to David Burke about his film Father of the Cyborgs. Father of the Cyborgs looks at the fascinating life and career of Irish neuroscientist Dr Phil Kennedy. In the late 1990s he made global headlines for implanting several wire electrodes in the brain of a paralysed man and then teaching the locked-in patient to control a computer cursor with his mind. He was compared to Alexander Graham Bell in The Washington Post and became known as ‘The Father

00:46:26

Interview with Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor,...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/09/21

In this Film Ireland podcast, Natasha Waugh talks to Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor about their film Rose Plays Julie. This podcast was recorded at the 2020 Dublin International Film Festival ahead of the film’s premiere. Rose Plays Julie is an intense, edge-of-your-seat story of revenge centring on a young woman searching for her biological mother. Addressing a deep longing, Rose undertakes a journey that leads her to revelations that are both devastating and dangerous. Rose Plays Julie

00:41:00

Niall Owens Writer/Director of 'Gateway'

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2021/09/16

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats to Niall Owens about his debut feature film Gateway, which screens at IndieCork 2021 Film Festival (19th September – 3rd October). Mike a low-level drug dealer is haunted by a recent death. Unable to shake his waking nightmare, Mike’s business has suffered and he and his gang are in debt to a ruthless supplier. In need of quick cash, the gang plan to grow a large amount of weed to settle the debt, now all they need is a quiet place to grow it. When

00:36:17

Podcast Interview With Phyllidia Lloyd, Director Of...

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2021/09/10

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Phyllidia Lloyd, Director of Herself. Herself follows the story of Sandra (Clare Dunne), who on the surface of it, is a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination to change their lives for the better and when it becomes clear that there are no other options left to her, she decides to build it herself from scratch, drawing together a

00:28:33

Interview with Writer / Director Philip Doherty &...

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2021/08/27

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Philip Doherty (writer / director) and Aaron Monaghan (lead) about Redemption of A Rogue. Redemption of A Rogue, the first feature film from the award-winning playwright Philip Doherty (Pilgrim) follows Jimmy, played by Cavan native Aaron Monaghan (MAZE, Assassin’s Creed), on his road to salvation after returning to his hometown. Stuck in a Groundhog Day-like purgatory, Jimmy embarks on a sacrificial and outlandish journey to rid himself of his

00:30:11

Tania Notaro, Dublin Feminist Film Festival Programmer

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2021/08/19

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to actor/writer and festival programmer Tania Notaro ahead of the Dublin Feminist Film Festival, which takes place 20-22 August 2021. Tania guides us through the programme and lets us know what to expect. The Dublin Feminist Film Festival promotes and celebrates female filmmakers, hoping to inspire and empower others to get involved in filmmaking. This involves considering women on-screen, but also behind the camera, through celebrating and

00:35:40

Interview With Chris Baugh, Writer:Director Of 'Boys...

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2021/08/10

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Chris Baugh, Writer/Director of Boys From County Hell. Welcome to Six Mile Hill, a sleepy Irish backwater whose only claim to fame is the somewhat dubious local legend that Bram Stoker once spent a night in the local pub. It’s home to Eugene Moffat, a young man who fills most of his days drinking pints with his friends and pranking tourists who come to visit the gravesite of Abhartach, a legendary Irish vampire some believe to have inspired

00:41:50

The DocArena Podcast Episode 9 – Kristina Lindström &...

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2021/07/30

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri about their documentary The Most Beautiful Boy in the World. Fifty years after the premiere of Death in Venice, The Most Beautiful Boy in the World explores the life of Björn Andrésen, the former teen star who embodied the legendary character Tadzio and whom director Luchino Visconti dubbed “the most beautiful boy in the world”. In 1970, filmmaker Luchino Visconti travelled throughout Europe looking

00:59:54

2021 Galway Film Fleadh Filmmakers' Roundtable

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2021/07/19

In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to filmmakers ,Annika Cassidy, Diarmuid Donohoe and Kamila Dydyna whose short films are screening at this year's Galway Film Fleadh (20-25 July). https://filmireland.net/

01:00:27

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 7 - Kim Bartley (Pure...

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2021/07/16

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Kim Bartley, the director of Pure Grit, which is screening at this year's Galway Film Fleadh. Pure Grit is both a thrilling tale of extreme bareback horse racing, and an intimate love story. Chronicling three years in the life of a young Native American bareback horse racer, her unwavering determination, and the relationships that sustain her. Sharmaine is a former horse racing champion, determined to ride and win. It's been a year

00:56:36

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 7 - Sophie: A Murder...

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2021/07/02

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to some of the team behind Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. Director John Dower, and exec producers Suzanne Lavery and Simon Chinn. This three-part Netflix series examines one of Ireland's most famous murder cases, the death of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in the town of Schull, West Cork in 1996. The brutal murder, which shocked the country, triggered one of the biggest murder investigations Ireland had ever seen and became a

00:45:15

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 6 - Jerry Rothwell

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2021/06/18

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Jerry Rothwell, director of The Reason I Jump. Based on the bestselling book by Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida’s revelatory descriptions of his autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window into an intense and

00:39:12

The DocArena Podcast Episode 5 – Maeve O’Boyle

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2021/05/28

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to filmmaker Maeve O’Boyle. Maeve is the editor and co-director along with Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy, of The 8th, the first independently made documentary about the triumphant referendum campaign led by a group of women including Ailbhe Smyth and Andrea Horan to repeal the Eighth Amendment and change Ireland’s abortion laws after a 35-year long struggle. While featuring voices from both sides of the debate, the primary focus of this new

00:38:00

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 4 – Dror Moreh

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2021/05/21

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to filmmaker Dror Moreh, whose 2012 documentary 'The Gatekeepers' was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. Moreh's latest film, 'The Human Factor', is the behind-the-scenes story from the last 25 years of how the United States came within reach of pulling off the impossible –securing peace between Israel and its neighbours. Today, the need to learn from past mistakes couldn’t be more

00:39:39

The DocArena Podcast: Episode 3 – Lance Oppenheim

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2021/05/14

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Lance Oppenheim, a filmmaker from South Florida. Lance's debut feature documentary, Some Kind of Heaven, explores life inside the palm-tree-lined streets of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community in Florida. Referred to as the “Disneyland for Retirees,” this planned community is home to over 130,000 seniors. It offers residents a utopian version of the American yesteryear: wide, safe streets, perfectly manicured lawns, and

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