In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Malcolm Willis, co-director of ‘The Essence of Eva’ with Alex Fegan, which premieres at this year’s festival.
Last October, suspenseful feature Kathleen Is Here screened in cinemas across the country. Now, Molly McCann – who played young Kathleen – joins the cast of the next film in the Hunger Games franchise while lead Hazel Doupe wowed audiences globally with her performance as Marian Price in FX’s Say Nothing.
Kathleen Is Here is available to stream online, so we look back at the drama that struck a chord with so many. Talking performances and patience, Film Ireland contributor Dolapo Agunbiade sat down with titular star Doupe and first-time feature director and writer Eva Birthistle to learn what it took to bring this poignant narrative to life.
From directing RTÉ docuseries Keep It Up to helming prize-winning shorts, to developing her feature and series with Screen Ireland support, Róisín Kearney is a filmmaker in full flight. Now, her latest short, The Laughing Boys, is set to premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, and her recent win at Fastnet Film Festival has her poised to shoot her most ambitious drama yet. But Róisín’s creative voyage wasn’t always smooth sailing. In this article, Associate Editor Gemma Creagh chats with Kearney about setbacks that almost derailed her career, those key moments of celebration and the lessons she’s learned along the way.
In his review, Peter Bodie grapples with the dark themes of ‘Words of War,’ starring Irish actor Ciarán Hinds.
With ‘Horseshoe’ set to make its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, Matthew Briody catches up with directing duo Edwin Mullane and Adam O’Keeffe to discuss sibling tensions, directing their debut feature on a budget and the mad poetry of Irish families.