Podcast: Kate Dolan, Writer/Director of 'You Are Not My Mother'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Kate Dolan, the writer and director of 'You Are Not My Mother'.
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Dublin actor Hazel Doupe gained widespread recognition for her lead performance as Frances in Carmel Winters’ acclaimed drama Float Like a Butterfly (2018), which premiered at Toronto. Her screen credits include Michael Inside, Calm with Horses, You Are Not My Mother, The Miracle Club, Smother & Kathleen Is Here, directed by Eva Birthistle. In 2025, Doupe won the IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Drama for her portrayal of Marian Price in the FX/Disney+ series Say Nothing.
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Podcast: Nick Rowland, Director of 'Calm with Horses'
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Irish Film Review: Calm with Horses (The Shadow of Violence)
Aoife O’Neill was at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019 and sent us on this review of Nick Rowland’s 'Calm with Horses' (AKA The Shadow of Violence)
Article: “They just sat there in silence,” Tristan Heanue, Writer/Director of Ciúnas
In his Irish-language short Ciúnas, Tristan Heanue captures the quiet devastation of a family in crisis.