Essay: Screening for Help – Irish Care and Confinement
In anticipation of the release of Testimony today and reviewing Margo Harkin’s Stolen, Seán Patrick Donlan looks at the portrayal of Irish institutions in film.
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In anticipation of the release of Testimony today and reviewing Margo Harkin’s Stolen, Seán Patrick Donlan looks at the portrayal of Irish institutions in film.
In this Film Ireland Podcast, we spotlight the 6th Dublin International Comedy Film Festival with director Mo O’Connell, a live stand-up heat with Culture 8 & Dublin Liberties Distillery, & Rachel Melita in conversation with writer/actor/filmmaker Laoisa Sexton.
This week at the IFI, filmmaker and activist Róisín Kearney saw Born That Way, a film that hits very close to home. She spoke with filmmaker Éamon Little to learn more about his important documentary.
Will Penn takes to the stand in his review of Testimony.
Mutale Kampuni casts an eye on important subject matter in her review of documentary 'Born That Way'.
In today’s Film Ireland Podcast, we caught up with Bríd Brennan at the Dinard British & Irish Film Festival last month. Plus, ahead of their premiere at Foyle Film Festival (19–30 Nov), we also speak with Vicki Rock & Kris Kelly about their short Bulls in Water.