Ireland

  • Movie News

Here’s What the Ghost of a Lady in White Has to Do With Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s Murder

An Irish ghost story about a mysterious lady in white haunts the famous murder case of Sophie Toscan du Plantier,…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

My Name Is Bulger Director Wants to Set the Record Straight About Whitey Bulger

My Name Is Bulger sheds light on an often forgotten side of the Whitey Bulger story — his family. Though…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

The Meeting Star Ailbhe Griffith on the Healing Power of Restorative Justice

Ever since starring as herself in The Meeting, Ailbhe Griffith has been sharing the story of her journey from surviving…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

The Meeting Director on Casting a Survivor of Sexual Assault as Herself

The Meeting tells the true story of a meeting between an Irish woman named Ailbhe Griffith and the man who…

3 years ago
  • Directing

From Kabul to Kilkenny: How Nora Twomey’s Empowering The Breadwinner Utilizes The Universality Of Storytelling

Far away from the sparkly castles and enchanted kingdoms where Disney princesses exist, Parvana, a young Afghan girl living under…

6 years ago
  • Interviews

School Spirit: Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane’s School Life Teaches Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

It’s 2017, and as the world grapples with catastrophes, political unrest, and a general sense of despair, hanging on to…

7 years ago
  • Directing

How They Did It: Why Storyboarding was Crucial to Creating the Gothic Big House of The Lodgers

A brief history lesson: After the Cromwellian invasion of Ireland in the 17th century, when Irish land was confiscated from Irish Catholics…

7 years ago
  • Directing

Gay Characters Don’t Need to Hook Up Just Because They’re Gay, Handsome Devil Points Out

John Butler is the director of the sports comedy Handsome Devil. In this piece he discusses why two of his…

7 years ago