To the Fleadh and beyond for Aisha Bolaji and Why the Sun & Moon Live in the Sky

To the Fleadh and beyond for Aisha Bolaji and Why the Sun & Moon Live in the Sky

In a Collective or as an individual, Aisha Bolaji is raising the bar for Irish film. From aiding festivals like DIFF or Catalyst in Limerick, to programming screenings with GALPAL Collective, to her own work behind the camera, she’s developed a powerful portfolio in recent years. This week at the 2024 Galway Film Fleadh, her…

Finding the beauty of Loss, Longing and Longford in Lakelands

Finding the beauty of Loss, Longing and Longford in Lakelands

Directors: Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney  Starring: Éanna Hardwicke, Danielle Galligan, Gary Lydon, Dafhyd Flynn, Lorcan Cranitch Running Time: 100 minutes “How are things?” “Ah grand, you know yourself”. It is reflexively ingrained in the Irish psyche to answer this way, to parry enquiries after us with airy, empty assurances. It’s not even a question…

Laura O’Shea on Wednesday’s Child – the film, the Fleadh and the pathway between acting and directing

Laura O’Shea on Wednesday’s Child – the film, the Fleadh and the pathway between acting and directing

This July saw the Irish film industry come together in the summer sun out west, for the return in person of the Galway Film Fleadh. Always a big opportunity for rising Irish talents on and off screen, this year was no different, and one of the big winners was Laura O’Shea, director of the short…