Tj O’Grady Peyton last appeared on the pages of Dn as both director and actor in Wave, a film which shows a man isolated by the barrier of unintelligible language so it only seems fitting that his latest short, Broken: A Lockdown Story, is guided by a bizarre exploration of language and expressions. Tj worked with fellow London Film School graduate John Craine to create the story of a family who have seen better times as envisaged through the fantastical prism of its matriarch whose playful account belies the reality of the household’s situation. The film’s playful score and quirky narration, which has fun playing with recognisable idioms, are equally matched by its highly stylised scenes of outlandish capers and a delightfully dry sense of humour which runs throughout. We sat down with Director Peyton and Writer/Cinematographer Craine to delve into how they wove together a selection...
- 12/15/2022
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
There is a unique variety of dread known only to horror fans. It is not the fear that an ominous foreshadowing will lead to something terrifying. It is the fear that, this time, it won’t.
With every slow-burn horror story there comes attached a creeping anxiety that it might ultimately fizzle, instead of bursting aflame.
Films like writer-director Kate Dolan’s “You Are Not My Mother” may outwardly project a tale of looming supernatural dread, but in this tale of a young teenager whose mentally-ill mother behaves monstrously, and whose grandmother may or may not be the cause, equally great is the anxiety that Dolan’s film won’t be able to make it all come together in the end. It’s a lot to ask of “You Are Not My Mother,” that it operate as both a scary supernatural thriller and a meaningful allegory for mental illness. To...
With every slow-burn horror story there comes attached a creeping anxiety that it might ultimately fizzle, instead of bursting aflame.
Films like writer-director Kate Dolan’s “You Are Not My Mother” may outwardly project a tale of looming supernatural dread, but in this tale of a young teenager whose mentally-ill mother behaves monstrously, and whose grandmother may or may not be the cause, equally great is the anxiety that Dolan’s film won’t be able to make it all come together in the end. It’s a lot to ask of “You Are Not My Mother,” that it operate as both a scary supernatural thriller and a meaningful allegory for mental illness. To...
- 3/24/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
The Dublin International Film Festival is running until March 6.
Irish directors Colm Bairéad (The Quiet Girl), Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) and Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair (short film Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You) have been presented with this year’s Discovery Awards at the Dublin International Film Festival. The awards celebrate exceptional emerging talent in Irish cinema as the festival approaches the mid-way mark.
Bairéad, whose Irish-language feature comes to Diff following plaudits at Berlin, was singled out for his work on the drama told through the eyes of a young girl in 1980s Ireland.
Irish directors Colm Bairéad (The Quiet Girl), Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) and Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair (short film Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You) have been presented with this year’s Discovery Awards at the Dublin International Film Festival. The awards celebrate exceptional emerging talent in Irish cinema as the festival approaches the mid-way mark.
Bairéad, whose Irish-language feature comes to Diff following plaudits at Berlin, was singled out for his work on the drama told through the eyes of a young girl in 1980s Ireland.
- 2/28/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
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