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Finding Mothers

Based on the Peter Pan novel by J.M. Barrie, Lorna Shaughnessy's Finding Mothers is a short series of poems that unveils the sinister nature of motherhood and a cynical exploration of the social expectations shared between Neverland and the real world.

  • Barra Convery
    Director
  • Lorna Shaughnessy
    Writer
  • Daniel Keane
    Cinematography
  • Yvette Picque
    Production Design
  • Mairead Dewar
    Editor
  • Becky Ní Éallaithe
    Soundtrack
  • Ruairí Mac Con Iomaire
    Soundtrack
  • Eleni Kalantzi
    Camera Assistant
  • Michael Heneghan
    Camera Assistant
  • Kin San Pedro
    Costume Design
  • John Margetts
    Technical Director
  • Jack Sinnott
    Sound Design
  • Barry Hopkins
    Cast
  • Cillian Browne
    Cast
  • Orla Gaffney
    Cast
  • Nessa O'Leary
    Cast
  • Sighle Meehan
    Cast
  • Sarah O'Toole
    Cast
  • Arts Council of Ireland
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 15, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ó Bhéal International Poetry Film Festival
    Cork
    Ireland
    November 25, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • First Cut! Youth Film Festival
    Youghal
    Ireland
    March 11, 2023
    WINNER : Cork International Film Festival Award
  • Bloomsday Poetry Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    June 16, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Still Voices Film Festival
    Longford
    Ireland
    November 19, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Barra Convery

Barra Convery is an emerging director based on the West coast of Ireland whose approach and aesthetic is defined by a hybrid sensibility between cinematic and sonic languages.

His poetry film adaptation of 'Finding Mothers' (2022) by Lorna Shaughnessy was awarded a pre-selection to Cork International Film Festival with programmer Don O'Mahony commenting on the piece as- “an ambitious, layered film in terms of visuals, sounds and ideas, touching on ideas of childhood, masculinity and growing up.”

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