Ireland's Most Famous Witches
Ireland's Most Famous Witches, The Witches of Islandmagee is a factual documentary, retelling the events of one of Ireland's Most famous witches trials where 8 women in Islandmagee were convicted and sentenced to jail for practicing witchcraft and possessing a young girl called Mary Dunbar.
Blending historical records with drama reconstruction and an eerie shooting style, we hope to uncover the stories of Ireland's Witches.
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Aoife WardDirector
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Aoife WardWriter
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Aoife WardProducer
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James FlanaganProducer
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Victor BranaganProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
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Genres:History
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Runtime:17 minutes 53 seconds
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Completion Date:June 18, 2021
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Production Budget:460 EUR
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Country of Origin:Ireland
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Country of Filming:Ireland
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Language:English
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Dundalk Institute of Technology
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Royal Television Society RTE - Best FactualDublin
Ireland
Official Selection -
Louth Film Festival - Best DocumentaryLouth
Ireland
Official Selection -
Serbest International Festival (SIFF) - Best Documentary
Moldova, Republic of
Quarter Finalist
Our director is very enthusiastic about the film industry and a
future career in it. Having worked on many projects as
Producer and Director, Aoife has a calming nature and is able to help out in any situation that might arise. She works her hardest at trying to help other people reach their full potential.
Aoife has worked with the majority of the team before on previous
projects.