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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.

  • Aoife Ward
    Director
  • Aoife Ward
    Writer
  • Aoife Ward
    Producer
  • James Flanagan
    Producer
  • Victor Branagan
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    History
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 18, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    460 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Dundalk Institute of Technology
  • Royal Television Society RTE - Best Factual
    Dublin
    Ireland
    Official Selection
  • Louth Film Festival - Best Documentary
    Louth
    Ireland
    Official Selection
  • Serbest International Festival (SIFF) - Best Documentary

    Moldova, Republic of
    Quarter Finalist
Director Biography - Aoife Ward

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.

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