Turf
A Derryman and a Syrian asylum seeker spend a day working on a bog with a complicated journey across the Irish border.
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Ara DevineDirector
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Ara DevineWriter
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Isabella Djalili-DevineProducer
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Thomas McKeownDirector of Photography
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Isabella Djalili-DevineEditor
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Micheál McDaidKey Cast"Niall"
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Fayez BakhshKey Cast"Hamed"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:14 minutes
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Completion Date:July 30, 2021
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Production Budget:5,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:Ireland
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Country of Filming:Ireland, United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Louth International Film FestivalLouth
Ireland
October 2, 2021
Winner: Best Short Fiction -
Belfast Film FestivalBelfast
United Kingdom
November 4, 2021
Official Selection -
Richard Harris International Film FestivalLimerick
Ireland
Official Selection -
Foyle Film FestivalDerry/Londonderry
Ireland
October 28, 2021
Lights in Motion Competition: Irish Shorts (Special Recognition: Debut Irish Short Film) -
London Lift-Off FestivalLondon
December 6, 2021 -
Mayo International Film FestivalMayo
Ireland
February 22, 2022 -
St Patricks's Day Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
March 12, 2022 -
Catalyst International Film FestivalLimerick
Ireland
April 2, 2022
Ara Devine is an artist, filmmaker and PhD researcher at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. He is a graduate of Fine Art Media and Visual Culture from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. In 2017 his video installation 'The Irish Question' was shortlisted for the RDS Visual Art Awards.
Turf is my first narrative short film and was funded by Future Screens NI. Drawing on my experience growing up in the Irish borderlands between Donegal and Derry it explores the ramifications of political boundaries on the daily lived experience of the local population, 100 years after the partition of Ireland.