Undertow

Undertow looks at the Irish system of asylum seeker accommodation ('direct provision') through the stories of three former refugees. The film attempts to contextualise their years of confinement in the system, within Ireland's own complex history of migration and mass incarceration.

  • Kevin Brennan
    Director
  • Laurence Durkin
    Director
  • Kevin Brennan
    Producer
  • Laurence Durkin
    Producer
  • Laurence Durkin
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    August 4, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English, Irish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • London Short Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 14, 2022
Director Biography - Kevin Brennan, Laurence Durkin

Kevin Brennan is a Galway based artist and filmmaker working in the fields of documentary and experimental film. Since graduating from the Slade School of Art, his films have been screened in Ireland and internationally, and he has received awards from the Irish Arts Council.

Laurence Durkin is a documentary filmmaker. Since studying at FAMU, the Czech National Film School, he has been writing and directing documentary film and television in the UK and internationally.

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