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Les Martin (here also serving as a producer and lead actor) and
Paul Murphy, is set in Dublin over the course of four days and follows the misfortunes of two petty-criminal cousins, Ste (Martin) and Weed (
Declan Mills), who receive a temporary release from prison. We had a chat about the making of the movie ahead of its participation in this yearâs Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (3-14 March).
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Be Good or Be Gone come about?
Cathal Nally: The idea came about when Les Martin met Paul Murphy. As an actor, Les was thinking about creating his own work, rather than going to auditions and the like. Paul was writing short scripts: Les took a look at them and saw something there. So they teamed up and started a script which became
Sligo s coastline will feature heavily in a short film about surfing that is included in the line-up for this year s Dublin International Film Festival.
Ebb and Flow features the experiences of three fearless females and their passion for surfing the waves off the west coast of Ireland.
Filmmaker Alice Ward captures the mystical relationship these women have with the power and magnitude of the Atlantic Ocean s surf.
Alice, originally from Dublin, moved to Sligo when she completed her multimedia degree at DCU.
It was a spur of the moment decision, but one she has certainly not lived to regret.
As a surfer, it was only natural that she would fall in love with the county.
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Cathal Nally: Thankfully I don t suffer from depression . .but I know those that do, so I call or text them from time to time. I ve been very lucky with the lockdowns , says film director Cathal Nally, whose film Be Good or Be Gone screens at this year s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. I ve spent each one in a different place both physically and mentally. Lockdown One’ (the first is always the best) I spent in Ashbourne with my brother. The theory was if one of us became ill the other could look after them. At least that was our view on things at the time. Nobody knew what to expect when the pandemic first hit our shores.