Right at the beginning of Frank Berry’s film, a dance is interrupted. Aisha (Letitia Wright) protests that the room was booked in advance. It needs to be used by staff, she is told. Everyone has to go. This rather abrupt event may seem like an odd choice of opening, but it sets the scene perfectly for what is to come. Exposure to petty tyranny, the inability to plan, life’s few sweet moments disrupted.
Aisha is living in an asylum seekers’ centre in Ireland. “This is not a prison,” she will point out later on, only to be told “You keep that up and see where it gets you.” She is labelled a troublemaker because in spite of it all, she persists in behaving like a human being.
Born in Nigeria, Aisha has been in Ireland for just over a year. She desperately misses her mother, who is in hiding in Lagos,...
Aisha is living in an asylum seekers’ centre in Ireland. “This is not a prison,” she will point out later on, only to be told “You keep that up and see where it gets you.” She is labelled a troublemaker because in spite of it all, she persists in behaving like a human being.
Born in Nigeria, Aisha has been in Ireland for just over a year. She desperately misses her mother, who is in hiding in Lagos,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Letitia Wright in Aisha
Cinema is full of big, dramatic stories, but sometimes it’s the day to day struggles that really leave their mark. Widely praised as it travelled the festival circuit, Frank Berry’s Aisha, which opens in the US this week, tells the story of one Nigerian migrant dealing with the Irish immigration system. Afraid that she will be killed or enslaved if she returns home, she is stuck in the limbo of the asylum process, and a growing friendship with a security guard is bittersweet as she feels she has no control over her life.
It’s a film which stands out partly because of the delicate central performance by Letitia Wright, who is best known for her work in the Black Panther films. She’s a big star but, she assures me, she didn’t let that go to her head when seeking a role in this small Irish film.
Cinema is full of big, dramatic stories, but sometimes it’s the day to day struggles that really leave their mark. Widely praised as it travelled the festival circuit, Frank Berry’s Aisha, which opens in the US this week, tells the story of one Nigerian migrant dealing with the Irish immigration system. Afraid that she will be killed or enslaved if she returns home, she is stuck in the limbo of the asylum process, and a growing friendship with a security guard is bittersweet as she feels she has no control over her life.
It’s a film which stands out partly because of the delicate central performance by Letitia Wright, who is best known for her work in the Black Panther films. She’s a big star but, she assures me, she didn’t let that go to her head when seeking a role in this small Irish film.
- 5/8/2024
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
No Safe Havens: Letitia Wright’s Breathtaking Refugee Turn
Frank Berry’s Aisha is the superbly moving record of a Nigerian refugee’s quiet fight for dignity in Ireland’s inhumane Direct Provision system for asylum seekers. Thoroughly-researched but fictional, gently-paced but absorbing, Berry’s affecting narrative is anchored by standout performances from Letitia Wright (The Silent Twins) and Josh O’Connor (Mothering Sunday). Haunted by forces they can’t control, these two unlikely soulmates form an unexpectedly tender bond; by film’s end, they embody a tragic authenticity reminiscent of Italian neorealism. Even though Irish writer/director Berry is known for socially conscious work (2014’s I Used to Live Here and 2017’s Michael Inside), Aisha is far more than an ‘important’ film bolstered by real-world injustice.…...
Frank Berry’s Aisha is the superbly moving record of a Nigerian refugee’s quiet fight for dignity in Ireland’s inhumane Direct Provision system for asylum seekers. Thoroughly-researched but fictional, gently-paced but absorbing, Berry’s affecting narrative is anchored by standout performances from Letitia Wright (The Silent Twins) and Josh O’Connor (Mothering Sunday). Haunted by forces they can’t control, these two unlikely soulmates form an unexpectedly tender bond; by film’s end, they embody a tragic authenticity reminiscent of Italian neorealism. Even though Irish writer/director Berry is known for socially conscious work (2014’s I Used to Live Here and 2017’s Michael Inside), Aisha is far more than an ‘important’ film bolstered by real-world injustice.…...
- 5/6/2024
- by Dylan Kai Dempsey
- IONCINEMA.com
"I feel happy. And sometimes I feel really scared." Goldwyn Films from the US has revealed their official US trailer for the indie film Aisha, an emotional drama about an immigration made by Irish filmmaker Frank Berry. This originally premiered in 2022 and opened in the UK back in 2022 as well, debuting on Sky Cinema. It only now has a May 2024 release date (also on VOD) after years in limbo. While caught for years in Ireland's immigration system, Aisha Osagie develops a close friendship with the former prisoner Conor Healy. This friendship soon looks to be short lived as Aisha's future in Ireland comes under threat. Letitia Wright (also seen in The Silent Twins and Wakanda Forever from 2022) stars as Aisha Osagie, with Josh O'Connor, Ruth McCabe, Emmet Byrne, Joanne Crawford, Geraldine McAlinden, Tara Flynn, Joseph Palmer, and Abdul Alshareef. The film has positive reviews across the board from most critics,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Having debuted at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, the immigration drama “Aisha” starring Letitia Wright (“Black Panther”) and Josh O’Connor (“Challengers”), is finally coming to North American theaters. Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Tubi Films, “Aisha” has been set for a May 10, 2024 release.
Read More: ‘Aisha’ Review: Letitia Wright Stuns in a Moving Character Drama [Tribeca]
Directed by Frank Berry, an award-winning filmmaker whose work focuses on critical social issues in Ireland, “Aisha” centers on the title character (Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, who struggles to maintain hope and dignity against the looming threat of deportation.
Continue reading ‘Aisha’ Trailer: Letitia Wright & Josh O’Connor Star in Immigration Drama Arriving In May at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Aisha’ Review: Letitia Wright Stuns in a Moving Character Drama [Tribeca]
Directed by Frank Berry, an award-winning filmmaker whose work focuses on critical social issues in Ireland, “Aisha” centers on the title character (Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, who struggles to maintain hope and dignity against the looming threat of deportation.
Continue reading ‘Aisha’ Trailer: Letitia Wright & Josh O’Connor Star in Immigration Drama Arriving In May at The Playlist.
- 4/9/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Pakistan: “In Flames”
Zarrar Kahn’s horror film “In Flames” is Pakistan’s entry for the international feature Oscar. The film debuted at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight earlier this year.
In the Karachi-set film, after the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past – both real and phantasmal. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
The film, produced by Anam Abbas and executive produced by Shant Joshi, Todd Brown and Maxime Cottray, is part of XYZ’s New Visions slate. As revealed by Variety, XYZ had boarded the title last year.
“‘In Flames’ has resonated profoundly with our committee members, as it beautifully encapsulates the essence of our culture, art, and cinematic craftsmanship. We believe that the narrative, performances, direction, and every element that went into...
Zarrar Kahn’s horror film “In Flames” is Pakistan’s entry for the international feature Oscar. The film debuted at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight earlier this year.
In the Karachi-set film, after the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past – both real and phantasmal. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
The film, produced by Anam Abbas and executive produced by Shant Joshi, Todd Brown and Maxime Cottray, is part of XYZ’s New Visions slate. As revealed by Variety, XYZ had boarded the title last year.
“‘In Flames’ has resonated profoundly with our committee members, as it beautifully encapsulates the essence of our culture, art, and cinematic craftsmanship. We believe that the narrative, performances, direction, and every element that went into...
- 10/28/2023
- by Patrick Frater, Leo Barraclough, Ellise Shafer, Elsa Keslassy, John Hopewell, Naman Ramachandran, Nick Vivarelli, K.J. Yossman and Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions serve as EPs.
The Lebanon-set feature documentary In The Shadow Of Beirut has been selected as Ireland’s entry for best international feature film at the 2024 Oscars.
‘In The Shadow Of Beirut’: Galway Review
Stephen Gerard Kelly, who co-directs with Garry Keane (Gaza), makes his feature directorial debut. Brendan J. Byrne and Myriam Sassine produced and Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions served as executive producers.
In The Shadow Of Beirut is a portrait of modern-day Lebanon as seen through the eyes of four families living in the city.
The Lebanon-set feature documentary In The Shadow Of Beirut has been selected as Ireland’s entry for best international feature film at the 2024 Oscars.
‘In The Shadow Of Beirut’: Galway Review
Stephen Gerard Kelly, who co-directs with Garry Keane (Gaza), makes his feature directorial debut. Brendan J. Byrne and Myriam Sassine produced and Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Siobhan Sinnerton of HiddenLight Productions served as executive producers.
In The Shadow Of Beirut is a portrait of modern-day Lebanon as seen through the eyes of four families living in the city.
- 10/5/2023
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Paul Mescal and Sharon Horgan were among the winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
Despite Colin Farrell losing out the best actor award to Mescal, “The Banshees of Inisherin” beat out competitors to win best film. In the international category “All Quiet on the Western Front” took home the top award on Sunday night.
Read on for the full list of winners.
Film Categories
Best Film
“Aisha”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Winner
“God’s Creatures”
“Lakelands”
“Róise & Frank”
“The Wonder”
Director – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“It Is In Us All” – Antonia Campbell Hughes
“Joyride” – Emer Reynolds
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty & Peter Murphy
Script – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“God’s Creatures” – Shane Crowley
“Joyride” – Ailbhe Keogan
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty,...
Despite Colin Farrell losing out the best actor award to Mescal, “The Banshees of Inisherin” beat out competitors to win best film. In the international category “All Quiet on the Western Front” took home the top award on Sunday night.
Read on for the full list of winners.
Film Categories
Best Film
“Aisha”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Winner
“God’s Creatures”
“Lakelands”
“Róise & Frank”
“The Wonder”
Director – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“It Is In Us All” – Antonia Campbell Hughes
“Joyride” – Emer Reynolds
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty & Peter Murphy
Script – Film
“Aisha” – Frank Berry – Winner
“The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin McDonagh
“God’s Creatures” – Shane Crowley
“Joyride” – Ailbhe Keogan
“Let the Wrong One In” – Conor McMahon
“Róise & Frank” – Rachael Moriarty,...
- 5/9/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Martin McDonagh’s nine-fold Oscar nominee The Banshees of Inisherin, snubbed at this year’s Academy Awards, was a big winner at the 2023 Irish Film and TV Awards (IFTAs), winning three trophies, including for best film, best supporting actor for Brendan Gleeson and best supporting actress for Kerry Condon.
Aftersun star Paul Mescal, another snubbed 2023 Oscar nominee, also won over the home crowd, winning his first IFTA award as best actor for his turn in Charlotte Wells’ acclaimed debut.
Austin Butler’s turn as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic, another Oscar-nominated performance that failed to win over the U.S. Academy, wowed IFTA voters, who gave the young American the award for the best international actor. Similarily, Cate Blanchett’s Oscar-nominated best actress turn in Tár was IFTA’s pick for its best international actress honor.
But IFTA voters agreed with the American Academy on Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front,...
Aftersun star Paul Mescal, another snubbed 2023 Oscar nominee, also won over the home crowd, winning his first IFTA award as best actor for his turn in Charlotte Wells’ acclaimed debut.
Austin Butler’s turn as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic, another Oscar-nominated performance that failed to win over the U.S. Academy, wowed IFTA voters, who gave the young American the award for the best international actor. Similarily, Cate Blanchett’s Oscar-nominated best actress turn in Tár was IFTA’s pick for its best international actress honor.
But IFTA voters agreed with the American Academy on Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paul Mescal won best actor for Oscar-nominated performance in Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun.
Aisha and The Banshees Of Inisherin were among the big winners at this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) , which marked its 20th anniversary with a ceremony in Dublin on Sunday.
Martin McDonagh’s multiple Oscar-nominated The Banshees Of Inisherin shot on location in the west of Ireland and took awards for best film, while Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon won IFTAs for supporting actor and actress.
Frank Berry’s direct provision drama Aisha also scored several major awards in the ceremony at Dublin Royal Convention Centre.
Aisha and The Banshees Of Inisherin were among the big winners at this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) , which marked its 20th anniversary with a ceremony in Dublin on Sunday.
Martin McDonagh’s multiple Oscar-nominated The Banshees Of Inisherin shot on location in the west of Ireland and took awards for best film, while Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon won IFTAs for supporting actor and actress.
Frank Berry’s direct provision drama Aisha also scored several major awards in the ceremony at Dublin Royal Convention Centre.
- 5/8/2023
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Apple’s comedy series Bad Sisters and Martin McDonagh’s latest feature, The Banshees of Inisherin, took the top honors at this year’s Irish Film & TV Awards (IFTAs). Scroll down for the complete list of winners.
Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters was the biggest winner on the eve, taking four gongs, including Best Drama plus Best Director Drama for Dearbhla Walsh and Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama for Ann Marie Duff. Banshees clocked three wins: the coveted Best Film award alongside Actor in a Supporting Role – Film was awarded to Brendan Gleeson.
Elsewhere, Paul Mescal clocked his first IFTAs win in the Best Actor category for his leading performance in Charlotte Wells’ acclaimed debut Aftersun and filmmaker Frank Berry won two awards on the night, Best Director and Best Script Award for his refugee drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright.
Edward Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front...
Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters was the biggest winner on the eve, taking four gongs, including Best Drama plus Best Director Drama for Dearbhla Walsh and Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama for Ann Marie Duff. Banshees clocked three wins: the coveted Best Film award alongside Actor in a Supporting Role – Film was awarded to Brendan Gleeson.
Elsewhere, Paul Mescal clocked his first IFTAs win in the Best Actor category for his leading performance in Charlotte Wells’ acclaimed debut Aftersun and filmmaker Frank Berry won two awards on the night, Best Director and Best Script Award for his refugee drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright.
Edward Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front...
- 5/8/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The Irish Film And TV Academy (IFTA) have revealed this year’s nominees for the Screen Ireland – IFTA Rising Star award.
The five nominees are Aoife McArdle (Director – Severance), Danielle Galligan (Actor – Lakelands), Daryl McCormack, Éanna Hardwicke (Actor – Lakelands), and Kathryn Ferguson (Director – Nothing Compares).
Previous winners of the IFTA Rising Star Award include Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, John Michael McDonagh, Sarah Greene, Gerard Barrett, and Jamie Dornan.
Announcing the nominees, the Irish Academy said this year’s group of Rising Stars represents a new “vanguard of the next wave of Irish Screen Talent.”
“Ireland has recently enjoyed a record-breaking year in terms of film and television production. The past year saw Irish directors, writers, producers, cast, and crew create world-class stories that have engaged audiences around the globe,” the statement read.
Selected by a special jury, the winner...
The five nominees are Aoife McArdle (Director – Severance), Danielle Galligan (Actor – Lakelands), Daryl McCormack, Éanna Hardwicke (Actor – Lakelands), and Kathryn Ferguson (Director – Nothing Compares).
Previous winners of the IFTA Rising Star Award include Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, John Michael McDonagh, Sarah Greene, Gerard Barrett, and Jamie Dornan.
Announcing the nominees, the Irish Academy said this year’s group of Rising Stars represents a new “vanguard of the next wave of Irish Screen Talent.”
“Ireland has recently enjoyed a record-breaking year in terms of film and television production. The past year saw Irish directors, writers, producers, cast, and crew create world-class stories that have engaged audiences around the globe,” the statement read.
Selected by a special jury, the winner...
- 4/25/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, led the nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) as the full list of nominees was unveiled on Monday night local time, picking up 11 nods in the film category.
“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan’s Apple TV+ mystery series – led the pack in the drama category with 12 noms.
Coming off the back of a stellar year for Irish film and television, the nominations include a number of familiar names and titles, including Paul Mescal, who has been nominated for best lead actor in a film for “Aftersun” and best supporting actor in a film for “God’s Creatures” while Farrell is also competing in both categories, both for his star turn in “Banshees” and his supporting role as Penguin in “The Batman.”
“Conversations with Friends” has also scored noms in multiple categories while Aoife McArdle is up for best drama...
“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan’s Apple TV+ mystery series – led the pack in the drama category with 12 noms.
Coming off the back of a stellar year for Irish film and television, the nominations include a number of familiar names and titles, including Paul Mescal, who has been nominated for best lead actor in a film for “Aftersun” and best supporting actor in a film for “God’s Creatures” while Farrell is also competing in both categories, both for his star turn in “Banshees” and his supporting role as Penguin in “The Batman.”
“Conversations with Friends” has also scored noms in multiple categories while Aoife McArdle is up for best drama...
- 3/7/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Apple’s comedy series Bad Sisters and Martin McDonagh’s latest feature, The Banshees of Inisherin, lead this year’s Irish Film And TV Academy Award nominations (IFTAs). Scroll down for the complete list.
Bad Sisters leads across film and TV with 12 nominations, including Best Drama, Lead Actress (Sharon Horgan), Director (Dearbhla Walsh), and four nods in Supporting Actress for Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene.
The Banshees of Inisherin clocked 11 nominations, including Best Film as well as Best Director and Screenplay for Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon also pop up in the acting categories.
Irish filmmaker Frank Berry’s latest pic Aisha trails Bad Sisters and Banshees with ten nominations. The film follows a young Nigerian woman, played by Letitia Wright, who struggles to navigate the asylum system in Ireland.
Paul Mescal also picked up two nominations: The first in...
Bad Sisters leads across film and TV with 12 nominations, including Best Drama, Lead Actress (Sharon Horgan), Director (Dearbhla Walsh), and four nods in Supporting Actress for Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene.
The Banshees of Inisherin clocked 11 nominations, including Best Film as well as Best Director and Screenplay for Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon also pop up in the acting categories.
Irish filmmaker Frank Berry’s latest pic Aisha trails Bad Sisters and Banshees with ten nominations. The film follows a young Nigerian woman, played by Letitia Wright, who struggles to navigate the asylum system in Ireland.
Paul Mescal also picked up two nominations: The first in...
- 3/7/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
’The Banshees Of Inisherin’ has 11 nominations including best film, director and actor.
Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin leads the way at the 2023 Irish Film And Television Academy (IFTA) awards with 11 nominations.
The film earned nods for best film, director and script, lead actor for Colin Farrell, supporting actress for Kerry Condon, and supporting actor for Barry Keoghan and Brendan Gleeson. Farrell also has a supporting actor nod for The Batman.
Scroll down for film nominations
Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, is next up with 10 nominations including best film.
Paul Mescal has...
Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin leads the way at the 2023 Irish Film And Television Academy (IFTA) awards with 11 nominations.
The film earned nods for best film, director and script, lead actor for Colin Farrell, supporting actress for Kerry Condon, and supporting actor for Barry Keoghan and Brendan Gleeson. Farrell also has a supporting actor nod for The Batman.
Scroll down for film nominations
Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, is next up with 10 nominations including best film.
Paul Mescal has...
- 3/7/2023
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
With just a few days until the 2023 Oscars, hot contender The Banshees of Inisherin has been given a boost on home soil.
Martin McDonagh’s period tragicomedy — which has nine Academy Award nominations (an all-time Irish record) — has now landed the most film nods this year for the Irish Academy Awards.
Announced by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA), Banshees has 11 nominations, including best film and, as with the BAFTAs and Oscars, the film has been nominated in all of the performance categories for its main cast of Colin Farrell (who also got a nod for supporting actor for The Batman), Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Banshees‘ 11 nominations is the same number in 2022 amassed by Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which is now also in contention for an Oscar in the international category.
Further down the list, Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha — starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor — landed 10 nominations.
Martin McDonagh’s period tragicomedy — which has nine Academy Award nominations (an all-time Irish record) — has now landed the most film nods this year for the Irish Academy Awards.
Announced by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA), Banshees has 11 nominations, including best film and, as with the BAFTAs and Oscars, the film has been nominated in all of the performance categories for its main cast of Colin Farrell (who also got a nod for supporting actor for The Batman), Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Banshees‘ 11 nominations is the same number in 2022 amassed by Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which is now also in contention for an Oscar in the international category.
Further down the list, Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha — starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor — landed 10 nominations.
- 3/7/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Toronto Black Film Festival is back for the 11th year of amplifying Black voices in cinema, with this year’s edition featuring 125 movies from 20 different countries.
Presented by Td Bank Group in collaboration with Global News, this year’s Tbff is celebrating the return of in-person programming while maintaining an online component, with a goal of inspiring the next generation of Black artists in film and beyond!
The 2023 edition of Canada’s largest celebration of Black History Month through film features a star-studded roster of talent that includes Letitia Wright, Josh O’Connor, Columbus Short, Keith David, Ledisi, Colin Kaepernick, Rickey Jackson, Don Lemmon, Ossie Davis, Karen Pittman, Corey Stoll, Cesária Évora and many more.
Read More: The 10th Annual Toronto Black Film Festival To Start With Keke Palmer, Common’s ‘Alice’
The Festival’s opening night will take place on Wednesday, Feb 15 at the Isabel Bader Theatre with the...
Presented by Td Bank Group in collaboration with Global News, this year’s Tbff is celebrating the return of in-person programming while maintaining an online component, with a goal of inspiring the next generation of Black artists in film and beyond!
The 2023 edition of Canada’s largest celebration of Black History Month through film features a star-studded roster of talent that includes Letitia Wright, Josh O’Connor, Columbus Short, Keith David, Ledisi, Colin Kaepernick, Rickey Jackson, Don Lemmon, Ossie Davis, Karen Pittman, Corey Stoll, Cesária Évora and many more.
Read More: The 10th Annual Toronto Black Film Festival To Start With Keke Palmer, Common’s ‘Alice’
The Festival’s opening night will take place on Wednesday, Feb 15 at the Isabel Bader Theatre with the...
- 2/11/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Scheme is a week-long immersive directors’ residency for female and non-binary directors.
Irish professional development and networking initiative X-Pollinator has unveiled the participants for its latest programme, Creator.
A week-long immersive directors’ residency for female and non-binary directors, Creator commenced this week in Adare, Co Limerick.
Featuring workshops with actors and mentorship and guidance from industry experts, the residency is led by Maudie director Aisling Walsh.
The twelve directors selected for Creator are:
Aisling Byrne (Headspace - Cork International Film Festival Grand Prix Irish Short Winner) Andie McCaffrey (Sparkle - from The Actor as Creator scheme) Ayla Amano (4X4 -...
Irish professional development and networking initiative X-Pollinator has unveiled the participants for its latest programme, Creator.
A week-long immersive directors’ residency for female and non-binary directors, Creator commenced this week in Adare, Co Limerick.
Featuring workshops with actors and mentorship and guidance from industry experts, the residency is led by Maudie director Aisling Walsh.
The twelve directors selected for Creator are:
Aisling Byrne (Headspace - Cork International Film Festival Grand Prix Irish Short Winner) Andie McCaffrey (Sparkle - from The Actor as Creator scheme) Ayla Amano (4X4 -...
- 1/17/2023
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Andrew Legge’s Lola, a faux found footage film that plays with historical and science fiction, gives weight to an emerging idea: could this be the best year for Irish cinema? If you believe the metrics of Rotten Tomatoes, the best-reviewed film of 2022 was once The Banshees of Inisherin. At the time of writing, it’s An Cailín Ciúin (aka The Quiet Girl), a film in the Irish language. Aftersun, the most beloved of any this year, stars Kildare’s Paul Mescal. With Jessie Buckley’s turn in Women Talking leading from the front, there is the wild possibility that five of next year’s acting nominations at the Oscars could go to people from that damp Atlantic rock—one or two might even win.
A little further afield, some independent works have helped buffer the moment: God’s Creatures (another Mescal joint), Donal Foreman’s The Cry of Granuaile, Frank Berry’s Aisha,...
A little further afield, some independent works have helped buffer the moment: God’s Creatures (another Mescal joint), Donal Foreman’s The Cry of Granuaile, Frank Berry’s Aisha,...
- 12/12/2022
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
Aisha is a hard-hitting drama that pulls no punches when addressing the flawed, broken asylum system in Ireland – and to mark its launch, on Sky Cinema, we had the pleasure in speaking to the creative talent that are bringing this important story to our screens; director Frank Berry and leading star Letitia Wright.
Wright, who of course can be seen in another movie out now (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – you may have heard of it) discusses the role at hand, while the filmmaker sat beside her talks in detail about the system he has depicted in this film, and what he hopes audiences will learn and take away from their experience watching this production.
Watch the full interview with Letitia Wright & Frank Berry here:
Synopsis
Caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system, a young Nigerian woman develops a friendship with an employee who she meets at one of the accommodation centres.
Wright, who of course can be seen in another movie out now (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – you may have heard of it) discusses the role at hand, while the filmmaker sat beside her talks in detail about the system he has depicted in this film, and what he hopes audiences will learn and take away from their experience watching this production.
Watch the full interview with Letitia Wright & Frank Berry here:
Synopsis
Caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system, a young Nigerian woman develops a friendship with an employee who she meets at one of the accommodation centres.
- 11/16/2022
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A Nigerian refugee held in a Dublin detention centre develops an emotional connection with an Irish security guard, played by Josh O’Connor
This intense and heartfelt drama from Irish writer-director Frank Berry addresses a growing concern in Ireland: that a nation once known for its talented and hard-working emigrants is becoming ironically heartless towards its own applicants for asylum (although Ireland hasn’t yet embraced Theresa May’s “hostile environment” formula).
Letitia Wright gives a performance of intense focus, controlled anger and dignity as Aisha, a Nigerian refugee being held in a Dublin detention centre, unable to return because her father and brothers were murdered by gangsters; she is trying to establish her own leave to remain and then bring over her elderly, ailing mother who is still in danger. Aisha is treated like a cross between a prisoner and a difficult boarding school pupil by the prickly official staff...
This intense and heartfelt drama from Irish writer-director Frank Berry addresses a growing concern in Ireland: that a nation once known for its talented and hard-working emigrants is becoming ironically heartless towards its own applicants for asylum (although Ireland hasn’t yet embraced Theresa May’s “hostile environment” formula).
Letitia Wright gives a performance of intense focus, controlled anger and dignity as Aisha, a Nigerian refugee being held in a Dublin detention centre, unable to return because her father and brothers were murdered by gangsters; she is trying to establish her own leave to remain and then bring over her elderly, ailing mother who is still in danger. Aisha is treated like a cross between a prisoner and a difficult boarding school pupil by the prickly official staff...
- 11/16/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
"Why do you look so stressed?" Sky Cinema in the UK has revealed a trailer for Aisha, an emotional drama from Irish filmmaker Frank Berry. This is premiering soon at the London Film Festival after first showing at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. While caught for years in Ireland's immigration system, Aisha Osagie develops a close friendship with former prisoner Conor Healy. This friendship soon looks to be short lived as Aisha's future in Ireland comes under threat. Letitia Wright (also seen in The Silent Twins and Wakanda Forever this year) stars as Aisha Osagie, with Josh O'Connor, Ruth McCabe, Emmet Byrne, Joanne Crawford, Geraldine McAlinden, Tara Flynn, Joseph Palmer, and Abdul Alshareef. I'm glad they make films like this because people really need to see how horrible most immigration systems are, and how they treat people so poorly, despite a belief it's the "right way". This looks like a very powerful film.
- 10/5/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The official trailer for Sky Original film ‘Aisha’ has been revealed ahead of the European premiere at London Film Festival on 6 October.
Letitia Wright (Black Panther) stars in the title role, alongside Josh O’Connor (The Crown) as Conor Healy.
Written and directed by Frank Berry, Aisha (Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, is floundering in a maze of social services and bureaucracy. Alone and unwilling to sacrifice her dignity to satisfy the demands of the authorities, she finds an ally in Conor (O’Connor), an employee at her residence home, a local young man with a troubled past of his own. Together they struggle to maintain their tender friendship in the face of Aisha’s increasingly dire predicament and her rapidly diminishing options.
Also in trailers – New trailer drops for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
The film will be available in cinemas and on Sky Cinema on 17 November...
Letitia Wright (Black Panther) stars in the title role, alongside Josh O’Connor (The Crown) as Conor Healy.
Written and directed by Frank Berry, Aisha (Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, is floundering in a maze of social services and bureaucracy. Alone and unwilling to sacrifice her dignity to satisfy the demands of the authorities, she finds an ally in Conor (O’Connor), an employee at her residence home, a local young man with a troubled past of his own. Together they struggle to maintain their tender friendship in the face of Aisha’s increasingly dire predicament and her rapidly diminishing options.
Also in trailers – New trailer drops for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
The film will be available in cinemas and on Sky Cinema on 17 November...
- 10/5/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Cannes conversations were continued in a more relaxed setting, said attendees.
International buyers have given a generally positive response to this week’s three-day London Screenings event held at Picturehouse Central from June 21-23, organised by Film London.
“It was very good to catch-up after Cannes to get a broader picture of what is coming from the UK,” said Anna Lindstrom, acquisitions manager at Stockholm-based Lucky Dogs.
Lindstrom confirmed she had made one acquisition during the event for a film which she had been discussing in Cannes.
UK titles that have been generating buzz include Frank Berry’s Irish asylum drama Aisha,...
International buyers have given a generally positive response to this week’s three-day London Screenings event held at Picturehouse Central from June 21-23, organised by Film London.
“It was very good to catch-up after Cannes to get a broader picture of what is coming from the UK,” said Anna Lindstrom, acquisitions manager at Stockholm-based Lucky Dogs.
Lindstrom confirmed she had made one acquisition during the event for a film which she had been discussing in Cannes.
UK titles that have been generating buzz include Frank Berry’s Irish asylum drama Aisha,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Roger Ebert once said movies are like a machine that generates empathy. Such is the third feature by Frank Berry. Following in the tradition of social realism of his previous features, Aisha simply watches and observes the breakdown of Ireland’s asylum-based immigration system as Nigerian immigrant Aisha (Letitia Wright) is forced to make her case over and over again, even after having to make an unthinkable choice in the film’s third act.
Working in a mode of social realism that recalls the understated frustration of a filmmaker like Ken Loach, Barry and cinematographer Tom Comfort hold on Wright’s face as she goes about navigating a system that includes boarding houses (called “Accommodation Centres”) and an immigration system that automatically defaults to whatever they’re told are the norms of the country an asylum seeker is trying to avoid.
Smuggled into Ireland at a significant cost to her family,...
Working in a mode of social realism that recalls the understated frustration of a filmmaker like Ken Loach, Barry and cinematographer Tom Comfort hold on Wright’s face as she goes about navigating a system that includes boarding houses (called “Accommodation Centres”) and an immigration system that automatically defaults to whatever they’re told are the norms of the country an asylum seeker is trying to avoid.
Smuggled into Ireland at a significant cost to her family,...
- 6/21/2022
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Lest you think America has a monopoly on byzantine immigration systems, “Aisha” is here with an unfortunate reminder that it does not. Following the eponymous young Nigerian woman (Letitia Wright) as she attempts to resettle in Ireland, writer-director Frank Berry’s drama of bureaucracy eschews histrionics in favor of a docudrama-like approach that’s all the more affecting for how authentic it feels. The result isn’t quite Kafka, but it’s closer than it should be.
“Your English is good,” Aisha is told early on by a woman who doesn’t know that nearly everyone in Nigeria speaks it. The interaction is emblematic of her treatment at the hands of almost everyone she meets: not malicious, but also hopelessly naive to her plight — and making no attempt to understand it. She’s been living in a Direct Provision Center for more than a year, a kind of limbo in...
“Your English is good,” Aisha is told early on by a woman who doesn’t know that nearly everyone in Nigeria speaks it. The interaction is emblematic of her treatment at the hands of almost everyone she meets: not malicious, but also hopelessly naive to her plight — and making no attempt to understand it. She’s been living in a Direct Provision Center for more than a year, a kind of limbo in...
- 6/12/2022
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
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A transfixing performance from Letitia Wright as a woman escaping violence and navigating a precarious safe haven anchors Aisha, Irish writer-director Frank Berry’s moving reflection on the plight of asylum seekers butting up against the cold indifference of bureaucracy. Matching Wright scene for scene is Josh O’Connor, again demonstrating that he’s among the best actors to emerge from Britain in the past decade, playing a diffident young man with his own troubled history who offers Aisha the balm of human connection. This tightly focused character study is a tiny film, with an emotional effect in inverse proportion to its size.
Berry (Michael Inside, I Used to Live Here) specializes in social-realist dramas that draw on his background in documentary and community filmmaking. Those roots are evident here in a film that grew out of his research into Ireland’s controversial Direct Provision system,...
A transfixing performance from Letitia Wright as a woman escaping violence and navigating a precarious safe haven anchors Aisha, Irish writer-director Frank Berry’s moving reflection on the plight of asylum seekers butting up against the cold indifference of bureaucracy. Matching Wright scene for scene is Josh O’Connor, again demonstrating that he’s among the best actors to emerge from Britain in the past decade, playing a diffident young man with his own troubled history who offers Aisha the balm of human connection. This tightly focused character study is a tiny film, with an emotional effect in inverse proportion to its size.
Berry (Michael Inside, I Used to Live Here) specializes in social-realist dramas that draw on his background in documentary and community filmmaking. Those roots are evident here in a film that grew out of his research into Ireland’s controversial Direct Provision system,...
- 6/12/2022
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Although set in the Republic of Ireland, this slight but surprisingly powerful film will hit a raw nerve in countries all over Europe in the wake of the Ukrainian refugee crisis. More specifically, it will likely have an impact on the U.K. arthouse circuit, after the British government’s recent, controversial decision to launder asylum-seekers via a scheme deporting them to Rwanda for processing.
Why its producers chose Tribeca as a launchpad, then, is a bit of mystery, and if it’s down to star power, any stray Marvel fans drawn by Letitia Wright’s MCU pedigree certainly won’t be in for a rollercoaster thrill-ride.
That said, anyone attuned to its creative team’s integrity and the film’s careful, considered tempo will likely be sympathetic to its concerns.
Wright, deceptively superb in an unshowy, understated way, stars as Aisha Osagie, a young Nigerian woman in her 20s...
Why its producers chose Tribeca as a launchpad, then, is a bit of mystery, and if it’s down to star power, any stray Marvel fans drawn by Letitia Wright’s MCU pedigree certainly won’t be in for a rollercoaster thrill-ride.
That said, anyone attuned to its creative team’s integrity and the film’s careful, considered tempo will likely be sympathetic to its concerns.
Wright, deceptively superb in an unshowy, understated way, stars as Aisha Osagie, a young Nigerian woman in her 20s...
- 6/12/2022
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Tribeca Festival, the event that wants to offer something for everyone, returns Wednesday with its sprawling collection of features and shorts, live music, TV, podcasts, games, and Ar/VR. The annual New York City-set fest has moved mostly back indoors this year, but will feature nods to 2021 like free outdoor screenings and an online edition, Tribeca At Home. A rich documentary slate tackles abortion, press freedom and the rise of social media. There’s a first-time award for environmental impact and a series of talks with Blackhouse Foundation centered on Poc storytelling.
“We’re an activist festival,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder with Robert De Niro and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises. “When you think back to how we founded the festival, we’ve always been political,” she added, a nod to the duo launching Tribeca after the September 11 terrorist attacks to buck up a physically and emotionally devastated neighborhood.
This year,...
“We’re an activist festival,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder with Robert De Niro and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises. “When you think back to how we founded the festival, we’ve always been political,” she added, a nod to the duo launching Tribeca after the September 11 terrorist attacks to buck up a physically and emotionally devastated neighborhood.
This year,...
- 6/7/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Feature films are feature films After Yang, Poker Face, Aisha and The Independent.
UK pay-tv broadcaster Sky has unveiled its slate of original programming for the rest of 2022, including four new Sky Original feature films.
Among the new titles is Kogonada’s After Yang, which premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard last year and stars Justin H. Min, Collin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith.
The line-up also includes Russell Crowe’s second directorial outing Poker Face, which sees him star opposite Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Arclight Films kicked off worldwide sales this week at Cannes.
Third...
UK pay-tv broadcaster Sky has unveiled its slate of original programming for the rest of 2022, including four new Sky Original feature films.
Among the new titles is Kogonada’s After Yang, which premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard last year and stars Justin H. Min, Collin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith.
The line-up also includes Russell Crowe’s second directorial outing Poker Face, which sees him star opposite Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Arclight Films kicked off worldwide sales this week at Cannes.
Third...
- 5/17/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The festival is set to take place from June 8-19, and features 88 world premieres.
Tribeca has unveiled its 2022 line-up, with world premieres including Joachim Back’s Corner Office starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and Ray Romano’s directorial debut, Somewhere In Queens. Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth is set to close the festival.
The 21st edition is to take place in New York from June 8-19, with 88 world premieres across its 10 categories, showcasing 109 feature films and 16 online premieres from 150 filmmakers across 40 countries. The Tribeca At Home platform will allow US audiences to watch a selection of films online from June...
Tribeca has unveiled its 2022 line-up, with world premieres including Joachim Back’s Corner Office starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and Ray Romano’s directorial debut, Somewhere In Queens. Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth is set to close the festival.
The 21st edition is to take place in New York from June 8-19, with 88 world premieres across its 10 categories, showcasing 109 feature films and 16 online premieres from 150 filmmakers across 40 countries. The Tribeca At Home platform will allow US audiences to watch a selection of films online from June...
- 4/19/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The figure is a 40% increase on the previous record set in 2019.
Production spend in Ireland across features, documentary, animation and TV drama topped €500m ($567m) in 2021, a 40% increase on the previous record set in 2019, according to figures released by Screen Ireland.
The spend on jobs and local goods and services has been driven by both local and inward investment production.
Spend on local Irish films increased by 52% compared to 2019. Forthcoming releases include Lorcan Finnegan’s sci-fi drama Nocebo; Emer Reynolds’ drama Joyride, starring Olivia Colman; Frank Berry’s Aisha, starring Letitia Wright; and psychological drama God’s Creatures, from directors Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer.
Production spend in Ireland across features, documentary, animation and TV drama topped €500m ($567m) in 2021, a 40% increase on the previous record set in 2019, according to figures released by Screen Ireland.
The spend on jobs and local goods and services has been driven by both local and inward investment production.
Spend on local Irish films increased by 52% compared to 2019. Forthcoming releases include Lorcan Finnegan’s sci-fi drama Nocebo; Emer Reynolds’ drama Joyride, starring Olivia Colman; Frank Berry’s Aisha, starring Letitia Wright; and psychological drama God’s Creatures, from directors Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer.
- 2/18/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Production spend in Ireland across features, documentary, animation and TV drama topped €500m ($567m) in 2021, a 40% increase on the previous record set in 2019, according to figures released by Screen Ireland.
The spend on jobs and local goods and services has been driven by both local and inward investment production.
Spend on local Irish films increased by 52% compared to 2019. Forthcoming releases include Lorcan Finnegan’s sci-fi drama Nocebo; Emer Reynolds’ drama Joyride, starring Olivia Colman; Frank Berry’s Aisha, starring Letitia Wright; and psychological drama God’s Creatures, from directors Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer.
TV drama production spend increased 40% from...
The spend on jobs and local goods and services has been driven by both local and inward investment production.
Spend on local Irish films increased by 52% compared to 2019. Forthcoming releases include Lorcan Finnegan’s sci-fi drama Nocebo; Emer Reynolds’ drama Joyride, starring Olivia Colman; Frank Berry’s Aisha, starring Letitia Wright; and psychological drama God’s Creatures, from directors Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer.
TV drama production spend increased 40% from...
- 2/18/2022
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Moving from a tragi-docudrama I Used to Live Here (2014) to what appears to be a very raw prison system film in Michael Inside (2017), for his fourth feature film Irish filmmaker Frank Berry turns to another rough portrait in an immigration drama with trouble ahead or… not far behind. Suicide, penal system, and now asylum seekers, Berry called his current sobering project “human connection in an inhumane system.” Filming on Aisha took place in Ireland back in April with future A-lister stars in Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor set as the pair against all odds. The production has partners in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.…...
- 11/22/2021
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
The Crown Emmy winner Josh O’Connor and Normal People star Paul Mescal have been set to star in The History of Sound, a World War I love story adapted from Ben Shattuck’s Pushcart Prize-winning short story. Oliver Hermanus is aboard to direct the pic, which hails from Cop Car producer End Cue. Production is set to begin in summer 2022 in the U.S. and on location in the UK and Italy.
CAA Media Finance is handling U.S. sales and Embankment will rep international at the upcoming American Film Market.
The short story revolved around two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor), who, during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen. In this snatched, short-lived moment in their young lives, and while discovering the epic sweep of the U.S., both men are deeply changed.
End...
CAA Media Finance is handling U.S. sales and Embankment will rep international at the upcoming American Film Market.
The short story revolved around two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor), who, during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen. In this snatched, short-lived moment in their young lives, and while discovering the epic sweep of the U.S., both men are deeply changed.
End...
- 10/29/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Crown” star and recent Emmy winner Josh O’Connor and “Normal People” BAFTA winner Paul Mescal will star in gay romance “The History of Sound,” an Oliver Hermanus-directed adaptation of an award-winning short story.
Produced by End Cue, the story follows two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor), who, during the WW1 period, set out to record the lives, voices and music of their countrymen. An official description of the pic reads: “In this snatched, short-lived moment in their young lives, and while discovering the epic sweep of the U.S., both men are deeply changed.”
“The History of Sound” is based on the eponymous Pushcart Prize-winning story by American author Ben Shattuck, which is available to read online in literary journal The Common. CAA Media Finance will handle U.S. sales while Embankment will introduce the project to international buyers ahead of next week’s virtual American Film Market.
Produced by End Cue, the story follows two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor), who, during the WW1 period, set out to record the lives, voices and music of their countrymen. An official description of the pic reads: “In this snatched, short-lived moment in their young lives, and while discovering the epic sweep of the U.S., both men are deeply changed.”
“The History of Sound” is based on the eponymous Pushcart Prize-winning story by American author Ben Shattuck, which is available to read online in literary journal The Common. CAA Media Finance will handle U.S. sales while Embankment will introduce the project to international buyers ahead of next week’s virtual American Film Market.
- 10/29/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Lord Of The Rings’ Oscar-winner Richard Taylor to oversee effects for New Zealand horror.
New Zealand filmmaker Scott Walker is to direct creature feature The Tank, which Cornerstone Films is launching at the virtual Cannes market.
Richard Taylor, the five-time Oscar-winning special effects supervisor whose credits include Blade Runner 2049 and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, will create the creature effects with his team at leading VFX studio Weta Workshop.
The film, which will shoot in New Zealand later this summer, centres on a young family that inherits a remote coastal property in Oregon. When attempting to repair a buried water tank,...
New Zealand filmmaker Scott Walker is to direct creature feature The Tank, which Cornerstone Films is launching at the virtual Cannes market.
Richard Taylor, the five-time Oscar-winning special effects supervisor whose credits include Blade Runner 2049 and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, will create the creature effects with his team at leading VFX studio Weta Workshop.
The film, which will shoot in New Zealand later this summer, centres on a young family that inherits a remote coastal property in Oregon. When attempting to repair a buried water tank,...
- 6/3/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Cornerstone has acquired worldwide sales rights for Irish writer and director Frank Berry’s (“Michael Inside”) drama “Aisha” and will commence sales at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.
The film, which has wrapped production in Ireland, stars Letitia Wright (“Small Axe”) and Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”). It charts the experiences of Aisha, a young Nigerian woman, as she seeks international protection in Ireland. Caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system, she develops a friendship with a former prisoner who she meets at one of the accommodation centres, but their friendship looks to be short lived as Aisha’s future in Ireland comes under threat.
A Subotica production, “Aisha” is produced by Tristan Orpen Lynch, Aoife O’Sullivan, Donna Eperon – the trio whom worked together on Berry’s “Michael Inside” – and Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee (“Truffle Hunters”). The film was developed and financed by Screen Ireland, BBC Film, Rte...
The film, which has wrapped production in Ireland, stars Letitia Wright (“Small Axe”) and Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”). It charts the experiences of Aisha, a young Nigerian woman, as she seeks international protection in Ireland. Caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system, she develops a friendship with a former prisoner who she meets at one of the accommodation centres, but their friendship looks to be short lived as Aisha’s future in Ireland comes under threat.
A Subotica production, “Aisha” is produced by Tristan Orpen Lynch, Aoife O’Sullivan, Donna Eperon – the trio whom worked together on Berry’s “Michael Inside” – and Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee (“Truffle Hunters”). The film was developed and financed by Screen Ireland, BBC Film, Rte...
- 6/1/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s the first image from Aisha, the drama starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor that recently wrapped filming in Ireland. Cornerstone has boarded worldwide sales rights ahead of the Cannes virtual market this month.
Frank Berry (Michael Inside) directed and wrote the pic, which charts the experiences of a young Nigerian woman as she seeks international protection in Ireland. Caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system, Aisha Osagie (Wright) develops a friendship with former prisoner Conor Healy (O’Connor) whom she meets at one of the accommodation centres.
Producers are Tristan Orpen Lynch, Aoife O’Sullivan, Donna Eperon (Michael Inside) and Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee (Truffle Hunters). Pic was developed and financed by Screen Ireland, BBC Film, Rte and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in association with Park Pictures, Wavelength and World of Ha Productions. Executive Producers are Rose Garnett for BBC Film, Hallee Adelman, Ivy Herman,...
Frank Berry (Michael Inside) directed and wrote the pic, which charts the experiences of a young Nigerian woman as she seeks international protection in Ireland. Caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system, Aisha Osagie (Wright) develops a friendship with former prisoner Conor Healy (O’Connor) whom she meets at one of the accommodation centres.
Producers are Tristan Orpen Lynch, Aoife O’Sullivan, Donna Eperon (Michael Inside) and Park Pictures’ Sam Bisbee (Truffle Hunters). Pic was developed and financed by Screen Ireland, BBC Film, Rte and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in association with Park Pictures, Wavelength and World of Ha Productions. Executive Producers are Rose Garnett for BBC Film, Hallee Adelman, Ivy Herman,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
First look revealed of feature directed by Frank Berry.
Cornerstone Films has acquired world sales rights to Frank Berry’s drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, which it will launch at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.
The Irish drama, previously known as Provision, recently wrapped filming in Ireland and a first look image of Wright in the feature has been released today (see above).
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays a Nigerian woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard,...
Cornerstone Films has acquired world sales rights to Frank Berry’s drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, which it will launch at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.
The Irish drama, previously known as Provision, recently wrapped filming in Ireland and a first look image of Wright in the feature has been released today (see above).
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays a Nigerian woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
First look revealed of feature directed by Frank Berry.
Cornerstone Films has acquired world sales rights to Frank Berry’s drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, which it will launch at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.
The Irish drama, previously known as Provision, recently wrapped filming in Ireland and a first look image of Wright in the feature has been released today (see above).
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays a Nigerian woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard,...
Cornerstone Films has acquired world sales rights to Frank Berry’s drama Aisha, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, which it will launch at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.
The Irish drama, previously known as Provision, recently wrapped filming in Ireland and a first look image of Wright in the feature has been released today (see above).
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays a Nigerian woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Animated Roddy Doyle adaptation and a feelgood-feature starring Olivia Colman also secure backing.
Frank Berry’s Provision, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, has received a boost of €700,000 in the latest round of funding from Screen Ireland.
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays an African woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard, played by O’Connor.
Irish writer-director Berry’s previous feature was teenage prison drama Michael Inside, which won best film at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards and...
Frank Berry’s Provision, starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, has received a boost of €700,000 in the latest round of funding from Screen Ireland.
Dublin-based Subotica Entertainment is producing the drama, in which Wright plays an African woman fleeing persecution who ends up spending more than two years in Ireland’s asylum system, where she befriends a security guard, played by O’Connor.
Irish writer-director Berry’s previous feature was teenage prison drama Michael Inside, which won best film at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards and...
- 3/24/2021
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Triawan Munaf, chairman of the Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy (Bekraf) was on hand on Monday for the opening of the Bali International Film Festival (Balinale). His presence was intended as a sign that Indonesia, Asia’s sleeping giant as a film player, is rousing itself.
It was also an endorsement of the indie festival which, in its 12th year, is adding industry functions and seeking relevance far away from capital city, Jakarta.
Hosted in two Cinemaxx multiplexes in Denpasar and Kuta, the festival aims to reach different strands of Bali’s population, natives, long-term resident expatriates, and passing tourists.
A showcase of films by Roland Joffe is arguably the highlight of the event. The British director was a key figure at the BalinaleX industry conference on Sunday and is on hand through the week to present his multi-Oscar winning “The Killing Fields,” and Palme d’Or winner “The Mission.
It was also an endorsement of the indie festival which, in its 12th year, is adding industry functions and seeking relevance far away from capital city, Jakarta.
Hosted in two Cinemaxx multiplexes in Denpasar and Kuta, the festival aims to reach different strands of Bali’s population, natives, long-term resident expatriates, and passing tourists.
A showcase of films by Roland Joffe is arguably the highlight of the event. The British director was a key figure at the BalinaleX industry conference on Sunday and is on hand through the week to present his multi-Oscar winning “The Killing Fields,” and Palme d’Or winner “The Mission.
- 9/26/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Frank Berry’s drama focusing on the trauma suffered by a teenager jailed for a drug offence is fierce and engrossing
Michael is an 18-year-old from Dublin, living with his grandfather because his dad is in prison. Already on probation for riding in a stolen car, naive Michael is pressured into “moving” a bag of drugs for some older, scarier acquaintances. It lands him a three-month sentence that is the substance of this terrific movie from Irish film-maker Frank Berry. It’s a prison film and a social-realist picture of the Loachian school: fierce, unsentimental, engrossing.
Considering how ubiquitous crime is in the movies it is surprising how rare the prison procedural is on screen, and how horribly gripping: the judge, the lawyers, the solicitors, the warders, the inevitable “strip” scene where the new intake are relieved of their clothes and dignity, and finally most terrifyingly of all, the yard...
Michael is an 18-year-old from Dublin, living with his grandfather because his dad is in prison. Already on probation for riding in a stolen car, naive Michael is pressured into “moving” a bag of drugs for some older, scarier acquaintances. It lands him a three-month sentence that is the substance of this terrific movie from Irish film-maker Frank Berry. It’s a prison film and a social-realist picture of the Loachian school: fierce, unsentimental, engrossing.
Considering how ubiquitous crime is in the movies it is surprising how rare the prison procedural is on screen, and how horribly gripping: the judge, the lawyers, the solicitors, the warders, the inevitable “strip” scene where the new intake are relieved of their clothes and dignity, and finally most terrifyingly of all, the yard...
- 9/12/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
It is also investing €750,000 in Lorcan Finnegan’s sci-fi thriller Vivarium.
New projects from award-winning Irish filmmakers Emer Reynolds and Aisling Walsh have secured backing from Screen Ireland, formerly the Irish Film Board, in its latest round of funding decisions.
They are among close to 60 productions being backed by Screen Ireland in its second quarter of funding.
Reynolds, whose Voyager documentary The Farthest won numerous awards, will direct the documentary Songs For While I’m Away for leading Irish production outfit Marcie Films. The feature documentary about an as-yet-unrevealed iconic 1970s rock star received €175,000 in documentary production funding from Screen Ireland.
New projects from award-winning Irish filmmakers Emer Reynolds and Aisling Walsh have secured backing from Screen Ireland, formerly the Irish Film Board, in its latest round of funding decisions.
They are among close to 60 productions being backed by Screen Ireland in its second quarter of funding.
Reynolds, whose Voyager documentary The Farthest won numerous awards, will direct the documentary Songs For While I’m Away for leading Irish production outfit Marcie Films. The feature documentary about an as-yet-unrevealed iconic 1970s rock star received €175,000 in documentary production funding from Screen Ireland.
- 7/23/2018
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
It is also investing €750,000 in Lorcan Finnegan’s sci-fi thriller Vivarium.
New projects from award-winning Irish filmmakers Emer Reynolds and Aisling Walsh have secured backing from Screen Ireland, formerly the Irish Film Board, in its latest round of funding decisions.
They are among close to 60 productions being backed by Screen Ireland in its second quarter of funding.
Reynolds, whose Voyager documentary The Farthest won numerous awards, will direct the documentary Songs For While I’m Away for leading Irish production outfit Marcie Films. The feature documentary about an as-yet-unrevealed iconic 1970s rock star received €175,000 in documentary production funding from Screen Ireland.
New projects from award-winning Irish filmmakers Emer Reynolds and Aisling Walsh have secured backing from Screen Ireland, formerly the Irish Film Board, in its latest round of funding decisions.
They are among close to 60 productions being backed by Screen Ireland in its second quarter of funding.
Reynolds, whose Voyager documentary The Farthest won numerous awards, will direct the documentary Songs For While I’m Away for leading Irish production outfit Marcie Films. The feature documentary about an as-yet-unrevealed iconic 1970s rock star received €175,000 in documentary production funding from Screen Ireland.
- 7/23/2018
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Documentary is an intimate account of how the boxer attempts to rebuild her career following a year of turmoil.
Dublin-based Wildcard Distribution has acquired the UK and Irish rights to a new documentary about world champion boxer Katie Taylor.
Katie Taylor: The Comeback is an intimate account of how the boxer attempts to rebuild her career following a year of turmoil. The film is set to be released in UK and Irish cinemas by Wildcard this summer.
This weekend, Taylor added the International Boxing Federation (Ibf) World Title to her World Boxing Association (Wba) crown as she continues her quest...
Dublin-based Wildcard Distribution has acquired the UK and Irish rights to a new documentary about world champion boxer Katie Taylor.
Katie Taylor: The Comeback is an intimate account of how the boxer attempts to rebuild her career following a year of turmoil. The film is set to be released in UK and Irish cinemas by Wildcard this summer.
This weekend, Taylor added the International Boxing Federation (Ibf) World Title to her World Boxing Association (Wba) crown as she continues her quest...
- 4/30/2018
- by Esther McCarthy
- ScreenDaily
Al Pacino as Sonny Wortzig in Dog Day Afternoon The Glasgow Film Festival has announced today that they will showcase new cinema from Ireland and the Baltics in their 14th edition.
The festival, which runs from February 21 to March 4, will also see the return of its free retrospective strand, this year celebrating Rebel Heroes.
Ireland: The Near Shore promises a strong focus on emerging female directors. It will include the Scottish premiere of Nora Twomey’s animation The Breadwinner, about a headstrong young girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban, and the UK premiere of music video director Aoife McArdle’s debut film Kissing Candice. The section will also feature Frank Berry’s award-winning look at teenage life behind bars Michael Inside and Ellen Page in the Scottish premiere of David Freyne’s new twist on the zombie movie The Cured.
The Pure Baltic strand will host the UK...
The festival, which runs from February 21 to March 4, will also see the return of its free retrospective strand, this year celebrating Rebel Heroes.
Ireland: The Near Shore promises a strong focus on emerging female directors. It will include the Scottish premiere of Nora Twomey’s animation The Breadwinner, about a headstrong young girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban, and the UK premiere of music video director Aoife McArdle’s debut film Kissing Candice. The section will also feature Frank Berry’s award-winning look at teenage life behind bars Michael Inside and Ellen Page in the Scottish premiere of David Freyne’s new twist on the zombie movie The Cured.
The Pure Baltic strand will host the UK...
- 11/28/2017
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Other winners include Michael Inside, The Drummer And The Keeper and Rocky Ros Muc.
The 29th Galway Film Fleadh handed out its annual awards last night (July 16) and named Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal as best international feature.
The 1960s-set film stars David Tennant as real-life hippy psychiatrist Rd Laing and co-stars Elisabeth Moss as his girlfriend Angie Wood.
The awards ceremony took place after the Irish Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
The prize for best Irish feature went to Frank Berry’s Michael Inside, the story of a young Dubliner (played by Dafhyd Flynn) whose life disintegrates when he is sent to prison.
Nick Kelly’s The Drummer And The Keeper, about an unlikely friendship between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an teen suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, won best first Irish feature.
Rocky Ros Muc, directed by Michael Fanning and telling the story of boxer Sean Mannion, won the best...
The 29th Galway Film Fleadh handed out its annual awards last night (July 16) and named Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal as best international feature.
The 1960s-set film stars David Tennant as real-life hippy psychiatrist Rd Laing and co-stars Elisabeth Moss as his girlfriend Angie Wood.
The awards ceremony took place after the Irish Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
The prize for best Irish feature went to Frank Berry’s Michael Inside, the story of a young Dubliner (played by Dafhyd Flynn) whose life disintegrates when he is sent to prison.
Nick Kelly’s The Drummer And The Keeper, about an unlikely friendship between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an teen suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, won best first Irish feature.
Rocky Ros Muc, directed by Michael Fanning and telling the story of boxer Sean Mannion, won the best...
- 7/17/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Irish festival reveals 2017 line-up.
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk will have its Irish premiere as part of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland.
The Second World War drama will play on Galway’s final day, July 16. The festival will open with Pat Collins’ Song Of Granite on July 11.
The festival’s 2017 line-up was revealed by director of programming Gar O’Brien at a news conference in Galway on Tuesday evening (July 27).
Having its world premiere in Galway will be the latest feature from Irish director Gerard Barrett, whose credits include Brain On Fire and Glassland. Produced with his regular collaborator Grainne O’Sullivan, Barrett’s new film Limbo chronicles 24 hours in the life of a young Irish mother and child as they battle homelessness. Barrett will also be in attendance.
Also having its world premiere in Galway will be director Frank Berry’s third feature, Michael Inside.
Having their Irish premieres are Sundance hit God’s Own...
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk will have its Irish premiere as part of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland.
The Second World War drama will play on Galway’s final day, July 16. The festival will open with Pat Collins’ Song Of Granite on July 11.
The festival’s 2017 line-up was revealed by director of programming Gar O’Brien at a news conference in Galway on Tuesday evening (July 27).
Having its world premiere in Galway will be the latest feature from Irish director Gerard Barrett, whose credits include Brain On Fire and Glassland. Produced with his regular collaborator Grainne O’Sullivan, Barrett’s new film Limbo chronicles 24 hours in the life of a young Irish mother and child as they battle homelessness. Barrett will also be in attendance.
Also having its world premiere in Galway will be director Frank Berry’s third feature, Michael Inside.
Having their Irish premieres are Sundance hit God’s Own...
- 6/27/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
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