Project Detail

I Didn't Want To Be Here

A woman reading through script by a window

Close-up of a woman's face in group session

Synopsis

An intimate portrait of a women's group in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The documentary follows the women as they collaboratively create a stage production. Through writing sessions, rehearsals, and candid conversations, the women craft a performance rooted in their lived experiences - stories shaped by addiction, family fracture, and encounters with the justice system.
The documentary follows the evolving group dynamic, capturing moments of vulnerability, frustration, and unexpected humour as the women negotiate what it means to share such personal stories in a public space for the first time.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 13 min
Director: Fionnuala McCormack
Producer: Rosie McNally
Executive Producer: Hannah Bush Bailey
Editor: Gráinne Creighton, Phil Harrison
Director of Photography: Fionnuala McCormack
Sound: Christine Barker
Composer: Cucina Povera

Genre

Northern Irish Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

Púca Pictures

Damian McCann
Northern Ireland

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