Project Detail

Taking the Boat

Synopsis

On a difficult journey across the Irish Sea a woman in trouble meets a young girl in the same predicament.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 48 secs
Director
Lisa Keogh 1st Feature
Producer
Marie-Therese Mackle
Executive Producer
Anne Stirling
Editor
Christy Scoltock
Screenwriter
Lisa Keogh
Director of Photography
Ryan Kernaghan
Sound
Phil O'Reily
Composer
Conor Barry, Rachel Austin
Principal cast
Nora-Jane Noone, Sophie Robinson, Richard Flood, Jason McLaughlin

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Production Status

Production Company

Marie-Therese Mackle

Stirling Film & Television Productions Limited
137 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1HP
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9033 3848
Fax: +44 (0) 28 9043 8644

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