Project Detail

The Glenarma Tapes

Synopsis

In spring 2020, five art students and two lecturers went missing in a remote forest in Ireland. What happened to them has remained unknown - until now.
Their last movements are pieced together from footage recovered from a police operation almost two years later, where it becomes clear that what started out as an innocent prank became a horrific fight for survival in the cold darkness of Glenarma Forest.
Presented as a true crime/found footage film, THE GLENARMA TAPES is the latest film to be produced through Northern Ireland Screen's New Talent Focus.
Official Selection FrightFest London 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
78 min
Format
Digital
Director
Tony Devlin
Producer
Aideen Hand
Executive Producer
Ursula Devine, Paul Kennedy
Editor
Sian Rutledge
Screenwriter
Tony Devlin, Paul Kennedy
Director of Photography
Jennifer Atcheson
Production Designer
Keelan McRoberts
Sound
Jonny Waite
Composer
Garth McConaghie
Principal cast
Warren McCook, Sophie Hill, Ryan Early, Emily Lamey

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Northern Ireland Screen, New Talent Focus

Village Films

Paul Kennedy
5th Floor, The Mill
Conway Street
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT13 2DE

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