The Sniper’s Daughter (fka Stranger with a Camera)

Synopsis

A young American girl finds herself stranded in a Northern Irish village when her estranged father is arrested for the murder of a policeman who vanished during The Troubles. Compelled by her father’s secrecy, she teams up with her delinquent cousin to uncover the family secrets that have shaped their lives.

Details

Year: 2023
Type of film: Features
Running time: 93 min
Director: Oorlagh George 1st Feature
Producer: Oorlagh George, Molly Egan, John Wallace, Mary Ann Marino
Executive Producer: Terry George, Effie Brown, Jonathan Duffy, Michelle Turnure Salleo, Joe Battat, Kathleen Glynn, Michael McAdam, Mary Fisher, Liam Battat, Alicia Brown, Peggy Cafferty, Max Fisher
Editor: Zack Boger, Michael Taylor
Screenwriter: Oorlagh George
Director of Photography: JJ Rolfe
Production Designer: Nicola Moroney
Sound: Simon Kerr
Composer: Giosue Greco
Principal cast: Ellie Bamber, Owen McDonnell, Michael Shea, Brian Milligan, Stuart Graham, Karen Hassan, Niamh Walsh, Peter Heenan, Anthony Brophy
Trailer Password: treasure

Genre

Human Rights Northern Irish Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

A Fizzblister Films production with support from Sundance Institute Screenwriting and Directing Labs, Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Ireland

Fizzblister Films

c/o Enough Dynamite Productions
30 Coney Island
Ardglass
Co. Down
BT30 7UQ

oorlagh@enoughdynamite.com

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