Project Detail

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 project
Features
Running time
93 min
Director
Oorlagh George 1st Feature
Producer
Oorlagh George, Molly Egan, John Wallace, Mary Ann Marino
Co-Producer
Aislinn Ní Chuinneagain
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

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Production Status

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

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