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A Q&A for new Irish film Dark Lies the Island with director Ian Fitzgibbon and novelist Kevin Barry, hosted by Mary Kate O’Flanagan, Story Consultant, Storyteller, Screenwriter. Recorded at the IFI on October 17th 2019. Dark Lies the Island is out now at the IFI https://ifi.ie/dark-lies-the-island/

Michael broke his teeth as Financial Controller for Palace Productions working on such projects as Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves and The Crying Game, and Michael Caton-Jones' Scandal. In 1995 he produced This is the Sea starring Richard Harris and Gabriel Byrne for Overseas Film Group. He later produced Accelerator which was screened at Cannes and Montreal. His company Grand Pictures was established in early 2000 and has produced the award-winning TV series Paths to Freedom and Fergus's Wedding with Michael as producer. Spin the Bottle, produced by Michael and based on the cult hero of Paths to Freedom, was a domestic box office hit, won a number of IFTAs and also won Best Feature at the Boston Irish Film Festival. In 2006 Michael produced Puffball and in 2008 he produced The Race, an Irish/German co-production. Michael is also developing a slate of projects including I'll Take Care of It by Andrew Meehan and Dark Lies The Island by Kevin Barry, both to be directed by Ian FitzGibbon, and The Dead Spit of Kelly from a story by Flann O'Brien. Michael's other work includes, an Irish-German co-production shot in Ireland starring Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie Sangster entitled Death of a Superhero, Michael also executive produced Titanic – Blood and Steel, a co-production with the Italian company DAP. His latest release "Dark Lies the Island" just recently won the audience award for best feature at the 2019 Dingle Film Festival.

Michael broke his teeth as Financial Controller for Palace Productions working on such projects as Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves and The Crying Game, and Michael Caton-Jones' Scandal. In 1995 he produced This is the Sea starring Richard Harris and Gabriel Byrne for Overseas Film Group. He later produced Accelerator which was screened at Cannes and Montreal. His company Grand Pictures was established in early 2000 and has produced the award-winning TV series Paths to Freedom and Fergus's Wedding with Michael as producer. Spin the Bottle, produced by Michael and based on the cult hero of Paths to Freedom, was a domestic box office hit, won a number of IFTAs and also won Best Feature at the Boston Irish Film Festival. In 2006 Michael produced Puffball and in 2008 he produced The Race, an Irish/German co-production. Michael is also developing a slate of projects including I'll Take Care of It by Andrew Meehan and Dark Lies The Island by Kevin Barry, both to be directed by Ian FitzGibbon, and The Dead Spit of Kelly from a story by Flann O'Brien. Michael's other work includes, an Irish-German co-production shot in Ireland starring Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie Sangster entitled Death of a Superhero, Michael also executive produced Titanic – Blood and Steel, a co-production with the Italian company DAP. His latest release "Dark Lies the Island" just recently won the audience award for best feature at the 2019 Dingle Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paula got a chance to have a quick chat with Pat Shortt, at the DIFF screening of 'Dark Lies the Island' on Weds 27th February 2019 in Cineworld. Written by Irish author Kevin Barry and based around characters he created for his own short story collection, Ian Fitzgibbon’s (Death of a Superhero) pitch-black comedy centres on a small Irish town over a week-long period. If you’re going get involved with men in a small Irish town, they might as well be the Mannions - and Sara is involved up to her neck. The Mannions are a feuding family in the town of Dromord who are all set at each other. Sara is married to Daddy Mannion but holding a candle for her first love, his son Doggy. When she also gets involved with his brother, trouble looms. An impressive Irish cast including Peter Coonan, Charlie Murphy, Pat Shortt and Moe Dunford flesh out this unique, dark, comedy which offers on-the-nose observations about Irish life.

Paula got a chance to sit down and talk with the director of 'Dark Lies the Island' at the Virgin Media Dublin Film Festival, Ian Fitzgibbon. Written by Irish author Kevin Barry and based around characters he created for his own short story collection, Ian Fitzgibbon’s (Death of a Superhero) pitch-black comedy centres on a small Irish town over a week-long period. If you’re going get involved with men in a small Irish town, they might as well be the Mannions - and Sara is involved up to her neck. The Mannions are a feuding family in the town of Dromord who are all set at each other. Sara is married to Daddy Mannion but holding a candle for her first love, his son Doggy. When she also gets involved with his brother, trouble looms. An impressive Irish cast including Peter Coonan, Charlie Murphy, Pat Shortt and Moe Dunford flesh out this unique, dark, comedy which offers on-the-nose observations about Irish life.

Toni is currently filming the role of Lisa Devers in Joe Murtagh’s CALM WITH HORSES directed by Nick Rowland for Film 4 / DMC films. She recently appeared as Bridget Cleary in a new play by Margaret Perry PORCELAIN directed by Cathal Cleary for the Abbey Theatre. Further recent credits include Runt in Enda Walsh’s DISCO PIGS for Reality Check Productions (Best Ensemble Irish Times Theatre Awards 2018) and Robin in WE WERE MONSTERS presented as part of the Bram Stoker Festival 2017. Previous stage appearances include Donal Ryan’s SPINNING HEART directed by Paul Brennan at the Gaiety Theatre, BUG directed by Jed Murray for The Corps Ensemble and CLOSE TO THE SUN written by Stephen Darcy, staged at Smock Alley theatre as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival 2017. Recent film credits include action/drama CARDBOARD GANGSTERS directed by Mark O’Connor for Five Knight Films and short films TWELVE written by Tracey Martin (RedBear Productions), SMITHY & DICKIE-BOY by writer/director Hannah Quinn for Savage Productions and psychological horror short film HEN directed by Janna Kemperman. Further film and television appearances include Lucy O’Loughlin in RTE’s acclaimed medical drama THE CLINIC (Parallel) directed by Ian Fitzgibbon, Zara in renowned feature drama WHAT RICHARD DID directed by Lenny Abrahamson for Element Pictures and Angela in NOBLE written and directed by Stephen Bradley for Destiny Films. Toni also plays diva “Eva Valentine” in Amanda Bunker audio novels CHAMPAGNE KISSES & CHAMPAGNE BABES.

Having featured in the first season Eva-Jane has reprised her role of 'Rebecca' in the second season of RTE Television's comedy drama CAN'T COPE WON'T COPE (post-production). As with season 1, season 2 is directed by Imogen Murphy and produced by Ailish McElmeel for Deadpan Pictures.  Eva-Jane also featured in a guest role in Alison Spittle's comedy series "NOWHERE FAST" directed by Simon Gibney which broadcast on RTE 2 Television at the end of last year.  Her feature Films in post-production include Mark O'Rowe's debut feature "THE DELINQUENT SEASON" in which she plays 'Ellen' and writer Kevin Barry's new feature drama "DARK LIES THE ISLAND" directed by Ian Fitzgibbon and produced by Michael Garland for Grand Pictures. Other film and television credits include the recurring role of 'Tracey Corrigan' in TV3's drama "RED ROCK", a role in director Brian Canty’s short film “FOR YOU”, 'Jacinta' in John Carney's hit feature film "SING STREET", 'Fiona' in "JACK TAYLOR" (S2 E9 "PURGATORY"), 'GRACE MORGAN' in Tile Film's 3-part bilingual television drama for TG4 "WRECKING THE RISING" (ÉIRÍ AMACH AMÚ), 'Aoife' in Tomais O'Suilleabhain's Short Film "PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT", 'Sask' in Lenny Abrahamson's Feature Film "WHAT RICHARD DID", 'Jacinta' in Daniel Corcoran's Short Film "REDLINE", 'Jenny' in the hugely entertaining web series "The Commute". Watch Eva-Jane's Show Reel here: http://vimeo.com/188213323 Theatre credits include 'Chantelle' in Philp McMahon's play "DANNY & CHANTELLE (STILL HERE)" directed by Tracy Martin, multiple characters in both "SINGLEHOOD" directed by Una McKevitt and 'THE BIRTHDAY MAN' written and directed by Philip Doherty, and 'Adrien' in Ger Kelly's play "CONFUSION BOATS",