Droichead Arts Centre has announced that Inside Out, a documentary film about the experience of young and old during the Coronavirus crisis, will premiere on Friday, 12 March at 8pm on their YouTube channel.
Produced in association with Droichead Arts Centre, directed by Darren Thornton and funded by Creative Ireland under the Creativity in Older Age Scheme, Inside Out brings teenagers and older people into a lively conversation about their connecting and conflicting experiences of life during lockdown.
The screening will be followed by a Q & A on Zoom hosted by LMFM’s Sinead Brassil, details on droichead.com.
Droichead Arts Centre Director Collette Farrell, said: “At a time when we are still in lockdown this film brings two different generations together to share their experiences of life during lockdown.
“Inside Out is poignant and funny, and shows the resilience of both our both our younger and older generations. Thank you to all for participating, and especially to Darren for making such a beautiful film.”
Here’s a trailer:
The film’s director, Darren Thornton, said the idea for the short film was borne out of his frustration with hearing politicians and journalists constantly speaking on behalf of these two generations.
“We were never getting to hear directly from young people or older people… Really the idea was as simple as just creating a space where both generations could talk openly and we the audience could just eavesdrop on the conversation…”
Darren Thornton is an award-winning Drogheda based filmmaker, His first feature film ‘A date for Mad Mary’ was produced by Element pictures in 2015 and won an IFTA for best Irish feature film in 2017.
About Darren Thornton
Darren established Calipo Theatre Company in 1995. He directed many productions with the company including the original stage-production of ‘Ten dates with Mad Mary’ by Yasmine Akram. For RTE he directed the IFTA award winning series ‘Love is the drug’ in 2004. His short film ‘Frankie’ won the UIP award at the Berlin film festival in 2008 and the European Academy Award for best short film that same year. Darren also established and ran the Sharp Focus film project from 2003 to 2013, a short film initiative that enabled young people from the border counties to work with established filmmakers on the production of original short films that explored the legacy of conflict in Northern Ireland. His first feature film ‘A date for Mad Mary’ was produced by Element pictures and won the IFTA for best Irish film in 2017. His most recent theatre work as director was ‘Restoration’ by Shaun Dunne at the Project in January 2020.
About Droichead
Droichead is vibrant multi-disciplinary centre in the heart of Drogheda Town providing an extensive curated arts programme including theatre, music, film, visual arts, opera, dance, comedy, literature, family/children, outreach and festivals. Droichead supports the work and development of local professional artists in the North East region, and collaborates with other festivals and networks. Droichead creates access to and participation and engagement with our programme for all ages, traditions and cultures, and acts as a key resource for local community, voluntary and amateur groups. The Centre is housed over two buildings, Stockwell St., which hosts a modern 169 seater theatre, a bright contemporary visual arts gallery and a café/bar; and Barlow House, an 18th century Georgian style townhouse, which hosts artist’s spaces & print studios.
For more information see droichead.com
