EARLY DAYS
EVERY MOTHER HAS A STORY
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"....a powerful and affecting piece of cinema" Niall Murphy, Founder & Managing Editor of Scannáin.com
"An incredibly balanced and well-developed film. With a topic that is hard to cover in a nuance it deserves, yet this film's cast and crew manage to deliver the film and point of view with such an impact yet grace." - Dublin Feminist Film Festival
"Very accomplished and emotional piece with a good range. Excellent sound, vision and acting" - Forest Film Club
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
NESSA WRAFTER
2018 Official Selections
- Galway Film Fleadh - Nominated Best Short, (Oscar Qualifying), Best Debut & Best Cinematography. Special Mention in the Best Debut Category.
- London Irish Film Festival - WINNER Best Irish Short
- Raindance Film Festival
- Aesthetica Film Festival - Nominated Best Drama
- Cork Film Festival - Nominated Grand Prix Irish Short (Oscar Qualifying)
- Kerry Film Festival - Nominated Best Short
- Clones Film Festival - Nominated Francie Award
- UK Tweetfest - WINNER in three categories: Best Short, Best Actress (Maimie McCoy) & Audience Award
- Mental Health & Arts Festival, Lisbon - Finalist
- AuContraire Film Festival, Montreal
- San Franciso Irish Film Festival
2019 Official Selections
- London Short Film Festival
- Harrogate Film Festival - WINNER in three categories: Best Drama, Critics Choice & Audience Award
- Dingle Film Festival
- Belfast Film Festival
- Festival du Film D'Aubagne
- Breakout Shorts
- Shorts on Tap - Women in Revolt
- Dublin Feminist Film Festival - WINNER: Best Irish Short
- Forest Film Club - Best of the Year
- Performance Insurance Awards - WINNER
- Soho Independent Film Festival
- Dublin Feminist Film Festival - WINNER Best Short
- Ranelagh Arts Festival
2020 Official Selections
- Reykyavik Feminist Film Festival
- Beeston Film Festival - WINNER Women's Voices
- Flying Broom Film Festival, Ankara
WRITER/DIRECTOR
NESSA WRAFTER
EDITOR
ISEULT HOWLETT
PRODUCER
CLANCIE BRENNAN
CINEMATOGRAPHER
SARA DEANE
MUSIC
GARETH ANTON AVERILL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
INDIRA VARMA
KATE MAGOWAN
TOM RUDOLPH
NESSA WRAFTER
Brought to you by
TURN BUFFALO
Creative by
KLICK PRODUCTIONS
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