Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly

Return of the Sun

fodhla — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:31:21 +0000

Nowness.com: Return of the Sun

Filmmakers Glen Milner and Ben Hilton Witness the Greenland’s First Dawn of the Year

Set against the expansively beautiful and iridescent landscape of Northern Greenland, Glen Milner and Ben Hilton’s subtle and touching short visits the annual sun-welcoming ritual of the country’s Inuit population, which celebrates the dawn after more than 40 days of complete winter darkness. Following the daily routine of an Inuit ice fisherman and his son, Return of the Sun examines the affects of the changing climate on their livelihood and community, and pays tribute to the locals’ innate adaptability. “While we were there our fisherman lost hundreds of pounds of fish due to ice breaking away and lines being lost, rare for this time of year,” explains Milner. “The fishermen were already thinking of new ways to hunt and the Inuit attitude in such a harsh environment proved inspiring.” Although the pair had previously worked together on diverse projects including Rwandan genocide prisoners and a short on experimental rock band Rolo Tomassi, filming in Greenland’s harsh environment offered unique new challenges. “Filming in such low temperatures with high winds is grueling. Keeping the camera out of the battering snow, keeping it warm and getting sound away from the winds was really tough, and it’s so dark,” says Hilton. “But emotionally, you see nature at its most inspiring and its most intense.”

Playing Ghost

fodhla — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:21:23 +0000

A stop-motion film produced by the lovely Andrew Start (NFTS, 2011). Playing Ghost is a story about a Mother and Daughter dealing with the recent death of the Father.

LIAF

fodhla — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:38:40 +0000

A friend of mine recently produced the trailer for the London International Animation Festival. Tis a beautiful piece of work. Producer –> Len Rowles, Director/Animator –> Bianca Ansems.

Dry the River

fodhla — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:06:11 +0000

Dead Cat’s soundtrack features the best in new British music, including DRY THE RIVER.

9 Lives

fodhla — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:12:30 +0000

During the Summer we shot our NFTS graduation film 9 Lives. I am pleased to say that we have now picture locked. 9 Lives will be screened at the BFI early next year.

We Love Stories: Winner

fodhla — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:59:41 +0000

I am pleased to announce that our viral campaign FOREVER won the Europe-wide competition to produce a viral for Toshiba. I just want to thank everyone for all their hard work and motivation. i.e. The creative genius that is Rob Petit (director), the photographic guru that is Arthur Mulhern (DOP) and the musical talent that is Graham Hadfield (composer).

You can check out FOREVER on the WE LOVE STORIES WEBSITE.

BUT FIRST … make sure you join the journey, join the chain @ http://www.facebook.com/foreverthepoem

Andrew Burford

fodhla — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:42:07 +0000

This is a friend and I like his work. Check him out here - http://www.andrewburford.co.uk/

LUFF

fodhla — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:18:33 +0000

DEAD CAT was recently screened at the Film London Film Focus Event at the BFI. We are very proud of our little film – tis nearly complete after a very long journey. Here is our page in the LUFF program.

GERVART

fodhla — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:43:40 +0000

Gervais Merryweather is an incredible animator and is currently making a short animation set in 1929 New York. Keep an eye on this upcoming talent @ GERVART