32 CinÉireann / January 2018
Northern Irish-director McArdle is best known for her work in the world of television commercials and
music video, with her video for the U2 song 'Every Breaking Wave' nominated for Best International
Music Video at the UK Music Video Awards 2015.
Kissing Candice is her debut feature film, and
premiered at the 2017 Toronto International
Film Festival where it was hailed for its stunning visuals.
The film centres on a young girl ,Candice,
who longs to escape the boredom of her
seaside town, but when a boy she dreams
about turns up in real life, she becomes
involved with a dangerous local gang.
Ann Skelly (Red Rock) stars as Candice,
with support from a cast of rising and
established Irish stars, including Ryan
Lincoln (Cardboard Gangsters), Ryan
McParland (Skunky Dog), Conall Keating
(Robbie the Rabbit), Tony Doyle (Sing
Street), Maghnús Foy (Red Rock), James
Greene (Mammal), John Lynch (The Fall),
Lydia McGuinness (Sing Street), Lalor
Roddy (Lost in the Living), Caitriona
Ennis, and Kwaku Fortune.
In addition to directing, McArdle wrote
the script for Kissing Candice. Producer
Andrew Freedman of Venom Film helped
to bring her vision to the screen. On the
production front, cinematography is by
Steve Annis and film editing is by Dan
Sherwen, both of whom worked with
McArdle on 'Every Breaking Wave'
Kissing Candice will play at the Berlin
International Film Festival next month, before
being released by Wildcard Distribution later
this year
TBC