IRISH FILM PREVIEW 2018
CinÉireann / January 2018 49
The Dig is the debut feature film from Northern Irish production company Out of Orbit, who were nominated for Oscar for Michael Lennox's Boogaloo and Graham in 2015.
The story sees a murderer return home to help the victim’s father find closure…and the body.
The film stars Moe Dunford (Patrick’s Day, Vikings), Emily Taaffe (Beast, Paula), Francis Magee (Jimmy’s Hall, Rogue One) and Lorcan Cranitch (The Legend of Longwood, Love, Rosie).
The screenplay, written by Belfast native Stuart Drennan, was developed through Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus scheme with Lottery funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Brothers Ryan and Andrew Tohill direct with Brian J. Falconer as producer.
Stuart has previously written for television dramas including Hollyoaks, 6 Degrees , and Seacht , and has worked with a range of broadcasters including BBC, Channel 4 and TG4.
The Tohill Brothers have directed several short films together. Their most recent short, Insulin, was a prequel for the critically acclaimed feature The Survivalist. Their previous short, Eyeline, was very well received on the festival circuit winning the Up and Coming Filmmakers award at the Cornwall Film Festival and was a finalist in the Soho Rushes Shorts in 2012.
TBC