On May 6th the Sci On! Festival in Reno, Nevada awarded A Tiny Spark with the 2019 Best Medical Documentary Award after screening it in the stunning Fleischmann Planetarium. A Tiny Spark is a documentary directed by Niamh Heery, produced by Caroline Kealy with animations by Eric Dolan about stroke research and survivors. It has just Read more about A Tiny Spark wins Award in Sci On! Nevada[…]
CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices based at NUI Galway and Galway Film Centre’s 2018 ‘Science on Screen’ documentary, A Tiny Spark will screen at Pálás Cinema in Galway on Saturday, December 1st at 1pm. Directed by Niamh Heery and produced by Caroline Kealy of Swansong Films, A Tiny Spark Read more about A Tiny Spark – Premiere at Pálás Cinema Galway[…]
CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices based at NUI Galway and Galway Film Centre select ‘A Tiny Spark’ as the recipient of the 2018 Science on Screen commission. The documentary, which will be directed by Niamh Heery and produced by Caroline Kealy of Swansong Films, will examine the effect Read more about ‘A Tiny Spark’ selected for Science on Screen 2018[…]
Radical Pathways is a weeklong multimedia series in collaboration with theJournal.ie which explores themes of radicalisation, Islamophobia and integration in the context of the refugee crisis. Video report from Part 2: How Manchester is recovering from a terror attack Niamh Heery and journalist Órla Ryan spent six months speaking to refugees, asylum seekers, experts, authorities Read more about Radical Pathways: A multimedia series with theJournal.ie[…]
Adding to the Moondance International Film Festival award, Niamh Heery’s short documentary ‘Displaced‘ has won the 2016 Radharc Award for short film. The award is given out once every two years to films that carry on the spirit of the long running RTE documentary series which focussed on issues of social justice around the world. Read more about Displaced wins the 2016 Short Radharc Award[…]
Following her visit to Nordic Panorama lat year in conjunction with Screen Talent Europe and The Galway Film Centre, Niamh will chair a panel in the seminar ‘The Business of Documentary Making: An Irish & Nordic Perspective’ on Wednesday 12th October in the Harbour Hotel in Galway City. It will look at different aspects of Read more about Niamh to chair a panel at Galway City of Film Seminar[…]
Absolutely delighted to announce that Displaced, a short documentary directed by Niamh Heery and funded by the Irish Film Board has won the Best Short Documentary Award at the 2016 Moondance International Film Festival! Displaced is a lyrical film about people who have lost their place in life and how they connect with what they Read more about Displaced Wins Best Short Documentary at Moondance[…]
A Father’s Letter and the full programme of After ’16 Short films will screen every Friday during June in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks as part of their ‘Proclaiming the Republic’ programme commemorating 1916. The films will be shown between 11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm every Friday in June in the Read more about A Father’s Letter to Screen at Historic Collins Barracks for June[…]
Following A Father’s Letter’s premiere with the other After ’16 films at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival in February, the After ’16 short films, commissioned by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board to commemorate the 1916 Rising, are set to enjoy further screenings throughout the year. Below listings are updated regularly, scroll Read more about More screenings for A Father’s Letter during 1916 Centenary Year[…]
Swansong Films’ latest documentary, A Father’s Letter, will premiere at the Audi Dublin Film Festival this February 21, 3pm at the Lighthouse Cinema. To mark the centenary of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising in 2016, the Irish Film Board selected 9 projects for their latest short film scheme, After ’16. Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Read more about A Father’s Letter to Premiere at ADIFF[…]