Kathleen Is Here

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Kathleen Is Here
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Directed by Eva Birthistle
Screenplay byEva Birthistle
Produced by
  • Claire McCaughley
Starring
Production
company
  • Treasure Entertainment
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Kathleen Is Here is a 2024 Irish film directed by Eva Birthistle and starring Hazel Doupe. It is a follow-up to the 2020 short film Kathleen Was Here. It received seven nominations at the Irish Film and Television Awards.

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Premise

Kathleen has aged out of foster care but after her mother dies returns to her hometown to live in her family home. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Eva Birthistle in her feature length debut, and is a follow-up to her 10 minute short film Kathleen Was Here from 2020. [2] Birthistle describes the project as a "labour of love" that lasted ten years. It is produced by Claire McCaughley for Treasure Entertainment with backing from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. [3]

Principal photography took place in Balbriggan, a coastal town near Dublin. [4]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in June 2024. [5] The film had a theatrical release in Ireland on 18 October 2024. [6]

Reception

Harry Guerin for RTÉ described it as a "well-told small story that asks a lot of big questions" and among the most compelling domestic offerings of 2024". [7]

It received seven nominations at the Irish Film and Television Awards in January 2025 including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script and acting nominations for Doupe, Dunne and Coonan. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Hazel Doupe on looking into the soul of viewers". The Book of Man. January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (October 14, 2024). "Kathleen Is Here review – cuckoo-in-the-nest drama-thriller has a properly nailbiting ending". The Guardian. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "New Irish film KATHLEEN IS HERE has Newry debut 18 October". Newry.ie. October 13, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Tabbarra, Mona (June 19, 2024). "Eva Birthistle on her directorial debut, Ken Loach's support and the future of 'Bad Sisters'". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Wilkinson, Amber (June 24, 2024). "Kathleen is Here review". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Trailer released for upcoming Irish film Kathleen Is Here". Hot Press. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ Guerin, Harry (October 18, 2024). "Eva Birthistle turns director with Kathleen Is Here - a tough film that's worth seeing". RTÉ . Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kneecap and Say Nothing lead IFTA Awards nominations". RTÉ. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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