IN WAKE OF JOHN DOYLE - Press Kit
An excommunicated priest returns to his remote island community in a documentary, previously lost to time.
Excommunicated for miraculously rising from the grave, former priest John Doyle returns to the remote island community that was formerly his parish in a documentary, previously lost to the depths time.
Stepping through his old home, John retraces the events of a traumatic past as he is recorded by two documentarians.
In Wake of John Doyle is a coastal based folk-drama following the trail of truth in the face of the traumatic, set against the backdrop of coastal Northern Ireland, blending ghost story and found footage pseudo-documentary, all captured distinctly on Hi8 tape.
Title: In Wake of John Doyle
Genre: Experimental/Drama
Country: Ireland
Language: English
Duration: 14:57
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frame Rate: 25fps
Shooting Format: Hi-8: Sony CCD-TR511E
Exhibition Format: 4K Digital
Sound: 5.1, Stereo
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In Wake of John Doyle was the first collaboration between creative duo Niall McCloskey and Thomas Bennett
Niall & Thomas are a Belfast-based award-winning writing, directing, producing & visual art duo known for their use of analogue film formats, from HI8 to Super-8.
Together their work has been funded by Northern Ireland Screen, Arts Council NI & the BFI Network and has been recognised and awarded nationally and internationally with their work showcasing at Academy®, BAFTA, BIFA & IFTA qualifying Film Festivals.
Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by Niall McCloskey and Thomas Bennett.
John Doyle . . . Richard Mcferran
Father Oisin Clarke . . . Paul Livingstone
Claire . . . Anna McAlorum
Mark . . . Matthew Branagh
Director of Photography – Thomas Bennett
First Assistant Director – Eoin Donnelly
Script Supervisor – Katie Goody
Gaffer – Samuel Mair
Spark – C.J Snodden
Production Sound Mixer / Boom Operator - John Panayotou
Standby Prop – Jenny Parkhill
Costume Designer - Katie Ireland
Unit Stills - Nathan Magee