Lakelands (film)

Lakelands is an upcoming Irish drama film by Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney of Harp Media in their feature film debut.

Lakelands
Directed by
  • Robert Higgins
  • Patrick McGivney
Written by
  • Robert Higgins
  • Patrick McGivney
Starring
Production
company
Harp Media
Distributed byWildcard Distribution
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The film centres on local small-town GAA football "outside the bright lights of Croke Park", following a player who struggles to get back into the sport after an injury.[1]

Cast

Production

Patrick O’Neill of Wildcard executive produced the film. Principal photography took place on location in Granard, County Longford in late 2021, wrapping at the end of November.[2] The project received support from Creative Ireland, Longford Arts Office, Backstage Theatre, Longford LEO, and Screen Ireland as well as winning the Bankside Films Marketplace Award at the 2021 Galway Film Fleadh back in August.[3]

Release

Wildcard is handling the distribution of the film in Ireland and the UK. It it expected to have a theatrical release.[4]

References
  1. McCarry, Patrick. "Longford GAA movie explores the tale so many young footballers can relate to". Sports Joe. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. McCarthy, Esther (24 November 2021). "Wildcard lands UK-Ireland rights to small-town GAA drama 'Lakelands' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. "Longford filmmakers win award for best film project at Galway Film Fleadh". Longford Leader. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. Corr, Julieanne (1 December 2021). "Lakelands: Gaelic football film aims to score in cinemas". The Times. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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