School Life
Ireland, Spain2016documentary100'Konkurs dokumentalny (2017)
The grey building of Irish Headfort School looks like a grim boarding school only from the outside. Thanks to such teachers as Amanda and John Leyden who have been working here for over 40 years, children soon forget about their longing for home. The camera captures the life of students and teachers throughout the entire year. It turns out that a school may be a creative and friendly place although the privilege of admission to such places as Headfort may be enjoyed only by the very few.
- directed by
- Neasa Ní Chianáin
Director. She made four feature-length documentaries that premiered at the most prestigious festivals, which include "Fairytale of Katmandu" (2007, IDFA) and "The Stranger" (2014, Locarno). Her films have been screened and awarded across the world. She is a co-founder and director of the Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival.
David RaneProducer of award-winning documentary and animation films, such as the BAFTA-winner "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (2002, dir. T. Fernee). He created Soilsiú Films and is a director of the Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival, which he co-founded together with Neasa Ní Chianáin.
- cinematography
- Neasa Ní Chianáin
- script
- Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane
- music
- Eryck Abecassis
- editing
- Mirjam Strugalla
- production
- David Rane (Soilsiú Films)
- Photo
