'Snap’ Nabs Uruguayan Audience Award | The Irish Film & Television Network

Starring Aisling O'Sullivan (The Clinic), Eileen Walsh (Eden), the late Mick Lally (The Secret of Kells), and newcomer Stephen Moran ‘Snap' is a gripping psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to recreate a past that each one denies. Fifteen-year-old Stephen snatched a toddler from the park and held him captive for five days in his Grandfather's house. Three years later, his mother Sandra is forced to piece together what happened in that house - and why. While she tells their story to camera her estranged son tells an altogether different story with his own camera.

Written and directed by Carmel Winters from her play of the same name, 'Snap' is produced by Martina Niland (Pavee Lacken) and the film’s director of photography is Kate McCullough (His & Hers).

Since its premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival the feature has scooped a number of awards such as the Variety's Critic's Choice Award at the Karlovary International Film Festival and the Best Irish Film and Best Irish Director awards at the Dublin Critic Circle Awards earlier this year. It also received the runner up prize for Best Irish Feature at the 2010 Galway Film Fleadh.

The Uruguayan International Film Festival which took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from the 18th-30th April. The festival aims to present films of merit which might not otherwise be shown in this region, to gain attention and publicity for the films shown and to assist in their wider distribution in this region.

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