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Lugh Films Search for Mary from Dungloe
28 Apr 2010 :
Mary of Dungloe
Auditions will take place in Ghaoth Dobhair, Donegal for two roles in ‘Máire an Chlocháin Léith, the impossible love.. ‘ a new docu-drama film from filmmaker Loic Jourdain (Tory Island après la prophétie), which will go into production in May.

’Máire an Chlocháin Léith, the impossible love...’ tells the story of Young Mary Gallagher, famed for her natural beauty who fell in love with a British soldier in the mid 19th century. Separated form him by her family, her life then takes a different path and she is forced to emigrate. The docu-drama is being produced by Lugh Films and the team are looking to cast a male and female character between the ages of 17 and 25 with fluent Irish.

The project will start shooting in the second week of May and will wrap in mid-June. The shooting locations include the American Folk Park in Omagh, Dungloe, Ghaoth Dobhair and New Zealand where descendents of Mary’s family will be interviewed. Lugh Films (Fear na nOileán, Íobairtaí, Lámh Chuidigh, Banríon an Cheoil) producer Loic Joudain explains to IFTN how the project came about: “It all started with a man called Paddy Rodgers,” he explains, “he lived beside the family’s old house and has spent his whole life researching Mary and her family – he even visited her grave in New Zealand. He contacted us to say we should make a documentary about her. So that’s what we’re doing.” Paddy will himself feature being interviewed in the documentary which will be shot as a series of flashbacks through a dying Mary’s life.

Anyone interested in auditioning for the parts described above should forward their CV and photos of themselves to lughfilms@eircom.net.

Lugh Films’ are also currently in production with ‘In the Name of Dignity’ a documentary co-produced by France’s Idee Originale production company and directed by Loic Jourdain. The doc examines the life of island fisherman John O'Brien who, along with his colleagues, Indigenous Rights Specialists and several NGOs, leads a campaign at EU level for traditional Salmon fishing rights to be recognised and islanders’ way of life to be maintained.

‘In the Name of Dignity’ is produced by Carole Mangold and Loic Jourdain who is also the director of photography alongside Tristan Monbureau (Fairytale of Kathmandu). The team has been working on this project since 2007 and has shot in locations all over Europe including Ireland, France, Belgium, Scotland, Denmark, Italy and Sweden.

The feature doc is financed by the Irish Film Board, CNC (France), the Region Rhone Alpes and TG4. It is expected that Parisian company, Nour films, will organize the film’s global broadcast in a HD Cam version. Cinedoc Films will distribute the film, in a 35mm version, to firstly France then Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark. Lugh Films will maintain the Irish and UK distribution rights in both digital and 35mm versions of the project and have no current plan for a release in either country.

The project is close to Jourdain’s heart, as he explains to IFTN: “Fishing is the way of life for these people, they want to keep their dignity in this society.” He says “In this way, this noble cause touched us because what John is fighting for is right, he defends his values, his work, his land, his soul.”

”This documentary is not another film on a dying world, full of nostalgia and sadness, no, what impressed us in this story is John's resolution and conviction. We want his story to be seen by the largest public, to show how intelligent this cause is and the importance of the universal issues behind this symbolic story.”

Lugh Films’ latest documentary, ‘Banríon an Cheoilwill’ will broadcast on TG4 on Monday, May 3rd at 8.15pm.



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