Storytelling through film
Like all good projects ” Walking the Labyrinth” came from a conversation. It was interesting to see how the medium of film would help me gather an ongoing body of work that has been a lifetime in the making. There wasn’t a decade that I didn’t think on the subject, even when I was irked at it presenting itself again, vying for my attention. I have always used art as a means of processing the world about me, I communicate best visually – though I can often be private about what I make. This short documentary style film is the story of my birth in a Mother & Baby home and how, through my art I found out about my identity.
I collaborated with a small group of 4th year film students from DKIT. Firstly, I trusted them and their work ethic, and secondly I worked with them before and respected how they craft their films. The process of creating it together has been one of the most surprising, hard and yet enjoyable experiences.
“This quietly compelling film was technically superb, with an engaging well produced protagonist and a narrative arc that speaks to us. Poetic, hypnotic charming and simple story, beautifully told.”
National Juries comment RTS Student Awards June 2024
Awards
Walking the Labyrinth is on the Film Festival circuit, it has been recognised for the following awards. Certainly we are so humbled and appreciative!
RTS Student Award, Ireland Regional for Long Factual
DKIT Dearbhla Walsh Award
London Independent Film Awards, Best Student Film – May Edition
Feel the Reel, International Film Festival Best Short Film (Documentary) – May Edition
Berlin Kiez Film Festival, Best Student Film – May Edition
RTS National Award, Best Factual Long Form – London
The Directors Cut, International Film Festival Team Semi Finalist – Best Student Film
Would you like to see our film? You can DM me for a link to view. (Currently we cannot share it on Social Media platforms because it is still hitting the film festival circuits.) Greatly indebted to Jessica Doherty-Lennon, Conor Farrelly, Megan Hughes, Kim Stewart, Sara and the rest of the team. Special thanks to Magic Drone Wizard Sean McMahon and all our crowd funding family and friends that made it possible.
