Thursday 13 September 2012

WHERE ARE THE BLACK IRISH DIRECTORS?

Not the movie Black Irish but rather the African-Irish living here. Been reading a book called Black directors in Hollywood about the low-budget stuff directed there by African-Americans and it might be a good idea to have something similar in Ireland? What I liked about the book are the stories of how several filmmakers made their features with little financial assistance or training leading to more personal work. It would certainly be a welcome break from the middle-class, white, 'Official Ireland' style of filmmaking. A film by an African-Irish director would stand out from the usual stuff made here and would be more interesting. Many festivals around the world would select this kind of movie? Would be a good selling point too. Probably another twenty years away but it will happen eventually.

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