Following his award winning, micro budgeted first feature Trampoline, up and coming Irish director Tom Ryan is tackling the timely subject of abortion with Twice Shy, the intimate story of a young Irish couple who travel to London after an unplanned pregnancy. Starring Shane Murray Corcoran, Iseult Casey, Pat Shortt, Ardal O’Hanlon, the independent feature is in the early stages on it’s festival run with the news that has been selected as part of Irish Screen America’s 2016 program, rubbing the shoulders with other Irish features like the iconic documentary Queen of Ireland, Mammal, and Tiger Raid. But that’s not all, with Ryan set to pick up the festival’s inaugural Rising Star Award. Speaking of the decision, festival organiser Niall McKay:
“When we saw Twice Shy at the Galway Film Fleadh, we recognised it as the kind of truly independent production Irish Screen America was founded to support and this award is our way of announcing to our peers in New York and Los Angeles that Tom Ryan is one to watch.”
Trampoline showed the tremendous amount of talent Ryan had, an no doubt Twice Shy will again show that. From all of us here at The Movie Bit, congratulations to the young director on this huge honour.
The Los Angeles leg of the Irish Screen America festival kicks off on September 22nd to the 25th, with the New York leg running from September 30th to October 3rd.
“When we saw Twice Shy at the Galway Film Fleadh, we recognised it as the kind of truly independent production Irish Screen America was founded to support and this award is our way of announcing to our peers in New York and Los Angeles that Tom Ryan is one to watch.”
Trampoline showed the tremendous amount of talent Ryan had, an no doubt Twice Shy will again show that. From all of us here at The Movie Bit, congratulations to the young director on this huge honour.
The Los Angeles leg of the Irish Screen America festival kicks off on September 22nd to the 25th, with the New York leg running from September 30th to October 3rd.
