Good afternoon one and
all,
First and foremost let’s
discuss the Fundit campaign which only has 15 days left. And what a journey it’s
been – 91% from our target and we are looking very good indeed. To all the
people that have contributed – you know who you are and no doubt you have heard
from me offering my eternal gratitude. As long as you are aware of your
importance to this film that’s all I need to know. One more thank you…? Ah go
then…Thanks!
Our good friend Conor
O’Driscoll has been in the press a lot recently discussing his story of being
the last full time fisherman on Cape Clear Island. We wish all the very best
with your future endeavours Conor and look forward to speaking with you further
in April/May when we roll those cameras! For anyone interested in learning more
about Conor’s amazing story here is a link to a recent interview on C103:
https://soundcloud.com/jpc103ie/the-last-full-time-fisherman
Very well spoken
Conor. Good man.
I was down in the Cork
Archives 24 February and was kindly looked after by Éamon Lankford who has done
an invaluable job at retaining Corks history and that of its people and
culture. It truly was an honour to spend time in the Archives and to see the
evolution of Cork and the island. To think, and see, that Cape Clear has such a
rich fishing history which in 2014 is extinct goes far beyond belief and I feel
the government in this country has a lot to answer for in destroying the lives
and development of islanders throughout Ireland. That is a discussion for
another day so to keep things positive – thank you Éamon for all your help. We
will be seeing you again soon.
As promised – I thought
I would like to briefly discuss our director for Aonrú. Dominic de Vere lives
in London, UK and has been a friend of mine since 2011. Dom is an exceptionally
talented filmmaker who has been working in the film industry for many years
following his education in Cambridge. Dom’s current project has been Bastard Gumwood – a feature length commissioned
documentary about a journey to one of the world’s most remote inhabited islands
- Saint Helena in the South Atlantic
- to record the efforts to save
the world’s rarest tree, the Bastard Gumwood. This is due for release in 2014.
Dom’s work on Bastard Gumwood is a fantastic platform for our work on Aonrú as he has full-time experience of
shooting on an isolated island, dealing with equipment on rough terrain,
shooting on sea and capturing the beauty of the surrounding landscape. Dominic
has also worked on War & Peace
(2013) for 18 months while in October 2013 he produced collaboration between
painter Joanna Jones and musician Peter Shepard Skaerved performed live in
London. For anyone interested in learning more about Dom’s work here are some
links to his work:
-
Overview of current film work through Dover Arts Development
-
Watermark
-
Watermark
Awards
-
War
& Peace
Right well that about
wraps it up for this week. As promised – the shoot date is coming very soon…I
PROMISE!!! We are just waiting for confirmation from crew. We will keep
everyone fully up to date and look forward to your comments, feedback, contact
in the meantime.
From me – much love,
Jason
