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Marcella O’Connor.
MARCELLA O’Connor is commencing her Filmmaker in Residence position in Kerry County Council next week.
Due to the high demand for filmmaker advice and facilitation in Kerry, Marcella will be providing additional filmmaking mentoring to schools in Kerry alongside the work already being done by Mieke Vanmechelen in this area.
Marcella is a filmmaker who explores art, culture, nature and history through the documentary genre.
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She is currently working on an Arts Council supported film based on the poems of Aogán Ó Rathaille. Her film, The Lament for Art O’Leary, won best documentary at the 2020 Film and Video Poetry Symposium in Los Angeles.
During her filmmaking residency for Kerry County Council, she hopes to work with school children of all ages and help them find their creative voice, to mentor aspiring filmmakers and to help community groups get started in making their own films.
“I’m looking forward to working with students and community groups,” she says. “Kerry has always been a place that values the arts and it’s exciting to play a role in helping people unleash their creativity.”
Meanwhile, Máire Holmes has completed her 2022 Writer in Residence work. Máire participated in a number of festivals, judged competition entries, facilitated workshops and took the opportunity to meet and connect with the writing community in Kerry.
The residency programmes are funded by Kerry County Council, The Arts Council and Creative Ireland Kerry.
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