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Loopline Film was established in 1992 by Sé Merry Doyle. Martina Durac joined the company in 1995 and since then, they have made it their mission to produce high-quality documentaries. The award winning Director/ Producer Vanessa Gildea has recently become part of the team. Award winning productions include 'Alive Alive O - A Requiem for Dublin', 'Patrick Kavanagh - No Man's Fool', 'Jimmy Murakami - Non Alien' and the hit of the Cork Film Festival 'Dreaming the Quiet Man'. Currently in production is a documentary on the acclaimed writer Hugo Hamilton, 'Mná an IRA' on women who served in the IRA, and the sixth series of 'Muintir na Mara' for RTE.Latest Updates:
HUGO HAMILTON – CROÍ AGUS TEANGA on TG4
Hugo Hamilton is the author of many novels as well as an acclaimed memoir, The Speckled People, described as an ‘instant classic’ and translated into twenty languages. That book told the heartbreaking story of life as a child in a household torn apart by the “language wars”. Hugo’s mother was German and she fled her [...]
Los Angeles screens ‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ was shown recently on the grounds of Ashford Castle, in Cong County Mayo, with Maureen O’Hara in attendance. Showing the documentary on the very location that many of the scenes from the original film were shot was magical. Some of the extras who worked on the film in 1951 showed up [...]
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ shows in the birthplace of Maureen O’Hara.
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ gets an intimate screening at the Village Cine Club in the Ranelagh Art Centre on the 14th September. Maureen O’Hara was born in Ranelagh so it’s a very special showing. Seats are very limited and you must become a member of the Cine Club. Ring 085 7437212 to book [...]
Irish Documentary wins ‘Directors Choice Award’ at Sacramento Film Festival
Loopline Film are pleased to announce that Sé Merry Doyle’s documentary ‘Jimmy – Murakami – Non Alien’ not only opened the International Sacramento Film and Music Festival on the 17th August but went on to win the Directors Choice Award. This was a special screening for Jimmy as it was from Sacramento that he and [...]
The Quiet Man returns to Cong
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ got an exclusive showing at Ashford Castle on the 28th August at 5PM. Ashford Castle was where John Ford and his crew stayed during the making of the film and was used for many of the scenes in the film. The homes of , Red Will Danagher , Reverend Playfair, and [...]
Muintir na Mara Donegal
Muintir na Mara is now in its sixth season. Master boat builder Pádraig Ó Duinnín has taken us on epic journeys along the coastlines of Cork, Kery, Clare, Galway, Mayo and Sligo. Director Martina Durac and Producer Vanessa Gildea have started filming our new series of Muintir na Mara and spent the last few days [...]
Happy Birthday to Maureen O’Hara
Happy birthday to the wonderful Maureen O’Hara who is 91 today, the 17th August, and still going strong. We had the pleasure of interviewing Maureen for our documentary ‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’. Maureen is presently putting all her energy into establishing the ‘Maureen O’Hara Legacy Centre’ in her beloved Glengariff West Cork. She will be [...]
Dreaming the Quiet Man showing in John Ford’s home state. We are proud.
Dreaming the Quiet Man has a very special screening in the home state of John Ford when it shows at the Maine Film Festival on Saturday 23rd July. Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed screenwriter Jay Cocks (Gangs of New York) will introduce the film. Some of John Ford’s relatives will attend. Maine will be Ford’s Innisfree for [...]
Ireland’s most controversial sculptor gets special screening on TG4
John Henry Foley – Sculptor of the Empire gets a special screening on TG4 31st July 23:15. Here is a wonderful clip showing how Foley created the Daniel O’Connell Monument in Dublin in 1866 but went on to feel the wrath of Republicans went he took on the commission to sculpt Prince Albert in London [...]
Washington DC hosts ‘Jimmy Murakami – Non Alien’