Terry McMahon’s Feature Film PATRICK’S DAY Officially Selected for SXSW 2014
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board is delighted to announce that Terry McMahon’s feature Patrick’s Day has been selected to have its world premiere at the prestigious SXSW (South by Southwest) Festival in Texas, from over 6,000 international submissions.
This is director Terry McMahon’s second film after 2011’s controversial Charlie Casanova. It stars New Zealander Kerry Fox (Shallow Grave, Sex & Violence, An Angel at My Table), Waterford actor Moe Dunford (Vikings, Raw, The Tudors) in his first major film role, Catherine Walker (Dark Touch, Leap Year, Critical), and veteran English actor Philip Jackson (My Week with Marilyn, Little Voice, Poirot).
Director Terry McMahon commented: "The Texan embrace of our world premiere of Patrick’s Day is staggering and to be selected for the SXSW Narrative Spotlight category, alongside world premieres from mavericks like Robert Duvall, John Malkovich, Rosario Dawson, Hugo Weaving, Juliette Lewis and Alfred Molina makes us all the more proud to dedicate these SXSW screenings to our own imprisoned maverick, Margaretta D'Arcy."
Patrick’s Day was produced by Tim Palmer (A Kiss for Jed, The Last of the High Kings, Into the West) and co-produced by Rachel Lysaght (Dreams of a Life, The Pipe) for Ignition Film Productions with support from Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board.
This selection continues the recent trend of Irish films at SXSW, where Kelly + Victor and Good Vibrations screened in 2013; Dollhouse, Dreams of a Life, Citadel, Foxes and Joy in 2012.
TV series Penny Dreadful, created by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan and filmed entirely on location in Ireland, will feature at the festival in a section entitled Episodic, which focuses on innovative new work aimed squarely at the small screen. More films to be announced next week.
For more information, contact Louise Ryan, Marketing and Communications Manager, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board +353 86-329-7819, louise.ryan@irishfilmboard.ie
The story of Patrick’s Day
A young man with mental health issues becomes intimate with a suicidal air hostess but his obsessive mother enlists a dysfunctional cop to separate them.
Patrick is a warm, open, twenty-six year old virgin schizophrenic. Pills and his mother's protection mean he is no threat to himself or anybody else. Until he falls in love. The object of his desire is Karen, an alcoholic, suicidal air-hostess who has no idea that the intimacy she shares with Patrick will reintroduce her to living. Maura is Patrick's obsessive mother who doesn't realize that her misguided love is more dangerous than hate. To pull Karen and Patrick apart Maura enlists the help of a dysfunctional detective who will use his position to help her, for a price. A provocative love story about the right to intimacy, Patrick's Day suggests that when it comes to love, we're all a little crazy.
About SXSW
“The SXSW Film Festival is one of the best launching places around for indie films.” Movies.com, March 8, 2013
South by Southwest is a set of music, film and interactive festivals and conferences that takes place in March each year in Austin, Texas, offering a unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Year after year, the event is a launching pad for new creative content. This year’s SXSW will take place between March 7th and 16th (the film element, between March 7th and 15th).