HELEN On Release in the IFI from May 1st
HELEN, the psychological thriller written and directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor will screen in the IFI from Friday May 1st.The Irish/UK co-production stars Annie Townsend as a loner whose life is changed after she plays a missing woman in a police reconstruction.
The film picked up two awards earlier this year at the Premiers Plans Festival d'Angers winning the Grand Jury Prize and the Best Actress Prize (Annie Townsend) and has received some great reviews with The Edinburgh Film Festival describing it as "the discovery of the year, a subtle, sophisticated psychological drama" and The Observer calling it "an outstanding debut".
Produced by Desperate Optimists HELEN was funded by Arts Council England; Newcastle Gateshead Initiative; Dublin Docklands Development Authority; Birmingham City Council; Liverpool Culture Company and Tyneside Cinema with the participation of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board.