Four Mothers and Bring Them Down to screen in Official Competition at the 68th BFI London Film Festival
Posted: 29th August 2024
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate the filmmakers and creative teams behind the Screen Ireland supported feature films Four Mothers and Bring Them Down, which have both been selected to screen at the 68th BFI London Film Festival in Official Competition. Showcasing innovative filmmaking and an incredible range of talent from across the world, eleven films were selected to compete for the Festival's Best Film award.
Darren Thornton's Four Mothers follows a queer, up-and-coming novelist caring for his ageing mother and three other elderly women during Pride. Written by Colin Thornton and Darren Thornton, the film is produced by Eric Abraham, Jack Sidey and Martina Niland, and will be receiving its World Premiere at the festival.
Four Mothers is a Port Pictures and Portobello Films and Television production. The film is proudly supported by Fís Eíreann/Screen Ireland, The Common Humanity Arts Trust, mk2, Coimisiún na Meán and RTÉ.
Bring Them Down is an Irish-set thriller written and directed by Christopher Andrews, starring Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott in a portrait of two feuding farming families in rural Ireland.
The film was produced by Irish production company Tailored Films, Wild Swim and MUBI, and co-produced by Frakas Productions, VOO et Be tv and Shelter Prod in association with Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, RTÉ and the UK Global Screen Fund. Charades are handling international sales for the title. Bring Them Down was recently announced as one of four Screen Ireland supported films to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, where the film will make its World Premiere on Sunday, 8th September in the Special Presentations strand before its screening in London.
This year's BFI London Film Festival will take place from 9th-20th October, with more films to be announced next week.