New Irish Film God’s Creatures In Production with Support from Screen Ireland
Posted: 12th May 2021
Screen Ireland-supported and A24-funded feature film, God’s Creatures, is currently filming in Ireland staring Emily Watson (Chernobyl) and Paul Mescal (Normal People). The psychological drama is directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer who previously directed the award-winning drama The Fits. Aisling Franciosi co-stars, following her award-winning performances in The Nightingale and TV series The Fall, and other cast members include Declan Conlon (Calvary), Marion O’Dwyer (Love, Rosie), and Toni O’Rourke (Wildfire).
God’s Creatures is set in a rain-swept Irish fishing village where a woman’s lies to protect her son have a devastating impact on the community, her family, and herself. Shane Crowley wrote the screenplay based on a story he co-wrote with Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, who is producing.
The film is produced by Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, with her company Sixty-Six Pictures production. A24 (Ex Machina, Room, The Lobster) has taken worldwide rights and is co-financing alongside BBC Films, Screen Ireland, and WRAP (Ireland’s Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund). The Sixty-Six Pictures production follows producer O’Reilly’s award-winning and critically acclaimed success Ammonite and Lady Macbeth
Sixty-Six developed God’s Creatures with the support of Screen Ireland, BBC Film, and A24.