Laura O’Shea
Her latest short film Wednesday’s Child, which she wrote and directed, was nominated for an IFTA and won the Oscar-qualifying Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama at the 34th Galway Film Fleadh, making her the first female director to receive the honor in over twenty years. She was also the winner of the prestigious Discovery Award at the 2023 Dublin International Film Festival. Currently, she is a resident Acting Coach at Bow Street Academy of Screen Acting in Dublin. Laura talks about wearing a number of creative hats at once and how it is actually a good time to be a woman in the film industry. You can find out more about O’Shea here.
You can listen to the Limerick Lady podcast episode #54 here.
O’Shea wrote, directed, and produced the music video for ‘Free To Fall’, a song from Langford’s second album Sowing Acorns. The video can be seen here.
The Limerick Lady is a grassroots movement based in Limerick, Ireland, with a focus on promoting conversation around gender, visibility, gender balance, and the arts. It was founded in 2016 by award-winning (and -losing) singer-songwriter Emma Langford, who hosts the podcast alongside fellow award-winning (and -losing) Limerick woman, theatre-maker, and musician Ann Blake. The Limerick Lady is sponsored by Ormston House and supported by The Limerick Post Newspaper.
Image courtesy of the Limerick Lady Podcast.