Movie Shoot for ‘RA Child’ to get underway in Youghal.
April 22, 2008 — gem‘RA Child’ is the work of Niamh Parker, a Youghal native, who wrote the screenplay and is also the producer behind this film, the first for her production company ‘Cailin Rince’. The upcoming movie has been gaining attention in the press with papers such as the Evening Echo reporting on it. The Youghal Online website also has an article on the topic; according to them the film focuses on serious issues such as drug and alcohol addiction and even bi-polar depression. The story is somewhat based on Parker’s own experiences and hopes to serve as a reminder of such problems within Ireland. Yet it’s also a “music driven” piece: Aslan and Damien Dempsey have already provided songs for the soundtrack.
At first glance, the official site for the movie, www.rachild.com does not paint a picture in any way similar to Youghal: it more obviously points to Cork City and to the North of Ireland, so it will be interesting to see how much of Parker’s own experience shines through. She has been careful in her selection of director, finally opting for Phil Alloco who gained recent star status for becoming one of a handful of short-listed directors chosen by Steven Spielberg for his new TV series ‘On the Lot’. Check out Phil’s IMDB profile here. It should be exciting to see this movie made so close to home. The casting for the movie seems to be planned for next month (May).
