First Disco - Director; Helen OReilly Toronto Irish Film Fest SUN MAR 3rd 2:00pm
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First Disco - Director; Helen O\\u2019Reilly\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Toronto Irish Film Fest SUN MAR 3rd 2:00pmStarring | Alex Deegan, Olivia McKevitt, Noah ScolardA first disco. Everyone\\u2019s had one. Think back to 1983. Culture Club are no. 1, everyone\\u2019s glued to Knight Rider, and Kelly Harrison is not only experiencing her first crush, she\\u2019s going to her first disco. Kelly\\u2019s only problem is she\\u2019s getting train track braces in her mouth right before the big night.Helen O\\u2019Reilly is a writer and director living in Dublin, Ireland. She graduated with a BA in Film and Video from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2014 and received a screenwriting award from the New York Women in Film and Television for her screenplay, \\u2018The High Heeled Fugitives\\u2019. She recently had a number of other scripts shortlisted in Final Draft\\u2019s \\u2018Big Break\\u2019 Competition and the UK\\u2019s \\u2018Shore Scripts\\u2019 competition. She also produced the award winning short film \\u2018I Lost My Phone\\u2019. Helen is a big fan of John Hughes\\u2019 films including \\u2018The Breakfast Club\\u2019, \\u2018Planes, Tranes and Automobiles\\u2019 and \\u2018Ferris Bueller\\u2019s Day Off\\u2019 and these films very much inspired her approach to directing \\u2018First Disco\\u2019 . This is Helen\\u2019s directorial debut.
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