Ma - Director; Anne Marie Kelly Toronto Irish Film Fest SUN MAR 3rd 2:00pm

Published: Feb. 17, 2019, 1:15 p.m.

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Ma - Director; Anne Marie Kelly Toronto Irish Film Fest SUN MAR 3rd 2:00pmStarring | Anne Marie Kelly, Jamie McCleanWe can all empathize with the grief of the mother who\\u2019s lost a child. But should we empathize with the grief of the mother of the person responsible? This powerful short drama asks the question.Anne Marie Kelly (Singer/Actress/Psychotherapist) won \\u201cBest Actor\\u201d for her role in \\u201cMa\\u201d, which she wrote, directed and produced, at \\u201cDisappear Here Film Festival\\u201d. She has enjoyed roles in David Freyne\\u2019s \\u201cThe Cured\\u201d and Baz David\\u2019s \\u201cThe History of this Moment\\u201d. She studied the Meisner Technique with Momentum Acting Studios, and Improvisation with the Gaiety School of Acting. March 2018 saw the release of her multimedia exhibition \\u201cVirgin Mother Whore \\u2026 Woman\\u201d and from that, the album of the same name. Alongside ran her photographic/psychotherapeutic exhibition \\u201cRoots & Wings\\u201d. She has worked as a singer and independent songwriter for twenty five years in Ireland and has enjoyed collaborations with some of the finest musicians from the genres of jazz and rock. Alongside her career in the arts, she is a practising psychotherapist specialising in the areas of addiction and emotional release with a previous background in business and finance.

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