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Kathleen was Here

    • Director

      Eva Birthistle

    • Credits

      Producer:
      Claire McCaughley

      Cinematographer:
      Burschi Wojnar

    • Principal Cast

      Hazel Doupe,
      Toni O'Rourke,
      Joanne Crawford

  • Category

    Short

Kathleen is 18 and alone. The system has no place for her now. What does the future hold when the past is all you’ve got? This visually arresting and emotionally-taut tale depicts the ongoing problems surrounding young adults who age out of care and their struggle to ‘fit in’.

10 minutes, Ireland, 2020, Colour


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