Maudie
2017
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Aisling Walsh (born 1958) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Her work has screened at festivals around the world and she has won several accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award for Room at the Top (2012) as well as an Irish Film and Television Award and a Canadian Screen Award for her direction of Maudie (2016).
Aisling Walsh. Director: Maudie. Aisling Walsh studied Fine Art at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology. There was no film course there at that time but there was a film appreciation society that she joined and through this she developed an interest in filmmaking and started making her own short movies.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Producer
- Dublin, Ireland
- Aisling Walsh
Overview. Born. September 1958 · Dublin, Ireland. Mini Bio. Aisling Walsh studied Fine Art at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art. Design and Technology. There was no film course there at that time but. there was a film appreciation society that she joined and through this. she developed an interest in filmmaking and started making her own.
May 11, 2020 · Learn about the career and influences of Dublin-born screenwriter and director Aisling Walsh, who has made films about taboo topics such as the Magdalene Laundries and dementia. Find out how she adapts novels and gives a voice to muffled voices in her work.
Aug 13, 2017 · Aisling Walsh, a Dún Laoghaire native, talks about her passion for making a film about Maud Lewis, a painter who overcame hardship and isolation. She reveals how she cast Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, and why she shot the film in a real cabin in Newfoundland.
- Irish Independent
Creator. Aisling Walsh (born 1958) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Her work has screened at festivals around the world and she has won several accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award for Room at the Top (2012) as well as an Irish Film and Television Award and a Canadian Screen Award for her direction of Maudie (2016).
Maudie is a moment of fulfillment for director Aisling Walsh, who says: “I always wanted to make a film about an artist.”. Written by Sherry White and with Sally Hawkins as the titular artist...
