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
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.
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).
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
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.
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Jun 15, 2017 · Director Aisling Walsh wanted audiences to experience Lewis’ environment as authentically as possible. In an interview with RogerEbert.com she explained how the setting, including a meticulously re-created replica of the Lewis home, was essential in telling the story and how Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke surprised her.
