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Presents: Filmmaker Róisín Kearney (ÉIST, Paddy) on Puttnam Script Award Premiere
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- Film Ireland Podcast
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- May 22, 2026
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- 2799
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Summary
In this Film Ireland Podcast, we catch up with writer/director Róisín Kearney whose latest short, ÉIST , starring Stephen Rea , is set to premiere at the F astnet Film Festival on Sunday 24th May following its Puttnam Script Award win. Róisín has established a career across film, TV and theatre, from directing RTÉ documentary series Keep It Up to producing award-winning shorts including The Ferry and Prodigy . She directed the short multi-award-winning short PADDY, which screened at festivals around the world. In this episode, Róisín joins fellow filmmaker Rachel Melita to talk about coming back into the industry, the realities of funding and development, directing documentary versus drama, writing authentic characters, and the collaborative process of bringing ÉIST to life. ÉIST Starring Stephen Rea, Aaron Monaghan, and Louis Kirwan, Éíst is written and directed by Róisín Kearney and produced by her long-time collaborator Caroline Grace-Cassidy as well as Kevin Cassidy for Document Films. Éíst is a meditation on memory, loss, and childhood trauma, explored through the quiet bravery of a young boy who listens. When he hears his ailing grandfather cry out, he hatches a plan to break him out of his nursing home and return him to his island home, where he hopes to make peace with the ocean that claimed his brother’s life. A story of innocence and empathy, the film explores a child’s sense of fairness as he breaks the rules to fulfil his grandfather’s wish. A story of innocence and empathy, Éíst explores a child’s sense of fairness as he breaks the rules to fulfil his grandfather’s wish. Shot on location in West Cork, the film's cinematography is by Eleanor Bowman. Éíst will premiere at Fastnet Film Festival on Sunday, 24th May in the Pa…