{"podcast":{"title":"Film Ireland Podcast","slug":"film-ireland-podcast-896003","podcast_index_feed_id":896003,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/FilmIrelandPodcast","website_url":"http://filmireland.net/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/show-cover.jpg","author":"FilmIreland (hello@filmbase.ie)","episode_count":534,"summary":"Podcast by Film Ireland","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T04:17:17.509716+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003"},"episode":{"title":"Presents: Producer Jack Tarling (Kneecap, Learning to Breathe Underwater)","slug":"presents-producer-jack-tarling-kneecap-learning-to-breathe-underwater","published_at":"2026-07-27T21:05:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-producer-jack-tarling-kneecap-learning-to-breathe-underwater","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003","url":"https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-producer-jack-tarling-kneecap-learning-to-breathe-underwater","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/e/6a67c831a02cbcf2a1c29b79/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Film Ireland podcast, we are delighted to welcome producer Jack Tarling of Shudder Films. In this discussion, Jack talks about his career producing acclaimed independent cinema, from  God's Own Country  and  Kneecap  to his latest feature,  Learning to Breathe Underwater , which recently had its world premiere at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and won the audience award at this year's Galway Film Fleadh. Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and Amazon, or subscribe to Film Ireland wherever you get your podcasts and/or watch the original recording here. https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-producer-jack-tarling-kneecap-learning-to-breathe-underwater The World Premiere of Learning to Breathe Underwater took place at the 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival and the film screened again on 10th July at the Galway Film Fleadh, winning the festival's audience award. Starring Rory Kinnear, Maria Bakalova and Ezra Carlisle,  Learning to Breathe Underwater  follows eight-year-old Leo, who lives with his dad and a giant shark, which crashed through the roof of their home. Yes, you read that correctly. The shark is Leo’s best friend, to whom he can confide all his secrets. He can’t really talk to his dad; he must be missing mum, who’s been gone five years now. Then Anya the au pair bursts into their lives, and their world suddenly changes. It’s more cheerful and Leo discovers that the metal shark doesn’t have to be his only friend.  The film is directed by Rebekah Fortune from a script by Richard Barbin. The project is produced by Jack Tarling of the UK’s Shudder Films and Patrick O’Neill of Ireland’s Wildcard, co-produced by KeyFilm in the Netherlands, One Wave Fil…","meta_description":"In this episode of the Film Ireland podcast, we are delighted to welcome producer Jack Tarling of Shudder Films. In this discussion, Jack talks…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1864,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-ireland-podcast-896003/episodes/presents-producer-jack-tarling-kneecap-learning-to-breathe-underwater/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-producer-jack-tarling-kneecap-learning-to-breathe-underwater.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}