{"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":521,"summary":"Podcast by Film Ireland","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003"},"episode":{"title":"Presents: starGAZE Participants Billy Buckley, Eleanor Rogers & Lewis Doherty","slug":"presents-stargaze-participants-billy-buckley-eleanor-rogers-lewis-doherty","published_at":"2026-04-04T01:39:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-stargaze-participants-billy-buckley-eleanor-rogers-lewis-doherty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003","url":"https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-in-conversation-with-stargaze-participants-billy-buckley-eleanor-rogers-lewis-doherty","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/e/69d06be13a785fb94b2d6834/media.mp3","summary":"In today’s episode, we’re delighted to partner with the GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival and the National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama to celebrate this year’s starGAZE programme participants We’re joined by producer Billy Buckley, writer-director Eleanor Rogers, and producer-director Lewis Doherty to discuss their creative journeys, the projects they’re working on, and the impact starGAZE has had on their careers so far. Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and Amazon, or subscribe to Film Ireland wherever you get your podcasts . https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-in-conversation-with-stargaze-participants-billy-buckley-eleanor-rogers-lewis-doherty starGAZE, the professional development initiative supporting six emerging LGBTQIA filmmakers, returns for its third year in 2026. Applications are now open and will close at 5pm on Monday 20 April. For more information on how to apply, visit  www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/film-tv Billy Buckley Billy is an emerging queer producer from Galway focused on contemporary Irish and queer storytelling. With a background in live-action drama, his work explores identity and morality.He was casting director and production manager for Soulmate Wanted with Heritage (premiered at Rhode Island International Film Festival 2023) and production manager on Medicinal (Galway Film Fleadh 2024, “Best of Kerry” winner). His short Where Will We Go? explored the defective concrete crisis and screened at Disappear Here Film Festival before broadcast on Virgin Media. In 2024, he joined the National Talent Academies’ First Credit scheme, mentored by Maggie Ryan. His latest short Over the Moon , about a young trans man revisiting his past in the Burren, premiered at Dublin International Film Festival 2025. Billy also…","meta_description":"In today’s episode, we’re delighted to partner with the GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival and the National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2967,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-ireland-podcast-896003/episodes/presents-stargaze-participants-billy-buckley-eleanor-rogers-lewis-doherty/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-stargaze-participants-billy-buckley-eleanor-rogers-lewis-doherty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}