A debut film by two young Irish filmmakers was screened last night at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Animated short film Bardo was written and directed by Aisling Conroy and produced by Claire Lennon and tells the story of a young woman living in Dublin who is partying too much and reconnects with nature and a simpler life through her grandmother.
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The film is produced by the award-winning animation studio And Maps And Plans with a crew of emerging Irish talents such as writer, director and visual artist Conroy, producer Lennon and lead animator Cora McKenna.
Commenting on the news of the film's inclusion at Tribeca, Conroy said; '’It is a great privilege to be included at such a historic and important film festival.
"Bardo has been a real labour of love for all of us involved in the production, and I couldn’t have asked for a better team to help bring my vision for it alive.’’
Lennon, added, ‘’The world’s best filmmakers have had their films shown at the Tribeca Film Festival over the years and it’s a true honour to have Bardo join that list.
"Everyone involved in the production has worked so hard on it and it is a great thrill to see it rewarded and respected by the international film community is amazing.’’
Tribeca was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to help revitalise lower Manhattan following 9/11. It is attended by approximately 150,000 people every year.
And Maps And Plans is a Dublin-based Irish animation studio specialising in 2D, hand-drawn animation.
They aim to produce content aimed at a young adult and adult audience which tells original and moving stories designed for a cinematic experience.
