#4 Maurice O'Carroll & Sinead O'Riordan: Writer/Director and Actor/Producer

Welcome to the The Filmmaker's Playbook, hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan.

This episode features an interview with Maurice O'Carroll and Sinead O'Riordan. Maurice is a writer-director-editor and Sinead is an actor-producer and they have been collaborating together for over 10 years. Both Maurice and Sinead have been nominated for the prestigious Discovery Award at Dublin International Film Festival.

Their work together includes the critically acclaimed micro-budget feature film, Dead Along The Way, the web-series Sucking Diesel, and the award-winning, Screen Ireland backed short film, Conversations With My Dead Father.

They have just World Premiered their brand new independent feature film, Swing Bout, to much buzz, acclaim and a standing ovation at Dublin International Film Festival. On today's episode we dig into the making of Swing Bout. 

The purpose of this podcast is to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the filmmaking process and to make information about filmmaking accessible to everyone, so whether you're a casual film fan, an aspiring filmmaker, or a seasoned pro, I hope you enjoy today's episode and gain some insight into what goes into making independent films.

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