On the 14th of December 2021 Future Screens NI’s creative industries project showcase hosted Ara Devine with his award-winning short Turf. For the talk, Ara and the film’s producer Isabella Djalili-Devine were in conversation with VR feature writer/director Dee Harvey discussing the film, working through the pandemic and future plans.
Ara Devine is an artist, filmmaker and PhD researcher at Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. He is a graduate of Fine Art Media and Visual Culture from the National College of Art and Design. In 2017 his film The Irish Question was shortlisted for the RDS Visual Art Awards. In October 21, Turf was awarded Louth International Film Festival Winner of Best Short Fiction. In November, Turf has been selected for Belfast Film Festival, Richard Harris International Film Festival and Foyle Film Festival. Find out more about Ara Devine here.
Dee Harvey is a writer-director specialising in immersive storytelling and cinematic VR. Dee is the creator of films If and Heartbeat. She is currently completing her Future Screens Future Fellowship, between University of Ulster's Screen Academy and Queen's School of Arts.
Isabella Djalili-Devine is a Belfast-based freelance editor for film and TV. Isabella has worked for a variety of production companies and broadcast channels including: the BBC, Virgin Media, Erica Starling Productions and Waddell Media. Isabella holds a BA in Practical Filmmaking from Met Film School, London, and an MA in Documentary Film from the University of the Arts.
Turf was funded by Future Screens NI’s Future Creatives scheme.
For a link to the talk see below. The short film is currently in consideration for film festivals. The film has been removed from the link at their request.