Film
2023
Ill Fares The Land
A young boy finds a mermaid washed up on the shores of his seaside home while his older brother is swept up in the rising tide of far-right nationalism.
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Filmmaker
Patrick Ireland
From
Kent, England
Known for
Directing
Patrick Ireland is a multi-award-winning writer and director with a bold, diverse portfolio spanning narrative drama, current affairs, factual entertainment and commercials. He has written and directed an array of multi-award winning shorts that have screened at festivals across the world, including: Anonymous: A Million Men, One in a Million, and most recently, Ill Fares the Land. Beyond film, Ireland has produced and directed for the likes of ITV, Channel 4, DS Smith, and Stand Up To Cancer, with credits including Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years, Good Morning Britain, and This Morning. He is currently in development on his debut feature, the crime/thriller Driver, starring Dafne Keen and Aidan Gillen.
