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Paul Fraser finds My Brothers

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Long-time Shane Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser has put away his pen and gone behind the camera for his feature directorial debut My Brothers. Fraser had earlier written and directed the acclaimed short Scummy Man, which was nominated for a Best Short Film Golden Bear at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival.

Written by William Collins, My Brothers is the story of three young brothers’ quest to replace their dying father’s beloved watch over the Halloween weekend of 1987. It stars newcomers Timmy Creed, Paul Courtney and TJ Griffin and the supporting cast includes Kate Ashfield, Don Wycherley, Sarah Green and Eamonn Hunt. Other crew include cinematographer PJ Dillon (Kings), production designer Mark Geraghty (Leap Year) and editor Emer Reynolds (The Eclipse).

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Produced by Rebecca O’Flanagan and Rob Walpole (The Eclipse) through Rubicon Films, the film was funded by the Irish Film Board, Windmill Lane and RTÉ. O’Flanagan said, “We are very excited to have begun production on this project. It is a very special and moving script and the young actors are bringing great life and humour to the characters. We are delighted to be back filming in Cork, where we had such a great experience filmingThe Eclipse.”

The film will complete principal photography before Christmas. Fraser wrote 24 7: Twenty Four Seven, A Room For Romeo Brass, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands [+see also:
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for director Shane Meadows.

Other films shot in Cork recently include Conor McPherson’s The Eclipse, starring Ciaran Hinds and Aidan Quinn; Ian Power’s The Runway; and Ondine, directed by Neil Jordan and starring Colin Farrell.

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