US-based film makers are touring Kerry in search of a charismatic sheep farmer for a new documentary.
The Irish Examiner reports that scouts from the San-Francisco based Emily Miller Productions have been in Dingle since the weekend in search of a local sheep farmer for their documentary. The chosen farmer's work and personal life will be constantly filmed over the lambing season in March for three weeks.
Director of the documentary, Mike Sugrue, told the Irish Examiner he chose the location as his father's family hail from Kerry. The team has already eyed up some locals suitable for the role.
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The documentary will "be the story of how one rural sheep farmer perseveres financially and thrives socially, despite harsh conditions and isolation. We’ll be looking to cont-rast the monotonous, quiet and back-breaking toil of sheep farming with a vibrant social life," Sugrue said.
The star of the show will be filmed working on the farm, socialising and even at mass.
There are plans for the documentary to screen at film festivals across the world and Sugrue hopes it will also make it onto our TV screens in the future.
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US-based film makers are touring Kerry in search of a charismatic sheep farmer for a new documentary.
The Irish Examiner reports that scouts from the San-Francisco based Emily Miller Productions have been in Dingle since the weekend in search of a local sheep farmer for their documentary. The chosen farmer's work and personal life will be constantly filmed over the lambing season in March for three weeks.
Director of the documentary, Mike Sugrue, told the Irish Examiner he chose the location as his father's family hail from Kerry. The team has already eyed up some locals suitable for the role.
The documentary will "be the story of how one rural sheep farmer perseveres financially and thrives socially, despite harsh conditions and isolation. We’ll be looking to cont-rast the monotonous, quiet and back-breaking toil of sheep farming with a vibrant social life," Sugrue said.
The star of the show will be filmed working on the farm, socialising and even at mass.
There are plans for the documentary to screen at film festivals across the world and Sugrue hopes it will also make it onto our TV screens in the future.
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