Actress Eva Birthistle makes her feature directorial debut with
Kathleen is Here, an expansion of her earlier short film of the same name. The film
stars Hazel Doupe as Kathleen, a troubled teen who is released from the
foster care system when she turns 18. Moving into her late mother's house,
Kathleen forms an obsession with a kindly neighbour (Claire Dunne).
Peter Coonan, Aaron Monaghan and Liadán Dunlea also
star.
Kathleen is Here is in UK/ROI cinemas from October
18th.
"Kathleen is Here has been a labour of love for the last 10 years," says
Birthistle. "Thanks to my amazing cast and crew, seeing it come to life is
genuinely a dream come true. All I wanted was for an audience to be able
to watch it on a big screen so I'm beyond thrilled it will have its
cinematic release in October."
Check out the trailer and poster (featuring your favourite movie website!) below and read our review
here.
The official synopsis reads:
Kathleen (Hazel Doupe) is 18 and fresh out of foster care. She returns to her hometown to take ownership of her deceased mother's house. She gets a job and even a friend; but the emptiness of Kathleen's life cannot be filled by social media and reality shows. Alone and desperate for a mother figure, she sets out on a destructive path to find one.
