Kathleen is Here / In Cinemas from Today October 18th

'Kathleen is Here' arrives in cinemas today! If you're planning a weekend trip to the movies, look no further. Directed by Eva Birthistle and beautifully cast by Emma Gunnery, with the help of Fishpond. Congratulations to all the cast and crew - we're loving your work.

"Kathleen (Hazel Doupe) is 18 and fresh out of foster care. She returns to her hometown to take ownership of her late mother’s house. Though she gets a job in the local shop and establishes a friendship of convenience with a co-worker, she soon realises that the emptiness of her life cannot be filled by social media and occasional boozy nights in the pub.

But a chance encounter with Dee (Clare Dunne), a warm-hearted, happily married, young mother across the road, sends Kathleen on a destructive path of obsession and delusion.

In this impressive feature debut, featuring powerfully understated performances from both Doupe and Dunne, writer/director Eva Birthistle delivers a sensitive character study of a wounded young woman in this emphatically riveting tale."

- From IFI.ie