Fréwaka / World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival

Congratulations to all the cast and crew of 'Fréwaka' on your world premiere at Locarno Film Festival this week. Expertly cast by Maureen Hughes with the help of Fishpond, we can't wait for an Irish release.

"Written and directed by Aislinn Clarke, the Irish language feature stars an all-female cast including Clare Monnelly (Doineann, Moone Boy), Bríd Ní Neachtain (The Banshees of Inisherin, Róise & Frank), and Ukrainian actress Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya (F20).

The film (released in Ireland as Fréamhacha) revolves around care worker Shoo (Monnelly), who is sent to a remote Irish-speaking village to care for an agoraphobic woman (Ní Neachtain), who fears both the neighbours and the Na Sídhe – sinister folkloric entities she believes abducted her decades before.

As the pair develop a deep connection, Shoo becomes consumed by the old woman’s paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors from her own past." - Screen Ireland