Science on Screen

#Industry: Two film commissions announced for Science on Screen 2016 project

Galway UNESCO City of Film with Galway Film Centre, in association with the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM) and Science Foundation Ireland has announced the two film commissions for the Science on Screen 2016 project.

Mending Legends produced by James Ryan of Station House Media and directed by Paul Webster will explore the physical and psychological impact of tendon injuries amongst sports players and will visit the team of Galway-based scientists who are trying to design a new type of tendon implant – in the form of the world’s first 3D cell assembled tendon prototype.

Sports fanatic and seasoned sports presenter, Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill, will present a number of informative interviews with scientists involved in this field of research and through the personal experiences of amateur and professional sports people, this documentary will highlight the progressive attitudes towards scientific research in Ireland – and what it could mean to the world of sport.

Feats of Modest Valour, co-directed and co-produced by Mia Mullarkey and Alice McDowell, will investigate three individuals’ challenging physical reality of living with Parkinson’s.

The film will also feature the team of dedicated scientists in Galway who are developing a new medical device, which could potentially halt or even cure the devastating disease. Woven together with observation and animation, the film invites us to witness the story of groundbreaking medical science taking place in Galway and the profound impact this will have on people with Parkinson’s Disease, both nationally and worldwide.

The Science on Screen project is funded through Science Foundation Ireland’s Discover Programme, and aims to facilitate, promote and increase the inclusion of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) content in Irish film and TV production.

These two 26 minute documentaries will premiere at the Galway Science & Technology Festival in November 2016, in conjunction with SFI’s National Science Week.

For more details see also www.galwayfilmcentre.ie & www.curamdevices.ie