Notes from Sheepland

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Notes from Sheepland

2023

1h 10m

Documentary

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Orla's preparation for a breeding competition and her struggle to reconcile her creative exuberance with her daily rural responsibilities.

Donald Clarke

Irish Times

To say the film combines multimedia expression with meditations on the morality of agriculture would be to mislead as to the sheer fun to be had.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 27, 2024

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Justine Elias

The Arts Desk

Notes From Sheepland weaves together two tales -- the connection between people and animals, and our casual heartlessness toward them, and a struggle to make sense of it.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2024

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June Butler

Film Ireland Magazine

One of the most mesmerising pieces of film I have seen in some time. It is beyond that –Barry is a magician. A teller of tales. A weaver of folklore. And in observing her creative genius, Director Cara Holmes has fashioned a completely spellbinding story.

Aug 7, 2024

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Hilary A White

Irish Independent

A strange and playful treatment of a way of life ubiquitous in this country.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 25, 2024

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

There’s an organic quality to it, like something knitted together intentionally yet with varicoloured wool so that the eventual outcome could not be fully anticipated.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jun 27, 2023

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Allan Hunter

Screen International

Notes From Sheepland captures a potent sense of the backbreaking work and the rewards that come from raising a flock in all weathers.

Mar 1, 2023

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Cara Holmes

Director

Orla Barry

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Orla Barry

Screenwriter

Aideen O'Sullivan

Producer

Nuala Cunningham

Executive Producer

Luca Truffarelli

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Synopsis

Orla's preparation for a breeding competition and her struggle to reconcile her creative exuberance with her daily rural responsibilities.

Director: Cara Holmes
Producer: Aideen O'Sullivan
Screenwriter: Orla Barry
Production Co: New Decade TV
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 10m