Catherine Moran Brennan
As part of Catherine's Final Year Project, she produced a video essay illustrating the importance of women’s representation behind and in front of the camera. The video essay uses theoretical frameworks and discourses from cine-feminist scholars Mulvey and Johnston to analyse the narrative and cinematic language of the Screen Ireland’s POV Scheme films You Are Not My Mother (2021) and Lies We Tell (2023). These women-led films challenge the patriarchal ideology that has historically shaped mainstream cinema.
By analysing the limited impact of Screen Ireland’s gender-focused initiatives and schemes, this written essay highlights the agency’s resistance to systemic change and its diminishing commitment to equality policies as external pressures lose momentum. The essay builds on the work of Irish feminist film scholars. Screen Ireland’s progress toward equality is deconstructed through their policies, gender statistics data and production slates. This project demonstrates the need for concrete action from Screen Ireland to accomplish faster transformative change for gender parity in the Irish Film Industry.
Catherine is a passionate creative currently based in North Wicklow. Through New Media Studies, she has developed a broad portfolio of productions and experiences. Since honing her skills in digital and traditional media production, Catherine now specialises in creating emotive stories. As graduation nears, she is excited to continue advancing her skills and working on film productions.
