This week, Shannon is joined by videographer-director extraordinaire Seán Downey where they discuss his upbringing in foster care, working with Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan, and his upcoming Screen Ireland Focus Short 'Care'

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This week, Shannon gets to chat with Festival Queen and Dublin International Film Festival Director Grainne Humphreys about the benefit of getting involved with film festivals, the premiere of John Carney's 'Power Ballad' at DIFF 2026, and how you can get your shorts into one of Ireland's most renowned film festivals...

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This week, Shannon is joined by acclaimed producer Mairtín De Barra to discuss how a lucky encounter kickstarted his journey into film, his experience working on the Academy award nominated "The Apprentice," and his latest venture producing the horror hit, "Hokum"

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This week, Shannon is joined by filmmaking sister duo extraordinaire, Megan and Shannon Haly as they discuss the creation of their hit play "Cortisol," how to utilise social media to market your work, and their latest Cork-based short, "Show Pony."

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This week, Shannon talks to Screen Ireland Rising Star Lewis Brophy about his entry into acting, his biggest inspirations and his work on "Christy" and "Spilt Milk"

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This week, Shannon is joined by the IFTA-nominated (and your resident Instagram cool girl!) Jordanne Jones where they discuss child acting, supporting working class communities in film, and the power of creativity

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This week, Shannon is joined by stills and portrait photographer Shane O'Connor where they discuss how he got into the business, directing his first short film and photographing Irish legends like Cillian Murphy and Colin Farrell

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This week, Shannon is joined by IFTA-winning actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor where they talk all things Love/Hate, acting, body image, Say Nothing and much more.

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