Member Spotlight: Pauric Brennan

Pauric Brennan is a film director working across feature film, documentary, narrative filmmaking, and series. His work often explores distinctive Irish stories, genre filmmaking, and socially relevant subjects, bringing a thoughtful and imaginative voice to the screen. Some of his work includes the feature films Don’t Sell Me A Dog and Am Fear Liath, the…

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Member Spotlight: Patricia Kelly

Patricia Kelly is a Dublin-based, award-winning writer, director, producer, and founder of MnáMná Films, working across film, television, and screenwriting. Her work often explores bold, character-driven stories for the screen, bringing a thoughtful and distinctive voice to Irish film and television. Her debut feature, Verdigris, received five 2024 Irish Film & Television Award nominations, including…

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Member Spotlight: Marissa Aroy

Maríssa Aroy is an Emmy Award-winning director whose work spans documentary, television drama, and narrative storytelling. Her acclaimed documentaries include the PBS program Sikhs in America, while her Emmy-nominated film The Delano Manongs highlights the overlooked contributions of Filipinos in the U.S. labour movement. Reflecting on her work, Marríssa says: “SDGI matters to me because…

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Member Spotlight: Martina Durac

We’re delighted to spotlight Martina Durac, SDGI’s new Executive Director and a filmmaker with over 25 years’ experience across documentary, series production, lecturing and workshop design. With a deep commitment to art, community and collective creativity, Martina’s work seeks to explore the myriad ways people gather, organise and create meaning together. Martina will attend the…

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