BETWEEN THE CANALS

Between The Canals follows three small time criminals from Dublin’s North Inner City as they each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society: Liam (Dan Hyland) a small time dealer who wants to quit his life of crime to become an electrician and provide for his girlfriend and son; Dots (Peter Coonan), a crazy, irresponsible thug with ambitions to become a big time dealer and Scratchcard (Stephen Jones), a drug user with no ambitions but to stay on social welfare and watch the world go by.

Liam is torn between life in the flats and his responsibility to be a good father to his son. He has to just get through this one day and maybe things will look brighter on the other side. But it’s Saint Patrick’s Day and, in Dublin City, this means trouble everywhere. A heartbreaking and occasionally hilarious story of loyalty, duty and masculinity.

Between The Canals

 

Written and Directed by Mark O’Connor

 

Cast

Liam Mulligan                                                                        Dan Hyland

Dave Fennel                                                                        Peter Coonan

Scratcher                                                                        Stephen Jones

Gemma                                                                                    Anne Marie Martin

Paul Chambers                                                                        Damien Dempsey

Foot and Mouth                                                                        Kenneth Meehan

Tracey                                                                                    Lolo Byrne

Kitty                                                                                    Mary O’Toole

Grandmother                                                                        Bridget Fennel

Jellybean                                                                        Nathan Barrett

Robbie Doyle                                                                        Robbie Walsh

Big Al                                                                                    Albert Maher

Limbo                                                                                    Stephen Cinch

Chambers Man                                                                        Anthony O’Toole

Paige                                                                                    Kirsty Meehan

Philip                                                                                    Yomi Ogunyemi

Ade                                                                                    Yare Jegbefume

Shafi                                                                                    James J. Akpotor

Leeroy Fagan                                                                        Leroy Hyland

Frankie ‘Jam Jar’                                                            Aidan Keogh

Aido                                                                                    Barry Keoghan

Jake Fagan                                                                        Diarmuid Molloy

Jowlsey                                                                                    Mark Doran                                               

Street Addicts                                                                        Alan Harris

                                                                                    Robert Smyth

                                                                                    Wally                                                

Jim Gannon                                                                        Mick Foran

Policemen                                                                         Jay Flavin

                                                                                    Fearghal Duffy

Kate                                                                                    Carol Quigley

Carmen                                                                                    Laura Lenihan

Traditional Band                                                            Ivan Smyth

                                                                                    Dave Brown

Nigerian Band at Party                                                            The Burning Effigies

Wolfie                                                                                    Robert Dalton

Buyer’s in car                                                                        Patrick O’Brien

                                                                                    Jonathon Williamson

Davey                                                                                    David Lee

Tommo                                                                                    Martin Finn

 

 

Executive Producer                                                            Alan Maher

 

Producer                                                                        Deirdre Barry

 

Production Manager                                                            Fearghal Duffy

 

Co Producer                                                                        Mark O’Connor

 

First AD                                                                        Jules Benoiton

 

Second AD                                                                        Craig Kenny

 

 

 

Director of Photography                                                            Dave Grennan

 

Assistant Producer                                                            Ania Rozenszprung

 

Associate Producers                                                            Beatriz Aybar Barboza

Craig Kenny

                                                                                    Mel Gallagher

 

Locations                                                                        Fearghal Duffy

                                                                                    Louise Fullum

 

Production Designer                                                            Eleonora Volpe

 

 

Casting                                                                                    Mark O’Connor

                                                                                    Peter Coonan

Celine McCann

 

 

Set Decorator                                                                        Eleonora Volpe

 

 

Focus Pullers                                                                        Louise McEllin

                                                                                    Ron Coe

                                                                                    Cormac O’Malley

 

 

Sound Recordists                                                            Dave Dorgan

                                                                                    Matthew Thomson

 

 

Boom Operators                                                            Christian Byrne

                                                                                    Dylan Higgins

Diarmuid Hughes

 

 

Script Supervisors                                                            Paul Heary

                                                                                    Eva Kelly                                                                                     

 

 

Makeup            Artist                                                                        Julie-Ann Ryan

Additional Makeup Artist                                                            Natasha Deegan

                                                                    

Electrics                                                                        Deirdre O’Toole

                                                                                    Arthur Mulhern

                                                                                    Gavin O’Reilly

 

 

                                                                       

Clapper Loader                                                                        Peter Delaney

 

Digital Downloaders                                                            Peter Delaney

Darren Moriarty

                                                                                                              

Camera Trainee                                                            Niall O’Connor

 

 

Production Assistants                                                            Christina Coburn                                                                                                                        Kate McEvoy

                                                                                    Sarah O’Connor                       

 

Third AD                                                                        Ciara Kennedy

 

 

Stills Photographer                                                            Stephen O’Rourke

 

Behind the Scenes Cameraman                                                Luke Reardon

 

 

Fight Coordinator                                                            Robbie Walsh

 

 

Production Accountant                                                            Noreen O’Donoghue

 

 

 

Super 16 Footage

DOP                                                                                    Matt Skinner

Assistant Cameraman                                               

 

 

Legal Advisor                                                                        Andrea Martin,  Eugene F. Collins,

Solicitors 

 

 

Catering                                                                        Sarah Barry

                                                                                    Martin Molloy  / Munch

POST PRODUCTION

Editor                                                                                    Frank Reid

 

Marketing                                                                        Michael O’Connor

 

Picture Post                                                                        The Element /

                                                                                    Diarmuid

Chriona O’Sullivan

 

Post Production Sound Services by                                     Limestreet Sound

                                                                                   

Sound Designer                                                                       

Sound Mixer                                                                        Ciaran Mulligan

Spot FX / Backgrounds                                                             Keith Alexander

Foley                                                                                       Steve McGrath

Karla Van Der Kamp

                                                                                    Dave Dorgan

ADR Mixer                                                                         Steve McGrath

 

 

Camera Equipment Provided by                           

Electric Equipment Provided by                            Cinelectric

Walkies Provided by

Insurance Provided by

 

 

 

Photographs Courtesy of:

National Archive

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

Barry Delaney

Colm Pierce

 

 

 

Music by:

Damien Dempsey

 

“Factories”
Written by
Performed by Damien Dempsey
Courtesy of
Under license from

 

“Seize the Day”
Written by
Performed by Damien Dempsey
Courtesy of
Under license from

 

“Sorrow, Tears and Blood”
Written by
Performed by
Courtesy of
Under license from

 

 

“I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Everyday”
Written by
Performed by The Dubliners
Courtesy of
Under license from

 

“Johnny Magory”
Written by
Performed by The Dubliners
Courtesy of
Under license from

 

Courtesy of …

Under License from …

 

Original Music composed for ‘Between the Canals’
 
‘Valentine’
Composed and performed by Ivan Smyth
Engineered by Marcin Plewinski
 
‘Reggae Reel’
Composed and performed by Ivan Smyth
Engineered by Marcin Plewinski

 

 

Special Thanks To:

Alan Maher and everyone at The Irish Filmboard

Beatriz Aybar Barboza

Patrick O’Neill

Michael O’Connor

Sunniva O’Flynn

Patrick Stewart

Sarah Barry

Celine McCann

Bridget Fennel

Martin Coonan

Katie Barnett Stratton and Dermot Stratton

Isabelle Sarah Barry Gallagher

The residents of Liberty House Flats

The residents of Ropewalk Place

The residents of Sheriff Street

 

In association with The Afterschools Project

with the participation of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board