According to RTE, filming has wrapped in County Galway, Ireland on Sheena Lambert’s feature film BÁITE. Adapted for the screen by Sheena from her book THE LAKE, published in 2015, BÁITE is a gripping murder mystery and a compelling family drama that unfolds over All-Ireland weekend in 1975.
The film is director Ruán Magan’s feature debut and is produced by Danú Media with support from TG4, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, and Coimisiún na Meán/The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland as part of the Cine4 Development Scheme for Irish language live-action feature films.
The film’s cast includes Eleanor O’Brien, Moe Dunford, Oisín Mistéil, Fionnuala Gygax, Mark MacGearailt, Denis Conway, and Pádraig Ó Loingsigh.
According to RTE, the synopsis reads: ‘In the rural village of Glanaphuca, Peggy Casey is fighting to save her family’s pub – and her family – so a body being discovered in the receding waters of the local manmade lake really is the last thing she needs.
‘Now, Detective Sergeant Frank Ryan from Dublin is probing her with uncomfortable questions, her best customer has mysteriously disappeared, and her siblings, as always, are only causing her problems.
‘The more Detective Ryan’s investigation progresses, the more Peggy’s life begins to unravel and soon it’s clear that nothing in Glanaphuca will ever be the same again.’
Producers Siobhán Ní Ghadhra and John Brady of Danú Media told RTE: ‘Seeing the story of Báite come to life has been an amazing journey. Working alongside Sheena Lambert, who created the world, Ruán Mangan, who brought it to life, and an incredible, dedicated cast and crew, we have all poured our hearts and souls into this film, and we can’t wait for audiences to experience it.’
Sheena Lambert told RTE: ‘I loved creating the character of Peggy Casey, a strong, sassy young Irish woman; a true embodiment of 1970s women’s lib! It has been an absolute dream to see her brought to life by this amazingly talented cast and crew, and incredibly special for the filming to have taken place in Conamara, a place very close to my heart.’
About Sheena Lambert
Sheena Lambert was a recipient of Screen Ireland’s Mentorship in Screenwriting in 2021 and 2023 and was also part of Peter McKenna’s Writer as Executive Producer programme run by Screen Ireland/WGI and MediaXchange’s Series Accelerator programme with John Yorke and Jeff Melvoinas in 2023. She recently took part in a Screen Ireland-funded placement on the MediaXchange showrunner programme in LA.
Her original feature film THE BLUE GIRL is in development with Martina Niland of Port Pictures, with Gurinder Chadha of Bend It Films set to direct. Her Comedy Drama feature WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Is in pre-production with Grand Pictures. Both projects were recipients of Screen Ireland funding. She is also attached as a writer and Executive Producer on Greenlit Productions (Finland) and Ninth Street Productions (NYC)’s TV series, REMARKABLE WOMEN’S STORIES.
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