Greg Connolly
Producer
Greg is the founder of Radii and has a background in Sound Engineering and Computer Science. He has worked in the technology sector for in excess of 20 years. Greg founded Radii in 2009 and has grown the company to be a recognised brand throughout the software and educational industries in Ireland.
Aidan O'Sullivan
Production Manager
Creative Director at Radii Animation, Aidan has led the development and production of Radii's animated short films since joining the company in 2015.
Éabha Bortolozzo & Jack Kirwan
Writers / Directors
As part of Radii's animation department Éabha Bortolozzo and Jack Kirwan are two young, multi-award winning filmmakers.
Their first film, The Usual was well received and selected to screen worldwide at festivals in Asia, The US and Europe.
At Radii they developed and co-directed Her Song, as well as working as animators and background artists on 'Nitelink', Radii Animations next short film.
Brenda Fricker
Peggy
Brenda Fricker is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, earning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in My Left Foot. We are delighted that she chose to be a part of Her Song.
Nicola Coughlan
Eve
Nicola Couglhan is a Galway born Irish actress who is perhaps best known for her role on Derry Girls but is a bright spot in any project she’s a part of.
TV: Bridgerton (Shondaland/Netflix) Derry Girls (Channel 4), Harlots (ITV/Hulu)Theatre: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Donmar Warehouse), Jess and Joe Forever (Orange Tree Theatre/ The Old Vic/ Traverse Theatre), Duck (St James Theatre) Out of Joint, Chapel Street (UK Tour)
Matilda O'Mahony & Rachel O'Grady
Music Composition
Matilda O'Mahony and Rachel O'Grady both studied Songwriting and Commercial Modern Music at BIMM Dublin.
Since graduating they have both stayed active in the arts industry. Rachel has set up her own videography, photography and music production company called Lacuna Creations and Matilda remains an active performing and recording artist.
Stephen Harris
Music Composition
An electronic musician and freelance sound designer under the name Reprobate. Stephen is an avid fan of modular synthesis, qualified with a 1st class honours degree majoring in Video Game Sound Design from IADT/Sound Training College. The successful collaborative student animation ‘The Usual’, created alongside Jack and Éabha, led him to work on ‘Her Song’.
Since finishing college Stephen has worked with a number of small businesses to provide music and or sound design for short social media videos/adverts. He has also performed the role of FOH engineer for Centre Stage Dance Academy whilst always working on new music for personal ventures.
Stephen is always on the lookout for new teams to lend his skills to. You can contact him at sfxharris@gmail.com.
Credits and Crew
Her Song
A Radii Animation film
Written & Directed By
Eabha Bortolozzo & Jack Kirwan
Produced by
Greg Connolly
Starring
Brenda Fricker & Nicola Coughlan
Thanks to
Windmill Lane, Mutiny Egg and Telegael
Production Manager
Aidan O'Sullivan
Music Composition
Matilda O'Mahony & Rachel O'Grady
Sound Design
Stephen Harris
Script Editor
Aideen McCarthy
Executive Producer for Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Emma Scott
Executive Producer for RTÉ
Pauline McNamara
Schemes Co-ordinator for Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Jill McGregor
Marketing Executive for Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Mags O'Sullivan
Special Thanks
Special thanks to our family and friends for their constant support and encouragement XO