Mayo Film Makes Virgin Media TV Debut

Backwater a short film that shot in Mayo in 2018 will be making it's television debut on Virgin Media One, on Sunday 1st of March @ 11PM.

The film was written and directed by Brendan McCallion and co-written by Frank O'Malley, a Mayo native who also produced the film. 

Since premiering at the 30th Galway Film Fleadh, Backwater has gone on to screen at festivals such as the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland, and the Newport Beach Film Festival in the United States.

It has also won 3 Royal Television Society UK awards for Best Drama, Best Camera, and Best Editing in the Undergraduate Categories. It has also received awards from the Richard Harris Film Festival, Disappear Here Film Festival and LA Film Awards.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQE_4ZuvSc0