Film to focus on Kerry Cattle Society Secretary Miss GR Hilliard
FILM in Kerry is set to receive a major boost in the coming months as filmmaker-in-residence Mieke Vanmechelen takes up her position as resident artist supported through the Arts Office at Kerry County Council.
Belgian born, Mieke has been living in Kerry since the early 1980s and is well known in professional film circles for her outstanding work.
Mieke will be reaching out to secondary school students during her residency and her plan is to make a documentary in as many schools as possible with a strong emphasis on working collaboratively.
“I would like to work with teams of students, preferably from Junior Cert upwards, and with a total of 15 students from each school,” Mieke said.
“The work produced in each school will merge into a single project which will evolve from a question that is linked to the notion of diversity as well as the complexity of place and people within the county,” she added.
Footage recorded will then serve as the basis for the project and will inspire additional footage which connects directly to the experiences, ideas and thoughts of the young people involved.
Mieke’s work will offer opportunity to explore and to tie ideas, notions and dreams together in what will be a powerful message from our young generation. “Accessibility and fun are a key part of the residency and we look forward greatly to seeing Mieke make inroads into our schools as there is a great love of film among this age group,” said Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer at Kerry County Council.
A second aspect to Mieke’s work in Kerry will be her own professional development as an artist and her plan is to create a documentary about the distinctive Kerry Cattle herd with a focus on the Muckross herd and also the Kerry Cattle Society Secretary Miss GR Hilliard.
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