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Cast

Crew

Daisy Asquith

Daisy Asquith

Director

Doireann de Buitléar

Doireann de Buitléar

Producer

Nick Fraser

Nick Fraser

Executive Producer

Alan Maher

Alan Maher

Producer

Rory Gilmartin

Rory Gilmartin

Executive Producer

Daisy Asquith

Daisy Asquith

Writer

Alan Mackay

Alan Mackay

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Kate Townsend

Kate Townsend

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Oisin Lunny

Oisin Lunny

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After the Dance

20150.0 / 1075 min
Documentary

Overview

In this funny and moving documentary, acclaimed film-maker Daisy Asquith tells the very personal story of her mother's conception after a dance in the 1940s on the remote west coast of Ireland. By exploring the repercussions of this act, Daisy and her mother embark on a fascinating and emotional adventure in social and sexual morality. Her grandmother, compelled to run away to have her baby in secret, handed the child over to 'the nuns'. Daisy's mum was eventually adopted by English Catholics from Stoke-on-Trent. Her grandmother returned to Ireland and told no-one. The father remained a mystery for another 60 years, until Daisy and her mum decided it was time to find out who he was. Their attempts to find the truth make raw the fear and shame that Catholicism has wrought on the Irish psyche for centuries. It leads Daisy and her mum to connect with a brand new family living an extraordinarily different life.