![]() ![]() I knew we wouldn’t have a huge budget, so if we could do something that was contained in one location that would be advantageous from a budget and logistics point of view. “Coming up to Double Blind I wanted something high concept again, and we wanted to be pragmatic in our approach. Much like Double Blind, this thriller has a high-concept premise and contains itself to one location. Gridlock, Hunt-Duffy and McGarrigle’s first short, is a mystery-thriller set during a traffic jam in which a young girl goes missing, and all the other drivers become suspects. So we were always conscious with the shorts we were making to showcase the kind of work we wanted to do with our first feature.” We were raised on John Carpenter, James Cameron, and John McTiernan. “Myself and Darach McGarrigle, who wrote Double Blind and had written my short films as well, we’re both big genre fans. ![]() Through his production company Failsafe Films, Hunt-Duffy has directed a number of shorts, such as Gridlock and Low Tide, which gave the director and his collaborators a chance to experiment with genre as they prepared to take on a feature production. It was great to spotlight the film as a result, I think it gave a bit more attention to Double Blind.” ![]() The lineup of other nominees was incredible, so to be included amongst these other artists was a great feeling. “It was an incredible honour and a really welcome surprise. Hunt-Duffy was also nominated for the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at this year’s Fleadh. They laughed at all the funny bits, they gasped at all the horror bits. So we were really happy with the response from Galway. “You live with this film for so long, and you just want to see it with a crowd. Shortly after having its world premiere at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland, Hunt-Duffy’s feature debut had its Irish premiere at the 35th Galway Film Fleadh. Simon James Doyle produced for Failsafe Films, and the screenplay was written by Darach McGarrigle.Įxecutive producers are Emma Scott and Dearbhla Regan for Screen Ireland, Patrick Ewald and Katie Page for Epic Pictures, and Patrick O'Neill for Wildcard Distribution. The film stars Millie Brady ( Roadkill), Pollyanna McIntosh ( The Walking Dead), Akshay Kumar ( Count Abdulla), Diarmuid Noyes ( Pure Mule: The Last Weekend), Brenock O'Connor ( Game of Thrones), Abby Fitz ( Redemption), Shonagh Marie ( Britannia), and Frank Blake ( Cherry). The test subjects learn that they must stay awake or they will die, and as time goes on, paranoia escalates. He spoke with us about screening the film at the Galway Film Fleadh, working with collaborators who have been with him since his first shorts, and the hunt for the very specific location at the centre of this film.ĭouble Blind is a contained, psychological thriller/horror that follows an experimental drug trial gone horribly wrong. Director Ian Hunt-Duffy sat down with us to discuss Double Blind, his feature directorial debut. ![]()
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