My Name Is Emily

My Name Is Emily
Girl hanging out of a car window, her hair blowing in the breeze
Film poster
Directed bySimon Fitzmaurice
Written bySimon Fitzmaurice
Produced byLesley McKimm
Kathryn Kennedy
Starring
CinematographySeamus Deasy
Edited byEmer Reynolds
Music byStephen McKeon
Production
companies
Newgrange Pictures
Kennedy Films
Garagefilm International
Paradox
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Monument Releasing
Eclipse Pictures
Release dates
  • 7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) (Galway)
  • 8 April 2016 (2016-04-08) (Ireland)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

My Name is Emily is a 2015 Irish independent drama film written and directed by Simon Fitzmaurice in his only feature film credit; on 26 October 2017, he died after an ongoing battle with motor neurone disease.[1][2][3] The film stars Evanna Lynch, Michael Smiley and newcomer George Webster. 16-year-old Emily runs away from her foster home, trying to free her writer father (Smiley) from a mental institution after not receiving a card for her birthday. The film follows Emily (Lynch) and Arden (Webster) as they travel across Ireland in a coming of age tale/road movie.

My Name is Emily premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 7 July 2015,[4] and had a limited theatrical release in Ireland on 8 April 2016.[5] It was released in the U.S. on 17 February 2017 in select areas.[6][7] At Galway Film Fleadh producer Kathryn Kennedy won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award, and Seamus Deasy received the prize for Best Cinematography.[8] My Name is Emily was nominated for eight IFTA Awards in 2016 including Best Film, Best Actress in a Lead Role (Lynch) and Best Film Script (Fitzmaurice).[9]

  1. ^ Irish filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice has died aged 43. RTÉ. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ 'His dreams were bigger than his illness' - Tributes paid to filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice who passed away at 43. Independent Ireland. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ Greystones-based film-maker Simon Fitzmaurice dies: Fitzmaurice wrote about living with motor neurone disease in memoir 'It's Not Yet Dark. The Irish Times. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ^ "World premiere for My Name is Emily at film Fleadh". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ^ My Name Is Emily: The Film — An outstanding 8 IFTA Nominations for My Name is Emily & an Irish Cinema Release April 8th! Newrange Pictures and Kennedy Films. 14 March 2016. 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Watch: The Trailer For 'My Name Is Emily' Will Give You So Many Feelings." Hollywood. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  7. ^ My Name Is Emily: The Film — Screenings. Archived 7 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Newrange Pictures and Kennedy Films. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Irish film My Name is Emily joins Toronto line-up". RTÉ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Iftas: My Name is Emily, Room and Sing Street sweep 2016 nominations". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 April 2016.