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‘Pyjama Girls’ back on the big screen!
Back by popular demand! Sell-out Irish documentary Pyjama Girls plays at big screens from September 17th nationwide during innovative DIY distribution campaign
Catch it at the following cinemas :
Vue Liffey Valley Dublin
The Gate in Cork
The Eye Galway
Cineworld Parnell St. Dublin (from the 24th September)
Nationwide with Access Cinema From October
Pyjama Girls, a new Irish documentary by Maya Derrington that examines the lives of two of Dublin’s ‘pyjama girls’, will screen at some of the country’s most prominent cinemas during a DIY distribution
campaign. The film sold out its week-long run at Dublin’s IFI and was
moved from the smallest to the largest screen after one day. IFI
director Sarah Glennie says “the film attracted a new audience profile
to the cinema – it’s pyjama mania!”
It’s a phenomenon that began in Dublin and spread far and wide to
cities all around Ireland and in the UK. In a society that seems
increasingly hard to shock, at least when it comes to fashion, public
pyjama-wearing in Ireland stands out as a statement that still
generates controversy, often being viewed as a uniform of anti-social
behaviour. Pyjama Girls slips behind the confrontational facade to provide an intimate portrayal of Lauren and Tara, two teenagers from Ballyfermot, their families and friends.
“smart and an absolute hoot” Irish Times - 4 stars
“had the audience transfixed from beginning to end” Film Ireland - 4
stars
The film was produced with Irish Film Board funding to a small budget
and the Still Films team were determined to ensure the film was seen
by a wide audience across the country. Sidestepping traditional
distribution methods, they contacted cinemas across the country, who quickly picked up this surprise documentary hit. Following the runaway success of His and Hers, pundit Derek O’Connor says “we’re entering a new golden age in Irish documentary filmmaking.”
Cinemas that have picked up the film include Dublin’s Vue (Liffey
Valley) and Cineworld (Parnell St.), The Gate in Cork, The Eye in
Galway, plus Pyjama Girls can be seen through Access Cinema around the country.
Producer Nicky Gogan says “It was always our intention to distribute
our films and after such great reviews and sell out audiences at the
IFI we knew Pyjama Girls was the perfect title to kickstart our distribution plans.”
Full details at www.stillfilms.org
