Author Archives: Azza Cohen | NUI Galway

Lights Up

There’s one thing that never gets old for me as a filmmaker. That moment: lights up. When the film ends and the lights come up, there is a brief, intimate moment that every single person in the room lives through, … Continue reading

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The Island of Artists

They say Ireland is the island of artists, and I do believe it’s true. But as I tenderly balanced a garbage bag above the video camera to ensure it didn’t get damaged from the good Irish rain, I started to … Continue reading

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A Galway Thing

“It shook me to the core,” she said, her voice shaking, “that what happened to hear could easily have been me.” Jenny, an organizer for Galway Pro-Choice, spoke of the story of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian-Irish dentist who died in … Continue reading

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