Stowe Story Labs Announces Roster for the 2026 Facing In • Facing Out Development Workshop at the Galway Film Fleadh

Stowe Story Labs is pleased to announce the roster of screenwriters and industry speakers for Facing In • Facing Out at the Galway Film Fleadh. We look forward to talking process and projects with these talented artists. Thank you to our partners at the Galway Film Fleadh & Marketplace. As a part of the program, Stowe Story Labs is proud to partner with East Asia Film Festival Ireland and the Galway Film Fleadh to invite writer-director Yan Kunao to speak about feature film JET LAG IN SUMMER.

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PARTICIPANTS:

Anna Balmaine — Newcastle, Wicklow, Ireland — Zealot // Neo-Western, Drama Feature

Thomas Bennett and Niall McCloskey — Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — O, Body // Drama Feature

Brian Brennan — Dublin, Ireland — Italia ‘90 // Drama, Coming-of-Age Feature

Simon G. Briggs — Dublin, Ireland — Alma/Doll // Biopic, Psychodrama Feature

Kerry Ann Burke — Dublin, Ireland — Polite Company // Family Tragicomedy Feature

Marie Charlier — Dublin, Ireland — Love Remains // Body Horror Feature

Jennifer Clarke — Audubon, PA, USA — Tradwife // Thriller, SciFi Feature

Melissa Collins — Limerick, Ireland — Chances // Drama Feature

Tom Conway — Galway, Ireland — Come Down To Us // Drama Feature

Claire Corrigan — Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland — Forty Mile // Comedy Feature

Shannon Cotter — Coachford, Cork, Ireland — Dark Water // Horror, Young Adult, Fantasy Feature

Aisling Dempsey — Kildare, Ireland — Gaeilge Briste // Comedy, Horror Feature

Kate Devaney — Ballina, Mayo, Ireland — Blurred Lines // Drama Feature

Francesco Eramo — Torino, Italy — The End of the Show // Drama, Dark Comedy Feature

Dara Fennema — Bray, Wicklow, Ireland — How to Bury an Imaginary Friend // Dark Comedy Feature

Cíana Fitzgerald — Wexford, Ireland — Ex Altiora // Dark Fantasy Feature

Donnagh Fitzpatrick — Navan, Meath, Ireland — Aftertone // Horror, Psychological Feature

Daragh Griffin — London, England, United Kingdom — Outline of a Becoming // Drama Feature

Deborah Grimes — Dublin, Ireland — The Promised Land (An Talamh Bán) // Drama Feature

Kate Haley — Donegal, Ireland — Oyster // Horror Feature

Toni Hipwell — York, England, United Kingdom — Erosion // Horror, Drama Feature

Katie Holly— Charleville, Cork, Ireland — Turn Right // Comedy, Crime Caper Feature

Wes Holmes — Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada — Scavenger Hunt // Social Youth Drama Feature

Maiya Jannah — New York, NY, USA — To Bear a Holy Name // Drama, Family Feature

Holly M Kaplan — New York, NY, USA — Sunflower Girl // Drama, Coming-of-Age Feature

Kris Kelly — Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — Tigers Bay // Drama Feature

John Mackey — Dublin, Ireland — Mara // Family, Animation Feature

Conor McCormick — Bettystown, Meath, Ireland — It Gets Worse // Dark Comedy Feature

Tzarini Meyler — Tipperary, Ireland — A Girl in Wolf’s Clothing // Thriller, Folk Horror Feature

Niamh Murphy — Wexford, Ireland — Satanic Panic // Psychological Horror Feature

Nora-Jane Noone — Galway, Ireland — In Anna // Psychological Drama Feature

Sinéad O’Loughlin — Cork, Ireland — The Pact // Thriller, Psychological Feature

Gavin O’Herlihy — London, England, United Kingdom — Northside // Crime Thriller Feature

Céleste Pagniello — Princeton, NJ, USA — Ledger of Lies // Drama, Crime, Political Feature

Basant Shenouda — Dublin, Ireland — Quatsch // Dark Comedy Feature

Paula Socías Gómez — Galway, Ireland and Mallorca, Spain — Connemara // Coming-of-Age Drama Feature

Rachel Tillotson — Bristol, England, United Kingdom — Hex // Supernatural Horror Feature

Naomi Waring — London, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — Drifters // Drama Feature

Jody Wiltshire — Brighton, England, United Kingdom — Unnatural Selection // Horror Feature

Pip Wright — Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom — Boss Lads // Comedy, Coming-of-Age Feature

THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY GUESTS

Conor Barry — Dublin, Ireland — Creative Producer

Ali Doyle — Dublin, Ireland — Creative Producer

Yan Kunao — Beijing, China — Filmmaker

PROGRAM LEADS

David Rocchio — Stowe, VT, USA — Founder & Director, Stowe Story Labs

David Pope — Lewes, England, United Kingdom — Lead Facilitator/Program Delivery, Stowe Story Labs

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