AS IF I AM NOT THERE IN CINEMAS ACROSS IRELAND NOW!

As If I Am Not There scooped awards in the categories of Best Film, Script Film and Director Film for Juanita Wilson at the 8th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards.  

The film is on theatrical release as of March 4th, showing in Dublin’s IFI cinema, Cineworld, Lighthouse Cinema and Movies @ Dundrum as well as The Gate in Cork. Later this month the film will also open in Sligo, Wicklow and Galway.

As If I Am Not There is a story of a young woman from Sarajevo whose life is shattered the day a young soldier walks into her apartment and tells her to pack her things.

It’s when she realises that surviving means more than staying alive that she has to make a decision that will change her life forever.

Check out Juanita’s backstage interview following her hat-trick of IFTA wins here where she speaks about the uplifting features in the film and her excitement at winning not one, but three IFTA Awards!

A previous IFTA winner for her Oscar nominated short, The Door, Juanita and the film has enjoyed much press attention in the run up to As If I Am Not There being released. Read some of the interviews below with the filmmaker in the last few weeks where she discusses the making of the film, the very real plight of the women in the story and her future filmmaking plans...

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Juanita talks about the people who lived through the Balkan wars and linguistic difficulties she faced during the film’s shoot - read it here

MORE ON AS IF I AM NOT THERE

		Juanita accepts the IFTA for Script Film - get clip
		Juanita returns to the stage to accept the Director Film IFTA - get clip
		As If I Am Not There wins the IFTA for Best Film - get clip