Marion Bergin – SAOIRSE (Short Film)

Dublin is a city in the midst of a property development boom and with the gentrification of the inner city, working-class horse culture is being marginalised. It’s something quite unique to the city and likely won’t exist in fifteen years. The media only ever shows a negative side of the culture as there have been many issues with welfare in the city since the mass over-breeding of the early nineties. This film takes a snapshot of some of the men who genuinely care about their horses as they struggle to keep the remnants of the culture alive.

This film premiered on Nowness in October.

Director/Producer: Marion Bergin
DOP: Narayan van Maele
Focus Puller: Eileen Timmons
Editor: Ciaran Murray
Original Music and Sound Design: James D Latimer
Sound Recordists: Soundspeed
Colourist: Leandro Arouca @element_postproduction