Twenty-five years of Tuar Ard, in its own people’s words
Tuar Ard Arts Centre in Moate, Co. Westmeath, turned 25 in 2025 and wanted a film for the celebrations that felt polished and hopeful. We interviewed fourteen people and pairs from the centre’s life in one day in September, and the film premiered at the anniversary celebrations in October.
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What Tuar Ard needed, and what we made
- When
- August to October 2025
- Where
- Tuar Ard Arts Centre, Moate
- Length
- An eight-minute film
What they needed
An anniversary film with real warmth and a sense of what’s next, good enough to premiere in the centre’s own theatre, with a place for everyone the centre asked to include.
What we filmed
One day of interviews and supporting shots at the centre: staff past and present, the board, the sound and lighting engineer, a choir director, workshop leaders and audience members. We wrote the questions and the structure, and the centre supplied archive photos.
Nobody left out
The film was planned at five minutes. To keep every voice in, it grew to eight, at no extra cost to the centre.
What we delivered
- One day of filming
- Interview questions and structure
- An eight-minute film
- Archive photos, animated
- Drone shots of the centre
- A version for the theatre screen
One day of filming, interview questions and structure, an eight-minute film, archive photos, animated, drone shots of the centre, a version for the theatre screen.
From first call to premiere
Seven weeks from the first call to the premiere.
Step 01
27 August 2025: kick-off
A first call about the anniversary, the tone and who had to be in it.
Step 02
26 September: the shoot
Fourteen interviews and the centre itself, in one day.
Step 03
7 October: the first cut
The first cut went to the centre, and grew to eight minutes to keep everyone in.
Step 04
Mid-October: the premiere
After a test in the theatre the day before, the film premiered at the anniversary celebrations.
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