"The Lost Children of Tuam" Wins Best Irish Film at Galway Festival

Frank Berry's "The Lost Children of Tuam" has secured the Best Irish Film award at the Galway Film Fleadh, following its premiere at the festival. The film dramatizes the work of amateur historian Catherine Corless, who investigated the former mother and baby home in Tuam, County Galway.

Corless's research unearthed death certificates for 796 children who died at the institution between 1925 and 1961. Disturbingly, she found burial records for only one child. The film explores Corless's findings, her conflict with the Irish State and the Catholic Church, and the support she received from survivors and campaigners seeking justice.

Directed by Berry and written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, the film stars Monica Dolan as Catherine Corless. The narrative is based on Dan Barry's 2017 New York Times article of the same name. Producers Liam Neeson, Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Martina Niland, and Jules Daly expressed their honor at the film's reception and their commitment to sharing Corless's story.

Other awards at the festival included the Audience Award for "Learning to Breathe Underwater" and Best Irish First Feature for "You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead." "The S.U." and "Try!" jointly won Best Irish Feature Documentary. "The Lost Children of Tuam" is slated for release in Irish cinemas this autumn, distributed by Volta Pictures.

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