The Festival That Dodged The Pandemic

• Photographer
  Deirdre Brennan
• Agency / Studio
  Deirdre Brennan Photographer

I was commissioned to by The Dublin International Film Festival to produce a series of portraits of the participating actors and directors. On March 27th Leo Varadkar introduced a mandatory order for everyone to stay at home. As the impact of the global pandemic hit around the world, many arts events and festivals were cancelled or postponed or went online. The Irish Times said ‘ VMDIFF 2020 looks like the last film festival to escape unscathed before the plague of cancellations set in. They were, if anything, blessed.’

Deirdre Brennan holds a Bachelors in Fine Art from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland. Her work has been published internationally in titles such as The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Guardian, American Photography, The Sunday Times, Newsweek, Mother Jones, Portrait of Humanity, Le Monde, The Hollywood Reporter, Der Grief, Marie Claire, Der Spiegel. Her photographic practice has always been informed by a life long interest in social justice, politics and history. Fusing historical and social research with image experimentation.