Once City, Many Stories
PROJECT: This unique video series celebrates the 15th anniversary of Dublin as a member of UNESCO City of Literature and a promotion of the Irish Writers Centre’s work as an all-island resource for writers at all stages of their careers. The aim is to look at literature and legacy, featuring iconic Irish writers from the past 50 years, contemporary writers from the past 15 years and recently emerging writers, all sharing their writing journey, their experiences of writing and performing in Dublin, their thoughts on Dublin as a muse, as a character in its own right, this city of division, riots and rebellions. We also showcase writers with various backgrounds, coming from different counties and countries who now call Dublin or Ireland home, celebrating the diversity they’ve added to the island’s creativity, a true celebration of all the nations, languages and experiences shaping today’s thriving Irish literature scene.
CLIENT: Irish Writers’s Centre and UNESCO
What they needed
The Irish Writers Centre and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature came to us with the idea to turn One City, Many Stories into a compelling video series that explored Dublin’s rich literary world through conversations with writers past and present. They needed someone to help shape that idea into a workable format and produce a range of insightful, engaging videos.
What we did
We collaborated with them to figure out the best way to bring the series to life, producing videos that ranged from roundtable discussions to one-on-one interviews. The series featured some of Dublin’s most celebrated voices, including John Banville and Neil Jordan, as well as Joseph O’Connor, Madeleine Keane, Emmet Kirwan, Kevin Curran, Olivia Fitzsimons, Victoria Kennefick, Amy Abdullah Barry, Cauvery Madhavan, Melatu‑Uche Okorie, Nandi Jola, Suad Aldarra, Rafael Mendes, Ciara Ní É, Rick O’Shea, Andrew Hughes, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Nuala O’Connor, Peter Sirr, and Mike McCormack.
It was an absolute joy to work on — meeting so many brilliant writers, diving into their stories, and capturing those conversations on camera made the project fascinating, energising, and thoroughly enjoyable.