Redemption for Glasgow

Cavan’s most recent depiction on the silver screen is surmounting all Covid-related obstacles as the international première will be held in Scotland at the end of this month. Thepremièreof Philip Doherty’s Redemption of a Rogue took place last year at the Galway Film Fleadh.The Galway festival of film took place entirely online in July of 2020. “The journey of Redemption of a Rogue is one fraught with peril, but will inevitably end in the titular outcome of redemptions,” the director told the Celt.

The optimism of Doherty is well placed as the cinematic offering was accepted to the prestigious Glasgow Film Festival: “This is one of the top film festivals in the UK and is our international premiere. It was changed to an online festival recently.”

Due to lockdown restrictions affecting most of Scotland and the rest of the UK, Glasgow Film Festival 2021 (GFF21) will now take place online only. The festival runs from February 24 to March 7.

The festive streaming of the film is the next step for the director, but he is looking forward to a more traditional showing of the flick. “A nationwide cinema releases was planned for Spring, but everything is changed due to Covid. It’s in the wings ready to make its entry to the wide public, all going well,” Philip revealed.

Doherty’s work is described as a “tar black comedy” telling the story of Jimmy, a nihilist carrying around a black leather doctor’s bag containing the rope he plans to hang himself with. Filled with guilt and shame, he returns to his hometown in the cold austere beauty of West Cavan.

With the input of many Cavan people, both on and off the screen, there is a great deal of interest in when the film will finally have a public showing in its home county.