Documentaries
A Portrait of 'Frequency 208.4' - documentary 2024
Behind the scenes of Frequency 208.4 by Karim Mbamba. A Waterford Youth Arts & Waterford Film Centre production mentored & produced by Luke Corcoran and John Bermingham, (did all the post production and VFX) directed by Neeva Lѐn and Karim Mbamba and written by Alex Feeney. The story begins in a world torn apart by war, hope becomes the last beacon of light for the remaining survivors, Karina broadcast on “Frequency 208.4” reaching out to others, after her broadcast a gripping tale unfolds and a brilliant story is told
Learning of making theatre with young people (2018)
Celebrating a Unique European Theatre Partnership
Three theatre companies from Ireland, Romania, and Norway joined forces to explore how young people are empowered through creating powerful arts projects. Supported by the European Commission via ERASMUS+ and LÉARGAS, STELLA POLARIS (Norway), WATERFORD YOUTH ARTS (Ireland), and TEATRUL NATIONAL Targu-Mures (Romania) invited filmmakers to document their creative journeys.
Ireland: Animal Farm — Behind-the-scenes of the youth production (ages 15-19) of Orwell’s classic. (13 mins) | Filmmaker: John Loftus
Romania: #Offline — A youth-devised play exploring social media’s impact, performed by 16-21-year-olds. (12 mins) | Filmmaker: Adrian Matei
Norway: Stemmer Fra Gokstad — Outdoor Viking theatre blending circus skills, performed by young Europeans (18-28) (13 mins) | Filmmaker: Sara Guldmyr
'Park Rhythms' (2011)
Made by Trish Murphy and WYD moves dancers (4:54)
A dance film by 30 young Waterford dancers in the Peoples park
Battered Cod (2007)
Made by Libby Seward and Ken Coleman (10:37)
A short film made by choreographer Libby Seward and Ken Coleman for Waterford Youth Arts. It explores the demise of the fishing industry through an unusual combination of dance, documentary, music and poetry. Mostly shot in Dunmore East with also footage from Newfoundland, Canada.
Who Are You? (2002)
Who Are You was made in 2002 by Kevin Murphy and assisted by Ollie Breslin. It is a warm documentary on the lives of service users at Brothers of Charity Services in Waterford. Kevin is a service user himself and he asked the participants questions on their lives, family, work, and hopes for the future. It is an honest insight into the lives of adults with an intellectual disability.