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In this Film Ireland Podcast, award-winning writer director and documentary filmmaker Roisin Kearney talks to actor Travis Nelson. Travis has been acting internationally since 2009 and has starred in Netflix’s The Recruit, and Amazon’s The Lake. Recently he’s been working in Ireland, having starred in dlr First Frames funded short Conveyance, and Blumhouse horror Drop, which hits cinemas 11th April 2025. One of only seven shorts in the FrightFest Showcase, Conveyance screens at Glasgow Film Festival on 8th March 2025 at 1pm in Glasgow Film Theatre.
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In this Film Ireland Podcast, award-winning writer director and documentary filmmaker Roisin Kearney talks to actor Travis Nelson. Travis has been acting internationally since 2009 and has starred in Netflix’s The Recruit, and Amazon’s The Lake. Recently he’s been working in Ireland, having starred in dlr First Frames funded short Conveyance, and Blumhouse horror Drop, which hits cinemas 11th April 2025. One of only seven shorts in the FrightFest Showcase, Conveyance screens at Glasgow Film Festival on 8th March 2025 at 1pm in Glasgow Film Theatre.
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