VERDIGRIS is a powerful story about Marian and Jewel, two very different women who form an unlikely bond. Shabby and unfulfilled, middle-aged middle-class Marian takes a job as a census enumerator and befriends local teenager Jewel as she comes to admire the girl’s independence and strength.

Feature film written and directed by Patricia Kelly and produced by Patricia Kelly and Paul FitzSimons. Runtime is 95 minutes.

VERDIGRIS was filmed in January 2023 and completed between January and June. It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in July, where it won the award for Best Independent Film. The film enjoyed its North American Premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival in October and won the festival’s Best Irish Film award. It also won the award for Best Narrative Feature at the Kerry International Film Festival and Best Feature at the Irish Film Festival London.

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