Draft:West The Road

West The Road is an upcoming Irish film written and directed by Ita Fitzgerald in their feature length directorial debut. It is set to star Imelda Staunton, Hannah Waddingham, Siobhán McSweeney, and Eileen Walsh.

Synopsis
Reunited friends take a trip down the Irish coast, accompanied by a donkey called Thatcher, hoping to find their late friend’s estranged daughter in order that her grandmother can meet her.

Cast

 * Imelda Staunton
 * Hannah Waddingham
 * Siobhán McSweeney
 * Eileen Walsh

Production
Cowtown Pictures is among the producers on the film which is also being made with production support from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. The project is produced by Cowtown Pictures’ John Wallace and Alan Maher with Mathew James Wilkinson and Patrick Tolan of Stigma Films. In May 2023 Bankside Films joined the project. Financing also came from newly the established Heatseeker Media for independent productions.

Casting
In May 2023 Imelda Staunton, Hannah Waddingham, Siobhán McSweeney, and Eileen Walsh were revealed to be in the cast.

Filming
Filming is scheduled to take place in County Kerry and the West of Ireland in the later half of 2023. Production started in Kerry on 21 August 2023.