Spring Grove IFF: Featured Friday Filmmaker Rita Davern

Director Rita Davern sat down with Spring Grove International Film Festival director Katie O’ Reagan for a chat about the story of Burren Girl and the journey it took to make the film.We can’t wait for July when Burren Girl will screen at Spring Grove International Film Festival in Spring Grove, Minnesota.

Watch the interview below:

“Rita Davern is the Creator and Director of “Burren Girl” chosen to in the Spring Grove International Film Festival 2021 in the category of Historical Family Documentaries. Filmed in Ireland, this short film, is not only of important historic cloth, it also is beautiful and well told.”

Official Selection: Beloit International Film Festival

We are delighted to screen at Beloit International Film Festival this time as part of the festival’s official virtual program. We can’t wait to show our film to more people.

• Tickets for virtual screenings go on sale: Friday, February 19

• Live Q&A : Tuesday, February 23 5:30 pm CST

Interview with TCFF

We had a one time screening at Twin Cities Film Fest on November 20 where our director Rita Davern sat down for an interview with TCFF managing director, Bill Cooper. Watch the Q&A/interview below.

Our first award

We’ve received great news from the Twin Cities Film Fest! Our documentary has won the Audience Award in the Non- Fiction category and we couldn’t be happier. Thank you to everyone who watched our documentary online at the festival!

Read the press release below.

First screening of Burren Girl

We are finally able to share the exciting news of our official selection at Twin Cities Film Festival (October 22nd - 31st ). We can’t wait to show you the finished film! Exact screening dates coming soon!

We've reached our crowdfunding campaign goal! 104% FUNDED!

The BURREN GIRL INDIEGOGO CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN

With the help of 63 generous supporters, we’ve reached and surpassed our crowdfunding campaign goal of $20,000. We are forever grateful to everyone who contributed and brought us to 104% funded thus making it possible for us to finish the Burren Girl documentary film. Thank you!

Note from the director:

“Forever thanks to these folks who brought us to our goal ! Because of the generosity of our Indiegogo donors, Burren Girl Documentary film will get completed! See you at a release in St. Paul, Minnesota or County Clare, Ireland in 2020. Your kindness and encouragement over the past six years literally made this film happen!"

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Maria Flynn Conway
Kay Hannahan
Eric Utne
Jean Larson
Kristofer Sween
Ellen Thayer
Elizabeth Farrell
Maeve Reilly  
Joan Portel
Beth Painter
Frank and Karren Lewanovich
Allyson Perling 
Stacy Dennis 
Maria Schoeller
Nor Hall
Mary Schoeller
Tom Schoeller 
Kathleen Stenersen
Eivind Stenerson
Colleen Davern
Tom Davern
Holly Farrell
Mike Cameron
Mary Sorensen
Margaret Delapaz 
Dick Delapaz
Kevin Schroeder 
Tricia Powers
Thomas Reagan
Karen Reagan
Marge Wherley
Jamie Hathaway
Mary Lou Sorensen
Rena Rogers
Cory Penttila 
Peg Mickelson
Patrick Davern
Terry Davern Bob Schunicht

James Laine
Greer Stene
Michael Lins
Bill Davern 
Sue Davern 
Yfthayer 
Katleen Bell-Bonjean 
Maggie McCann Pike
Kathleen Root
Chris Newberry
Molly Krehbiel  
Don Ireland-Schunicht
Annie Breitinger 
Molly Schunicht
Susan Rosenthal
Karen Smallidge
Travis Kiewel
Cathleen Pryor
Mark Douglas Cowan
Andrea Prevost
Andrew Prevost
Susan Parker
Martin Meyler
Archie Simpson
Gail Dixon
Jim Dixon
Robert J McPartlin
Timothy Scanlan
Ismael Martinez-Ortiz & IMO
Mary Finley 
Joe Finley
Steve Goldfine Jane Powers Michael Green Frank Lewanovich
Several anonymous donors