‘Cry from the Sea' seeks a mailboat, carts, donkeys and horses for film shoot

The ‘Cry from the Sea' production team are looking for assistance in sourcing some items for their film due to start shooting in North Inishowen.  

"Cry From The Sea" stars Irish American actor Aidan Quinn and British actor Emily Beecham in the lead roles and will be shot in Malin and the surrounding areas. The Donegal Film Office has asked if anyone has a mailboat, carts, donkeys and horses to get in touch.

“A boat that serves the island from the mainland so looks capable of carrying people, animals, and freight in the open sea,” they said. “This should be a motor-propelled seaworthy craft of about 35- 50 feet+ in length, ideally with an enclosed or semi-enclosed area forward of an open exposed area aft.  The team can add a few elements to give it a period look, principally a funnel with SFX smoke.

“Regarding carts, basically, two types are needed; donkey-drawn carts (x 3 or 4) and a horse-drawn 'buggy'. For the island scenes, the preference is for donkey-drawn work carts. Great if they can be loaded with turf or other bulky cargo. Three of four varied types would be enough, with donkeys wherever possible.

The other cart type is a horse-drawn cart for the 'mainland pier' - effectively a taxi, used to carry paying passenger(s) - Killarney's jaunting cars style ideally with its own driver and horse.”

Respondents can email ray@rayballdesign.com and/or misterartguy@gmail.com

According to production house Sepia Films, Cry from the Sea is "a romantic drama set on a small Irish island in the 1920s about Seamus, a bereaved lighthouse keeper who is forced out of a cycle of intense grief after the arrival of a mysterious American war widow and an ultimatum by the island’s hardline priest.

"As the story unfolds, the priest challenges Seamus on the unconsecrated burial of his wife, while Edith [Beecham] makes him question his unspoken promise to never love again."

The new Irish film, a partnership between ShinAwiL, Cinema Management Group, Level, Telefilm, Screen Ireland, and WRAP Fund, was written by Irish screenwriter Ciaran Creagh and is being directed by Vic Sarin.