{"id":653981,"date":"2026-10-14T01:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/653981\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T01:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:16:14","slug":"marias-irish-film-set-in-east-cork-has-landed-on-amazon-prime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/653981\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria&#8217;s Irish film set in East Cork has landed on Amazon Prime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">A mum-of-two from Churchfield has managed to achieve the seemingly impossible after securing a slot on Amazon Prime for a film she produced and stars in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Maria McLeod\u2019s  I Wish You Were Here recently landed on Amazon Prime Video following a successful festival run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The independent feature <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.echolive.ie\/corknews\/arid-41914465.html\"> film, <\/a>was also co-directed and written by the Churchfield native, who now lives with her family in Ballycotton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Set against the scenic backdrop of East Cork, I  Wish You Were Here follows author Angela who, on returning to her family home, encounters a man strikingly similar to one the characters from her romance novels. However, the idyllic romance quickly unravels as Angela uncovers a devastating truth about herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The film features a cast of rising Irish talent, including Matthew Real, Tracy Keating, Daniel Fitzgibbon, Richard White, and Georgia Maguire. Since its debut, the micro-budget feature has resonated deeply with audiences and critics alike, earning nine festival wins and a prestigious Best Independent Feature Film nomination at the 15th Underground Cinema Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Maria McLeod said she is thrilled with the success of the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;We set out with just a dream and a dedicated crew to tell a heartbreaking love story twisted by fate,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Bringing a debut feature from a completely independent space in Cork straight to a global platform like Prime Video shows the immense power of contemporary independent filmmaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Others involved in the project include co-director Hannah Lane and cinematographer Aaron O&#8217;Keeffe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A mum-of-two from Churchfield has managed to achieve the seemingly impossible after securing a slot on Amazon Prime&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[7328,79,93,61,60],"class_list":["post-653981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-film-tv","tag-cork-news","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}