School Life
An observational documentary following the lives of two inspirational teachers in Ireland’s only remaining primary-age boarding school. For nearly half a century John and Amanda Leyden have shaped thousands of minds, nurturing a special kind of youth revolution that teaches responsibility and independence in equal measure using music and drama. But now the unthinkable looms: what would retirement mean they muse. Is leaving the hardest lesson yet to learn?
Credits
Directed by:
Neasa Ní Chianáin & David Rane
Producer:
David Rane
Editor:
Mirjam Strugalla
Partners
Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland
RTÉ
BAI
TVE
Festivals & Awards
Awards
Winner - San Francisco International Film Festival- Golden Gate Special Jury Prize
Winner -Prix du Public - Grand Angle Section
Winner- Docville-Best International Documentary
Winner- The Magnificent Seven-Bel Medic Award
Festivals
Sundance Film Festival-2017
IDFA, Competition-2017
San Francisco International Film Festival-2017
Krakov International Film Fesitival - 2017
Berkshire International Film Festival-2017
Sydney Film Festival - 2017
Nantucket Film Festival -2017
Reykjavik International Film Festival - 2017
Budapest International Documentary Festival - 2017
