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THE short film ‘Try n’ Touch’, written by 23-year-old graduate Nell Hensey, has been selected as Clare’s winning entry in the Engine Shorts film competition. The film is a coming-of-age drama set in an all-girls school, where a group of young rugby players are starting to come to terms with the trials of adolescence in that environment and learning to have the courage to be themselves. The script is inspired by Nell’s own secondary school experiences in the Coláiste Mhuire in Ennis, a location Nell is hoping to film at in the coming weeks. Nell said: “I wrote the initial draft, and as part of the Engine competition I was shortlisted for a development program, during which each of us were paired with a script editor. Mine was Brian McGill, who helped me develop the project. My producer, Gemma O’Shaughnessy, was really crucial in the process as well.” As part of the development shortlist, Nell was also given the chance …
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