What specifically makes for An Irish Exorcism?
It looks like well have to wait to find out, because the found footage aesthetic of this trailer, with surreptitiously-shot candid moments and washed out close ups of demon hissing, feel pretty universal to indie horror at the moment. Director Eric Courtney says however, “Ireland’s identity as being a country steeped in Catholicism and religion made it the ideal setting for a story about exorcism.
Out on VOD and DVD May 12th from Virgil Films, An Irish Exorcism stars Aislinn Ni Uallachain “as Lorraine, an anthropology student in her final year of college who decides to film her thesis project – on the subject of exorcism within the Catholic Church. Recording interviews with priests from the local diocese, she stumbles upon Father Byrne (Brian Fortune) an older priest who is helping a young woman whose 13-year-old daughter is apparently possessed by a demonic force. Lorraine’s curiosity leads her and her camera operator, Cathal (Dillon White), down a dark path toward the terrifying truth. Things go from strange to worse as all involved become entangled into a frightful journey to save an innocent girl’s life – and maybe their own.”
