Meet the Filmmaker: Paul Mercier, director of Prospect House at Cork Film Festival  

The Dublin director's brother Mel provides the soundtrack for the film being screened at the Everyman 

Paul Mercier shows his Prospect House film at Cork International Film Festival. 

Paul Mercier is a filmmaker from Dublin. His film Prospect House is showing at the Everyman on Friday as part of Cork International Film Festival. The satirical drama is one of the entries for the Best New Irish Feature award, supported by the Irish Examiner. Renowned musician and composer Mel Mercier – the filmmaker’s brother – provides the soundtrack to the film. Also a playwright, Paul Mercier was a founding member of the Passion Machine Theatre Company.

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