Christy: Behind a cinematic love-letter to the Northside of Cork City

A new film has Cork's Northside at its heart. Aoife Barry chats to the director, screenwriter and actors who brought Christy to life.

A still from 'Christy', the film by Irish film-maker Brendan Canty starring Daniel Power.

Director Brendan Canty and screenwriter Alan O’Gorman have seen their debut feature Christy on the big screen in Berlin and Galway, but nothing beat the Corkonians’ hometown nerves when it premiered recently at the Omniplex in Mahon Point.

They needn’t have worried: A huge crowd attended the film, which is about a 17-year-old called Christy (Danny Power of The Young Offenders) who moves in with his estranged brother Shane (Diarmuid Noyes of Blood) in Knocknaheeny after a fractious exit from his foster family.