Dating Amber film was game-changer for former CPC student's career

Lola Petticrew and Fionn O'Shea in Dating Amber, and, right, filmmaker David Freyne.

Former CPC student and film director David Freyne says that making Dating Amber was a game-changer for his career, writes Brian Byrne. Shot in and around the Curragh and released in 2020, the film established him in the comedy-drama genre, a change from the horror and sci-fi short films he had been making previously.

"I think it was where my brain really clicked in terms of the tone and the genres I wanted to go forward with, which is much more in the comedy-drama space," he told the Diary. "It's definitely been a game-changer for my career. I don't think I'll be doing horror again anytime soon."

He says that hitting the comedic, dramatic tone brought him to the attention of people he had only dreamed of working with. His latest directing work was on Eternity, an American production which will be released in November. It's a fantasy about after death, where everybody gets one week to choose where to spend eternity. "It's very funny. It's very moving. And, you know, it's essentially about what it is to be alive. It feels like a very natural next step from Dating Amber."

Dating Amber is being screened in Kilcullen next Wednesday, 18 June, as part of the Kilcullen Lions cinema initiative. David, who both wrote and directed the film, will be present for a Q&A session afterwards.

Tickets are available from Woodbine Books and Eventbrite. 

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