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Juanita Wilson is an Irish director and writer from Dublin. Her short film The Door received an Irish Film and Television Award (IFTA) in 2009 and an Academy Award nomination in 2010. Her debut feature film As If I Am Not There received the 2011 Irish Film and Television Award for best film, best script, and best director.
Sep 14, 2023 · This week, the IFI chats to Juanita Wilson about her favourite Irish films and lockdown viewing.
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Irish director Juanita Wilson’s first film The Door was nominated for an Oscar 2010 and went on to win numerous awards and festivals throughout the world. She followed this with an equally hard hitting true story of the Bosnian War, As If I Am Not There, based on Croatian journalist Slavenka Drakulic’s book of the same name. The film went ...
Mar 3, 2017 · Oscar-nominated Irish director Juanita Wilson’s latest film focuses on why people hate: ‘A random act of violence is often an accumulation of small injustices'
Juanita Wilson is known for As If I Am Not There (2010), Tomato Red: Blood Money (2017) and The Door (2008). She was previously married to James Flynn.
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Mar 3, 2011 · Irish director Juanita Wilson has not allowed her background to dictate her vision on screen as she tackles difficult stories set in Chernobyl and Bosnia. YOU CAN'T fault Juanita Wilson for...
Jan 7, 2011 · Juanita Wilson: Irish helmer turns attention to Bosnia. 10 Directors to Watch. By Adam Dawtrey. Despite her exotic first name, Juanita Wilson is all Irish, born and bred in Dublin, where she...
