Knocknahay Productions
RETREAT
with Aoibheann McCann & Andi Ipaktchi
Season One: Six 20-minute episodes.
Another Painful Irish Family History
KNOCKNAHAY, IRELAND-- Shannon, a spoiled, Irish-American textile artist of dubious talent embarks on a transformative journey to an arts residency in Ireland. She and her credit cards coast through life into fruitless spirals of self-improvement fads and spouting empty positive-thinking mantras.
Shannon's distant cousin Brigit, a Druidic healer and unpublished poet, will meet her at the residency. (They met and matched on a DNA site.) Shannon hopes Brigit's gifts may rekindle any latent Celtic fire inside her. The local fairy-fort inspires their design for a poetry quilt. The quilt collaboration will celebrate their shared DNA and connect to the cosmos with silver threads.
The arts residency was the former grand estate of the late, great Hollywood Irish icon, Kathleen O'Mara. O'Mara bequeathed the home to artists. It is in shambles now and badly in need of repair. Shannon loves the creative paradise full of international artists, writers, poets, ARSE members, and even some celebrities. The local staff and executive director (who is desperate for funding) are also present for the artists' needs.
Shannon is starstruck by the arrival of Skye Jetjetski, the home's thwarted but glamorous heiress. Skye has returned with a generous offer of corporate sponsorship (plus a world-class exhibition). In exchange, all residents must "simply agree to record their audio diaries detailing their creative processes". Shannon is the only resident who thinks it sounds like fun.
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