A Kiss for Jed Wood (2011)
Nineteen year old Orla from Country Antrim wins 'Follow a Star' on the Irish national TV station. Her prize is a quest - to find C&W star Jed Wood, give him a kiss, and report on her adventure on the following week's show. Ray Timmons, a middle aged documentary cameraman, is the only person available to document her on her quest. Together they travel to New York, meet up with a jaded sound recordist, Mike, and set about chasing down Jed - arriving at film sets, recording studios, everywhere Jed is due to be. Their progress is followed by a couple of DJs on a local radio station. During the week the chase continues, their relationship changes, and they learn a lot about each other and bout pursuing their own dreams, before they return to face the music back home.
Director: Maurice Linnane
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Jayne Wisener as Orla |
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Mark O'Halloran as Ray |
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Vincent Walsh as Dave |
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Lee Arenberg as Mike |
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Neal Bledsoe as Jed Wood |
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Neville Archambault as Roman the Russian |
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Kevin Brown as Second Body Guard |
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Carla Renata as Lisa |
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Violet Krumbein as Receptionist |
| Declan Joyce as Andy |
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Caroline Morahan as Caroline |
| Directing | Maurice Linnane | Director |
| Writing | Barry Devlin | Writer |
| Writing | Maurice Linnane | Writer |
| Art | Amy Small | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rabiah Troncelliti | Costume Design |
| Editing | Eoin McDonagh | Editor |
| Art | Heather Corbett | Production Design |
| Camera | CiarĂ¡n Tanham | Director of Photography |