Principal photography began this week on Matthew Harvey’s original screenplay MANDRAKE, the latest feature film backed by Northern Ireland Screen through its New Talent Focus scheme, directed by Lynne Davidson.

Produced by Village Films, MANDRAKE is a supernatural thriller about a probation officer (played by Deidre Mullins) tasked with rehabilitating a witch killer after two-decades of imprisonment. Derbhle Crotty as the witch co-stars with Paul Kennedy as the cop.

Previous to MANDRAKE, Matt’s work includes the 2017 film AN ACT OF DEFIANCE about the trial of Nelson Mandela and nine others accused of sabotage against the government during the apartheid era in South Africa. The film won five awards including the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film.

Matt’s three-part TV thriller CRACKED SCREEN, co-written with Hamish Wright, is in development with the BBC

MANDRAKE is financed by Northern Ireland Screen and post-production house Yellowmoon. It will film entirely on location in Northern Ireland for three weeks.

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Matt Harvey is represented by Conrad Williams in the media department.