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On location photos.  Nottage's Pub , Crookhaven, Co. Cork, Ireland. May, 2024. (Pic.:Hannah Duffy, Stephen Ryan, Clayton Boyle, John Gerard Healy). If on mobile phone, click here for a better viewing experience:  https://johngerardhealy.blogspot.com/2024/06/out-of-this-world-comedy-film.html A big thank you to Dermot O'Sullivan and his daughter Katie O'Sullivan for helping and allowing us to shoot our wacky short comedy in their beautiful Nottage's  bar & restaurant, in the seaside village of Crookhaven, Co. Cork, Ireland! -  https://www.nottages.ie/ Fyi, this authentic early 1900's bar and sea-side restaurant is open for private functions, incl. wedding receptions, birthdays, etc. Out Of This World (comedy short film) . Logline :  An overly eager tour-guide attracts filmmakers to West Cork with the help of an odd-ball, film-obsessed alien who thinks he can act. Fun Facts Alien Photo Opps : As we filmed around the beautiful village of Crookhaven, and in betw...

    Art & Smartphone Filmmaking: A Beautiful Combination! Check out my Free Smartphone Filmmaking Workshop in DC . When: Sunday 2-4pm, until April 28, 2024. Located:  At the free Artomatic Arts Exhibit, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC (21 Street & M, NW). - Details & sign up here (free): -  Artomatic.org/event/smartphone-filmmaking-classroom-200/ I'm happy to share, I'm providing this as free 2 hour workshop to the public at the free & fascinating  artomatic.org  arts event in DC through end of April '24 (normally a $400 price pps). I show you how to:   Plan, Shoot & Edit smartphone videos to a professional standard And, afterwards, you'll get to see 8 floors of: Hundreds of talented local artists showcase their work Musicians and other performing artist will be on stages Bar and snacks on different floors I hope to see you there! Check out my other executive workshops:  https://www.johngerardhealy.com/services/training Joh...

Artist Residency in Washington, DC government's Creative Affairs Office . Artist Resident , Washington, DC I'm excited to share that I won an Artist Residency from the Washington, DC govt. Creative Affairs Office:  202Creates Residency Program . I pitched my hitherto work as a writer, actor and filmmaker and presented my future vision as an artist entrepreneur in areas of film, TV and arts agency. This "Residency" runs for several months where I'll be exposed to: Artist entrepreneur mentors who'll provide one-on-one coaching Fellow Resident artists from all areas of the arts to collaborate with An entrepreneurship curriculum  Practical advice on my future artistic business I'm launching, Artful Citizen: TV pilot script with several episodes; a satire on the DC power structure A film company that sustains itself with creative and artistic branded content, that's part of ... ... an arts agency to help artists (fine & performance) find patrons from b...

  Creativity How would we live if creativity was actively valued and encouraged at work, in school and in our community? The evidence shows we are more likely to be proactive problem solvers and opportunity makers! Annual Review of Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behavior:  https://www.annualreviews.org/Creativity Society of Human Resources Management:  https://www.shrm.org/creativity and wellness at work Artful Citizen , together with artists & cultural institutions, will create events and programs to:  Inspire more creativity in people & organizations  Harness the arts as a catalyst to help companies & employees thrive  Engage communities and teach the skills for a creative world Why Artful Citizen ? Sir Ken Robinson, the famous educator, concluded that the modern educational system essentially " kills creativity ".  He stressed that for people and organisations to thrive, in the context of rapid technological change, we need...

       Nothing Happens In Dirt - a screenplay A photograph of two elderly men in a diner inspired me to write a screenplay. The screenplay, "Nothing Happens In Dirt".  Logline: When a corrupt politician conspires with the town council to attract murderers,  flocks of tourists and aliens to the rundown town, political reform becomes a dirty word. An allegory to contemporary American political dysfunction; it's a cry for help before the country goes down the toilet. LIVE Online READING - Tue. Dec. 19th, 6:30pm (EST). - Join us online as professional actors from the Actors Center, D.C., read the First 5 Pages (along with 5 other screenplays of just the first 5 pages). -  Register here:  Wifv.org/NothingHappensInDirt John Gerard Healy 

 " The Most Boring Man In America ",  World Debut Screening.           AFI Silver Theater, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.  May 19, 2023. Scene: Newton Wiff has a first date with Linda Klein, a world famous food critic.  Logline:             A socially awkward man finds love & fame by talking about his obsession with ... traffic cones. A photograph taken inside the AFI cinema as we (cast/crew) see the debut screening of our comedy film.  What a thrill it was to see on the huge main screen in the beautiful art deco cinema.  I was taken by the set design and composition of this shot, in the penultimate scene of the film.   "Newton" has a romantic date with "Linda Klein".   They delight in a shared passion for inane subjects ... the Himalayan red mustard seed book-Volume 4 and three foot high pink traffic cones; a perfect match for each other! Director, Co-Writer, Producer, Actor. ...