WFT Ireland: Changemakers Series at Windmill Lane

Join us on the 5th of December 2024 at 6:30 pm sharp for our latest instalment in the WFT Changemakers Series, featuring two remarkable actors, Elaine Cassidy (Disco Pigs) and Hazel Doupe (Float Like A Butterfly, Kathleen is Here), just off the set of Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale. Season 2 episodes were directed by WFT’s own board member Hannah Quinn. 

Supported by Coimisiún na Meán and hosted by Windmill Lane, the WFT Changemakers Series continues to highlight women who have made significant contributions to the visibility and empowerment of women in the industry.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from some of Ireland’s leading acting talents about their journey, challenges, and the change they inspire in the industry.

Date: 5th December 2024

Time: 6:30pm

Location: Windmill Lane, 29 Herbert St, Dublin 2, D02 NH02, Ireland

We look forward to seeing you there!

About ELAINE CASSIDY

Elaine Cassidy is an award-winning Irish actress. She first came to prominence in her leading role in Disco Pigs (2001), for which she won the Irish Film and television Award for Best Actress. This was shortly after playing the titular role of Felicia in Felicia’s Journey (1999). Recently Elaine starred in Sebastián Lelio’s film The Wonder opposite Florence Pugh, which premiered at Telluride Film Festiva,l & Netflix’s The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die.

Elaine’s played Abby Mills in CBS’s Harper’s Island, her first leading role on a US network television show, which won her a second Irish Film and Television award for Best Actress. Her other television work includes the BBC mini-series Fingersmith, The Paradise, the BAFTA nominated police procedural No Offence, where she was the lead, BBC’s Emmy nominated The Paradise and A Room With A View, adapted by Andrew Davies. Most recently Elaine starred in Belgravia: The Next Chapter. Elaine is currently filming a second season of AMC’s Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale where she plays the lead. 

Elaine has also appeared on the stage, with roles in Donmar Warehouse productions Aristocrats directed by Lyndsey Turner and the critically praised revival Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Josie Rourke. Other prominent stage credits include There Came A Gypsy Riding, The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Crucible directed by Dominic Cooke.

About HAZEL DOUPE

Hazel’s breakthrough came at the age of just 17 when she was cast as the lead in 2018’s Float Like a Butterfly, an Irish drama film about a young traveller girl who idolises Muhammad Ali and wants to become a boxer. Her performance in the film was praised by critics - at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival the production was awarded the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize.

Following her breakthrough success, Hazel attracted the attention of casting agents for a number of other projects. These have included roles in as well as a part in 2023’s The Miracle Club, a film which also starred Kathy Bates and Dame Maggie Smith. Her latest film out in theatres is Kathleen Is Here.

Host or Publisher Women in Film & TV Ireland